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Specification	MB ASRock AMD AM5 B850M Steel Legend WiFi	B850M Challenger WiFi AM5 mATX HDMI/DP
Price (new) (differs)	£149.47as of 6 Nov, 00:22	£144.34as of 6 Nov, 00:22
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£129.03 (Used - Very Good)as of 6 Nov, 00:22	not stated
RRP (differs)	£348.99	£311.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)	Feb 2026 (8 mo old)
Brand	ASRock	ASRock
Socket	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B850	B850
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	8,000 MT/s
M.2 slots	not stated	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	not stated	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes
WiFi (differs)	Yes (generation not stated)	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	not stated	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	8+1+1
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	ALC897
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#19,025	#50,452
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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