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Specification	ASRock B860M Steel Legend WiFi DDR5 PCIe 5.0 Micro-ATX Motherboard	ASUS B860M AYW GAMING WIFI	ASUS ROG Strix B860-G Gaming WiFi mATX motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£197.05as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£189.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£229.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£189.99	£347.30
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 8 mo old)	Mar 2026 (6 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 8 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASRock	ASUS	ASUS
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	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,666 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	2	4
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
WiFi (differs)	Yes (generation not stated)	WiFi 6	WiFi 7
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	not stated	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	5 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)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec (differs)	ALC1220	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#64,762	#129,329	#2,700
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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