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Specification	GIGABYTE B850 AI TOP AMD AM5 LGA 1718 Motherboard	MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£319.55as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£749.17as of 20 Sep, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP	not stated	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 8 mo old)	May 2026 (3 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	MSI
Socket	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B850	B850
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,600 MT/s	8,200 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	3	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	Yes (generation not stated)
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	10GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	16+2+2	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#100,367	#146,595
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

Highlighted rows differ between these boards. “Not stated” means the Amazon listing does not mention it: the board may still have it, so check the maker’s specification. Power phases are printed as stated by the maker and are not comparable between brands. Prices are the new price on Amazon.co.uk at the time shown; the price on Amazon when you buy is the one that applies.

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