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Specification	GIGABYTE B860M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E Motherboard	ASUS PRIME B860M-A WIFI Intel B860 LGA 1851	MSI B860M GAMING PLUS WIFI Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£159.19as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£158.98as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£162.00as of 5 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£179.99	£249.36	£179.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon	Jan 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	ASUS	MSI
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	B860	B860	B860
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	9,200 MT/s	not stated	8,800 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	2	2	3
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	Yes	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	not stated	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	USB4	not stated	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	20 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs	not stated	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#49,802	#14,729	#15,359
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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