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Specification	ASRock B860 Lightning WiFi DDR5 PCIe 5.0 ATX Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix B860-A Gaming WiFi ATX motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix B860-F Gaming WiFi ATX motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£210.46as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£205.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£199.97as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	not stated	£183.81 (Used - Like New)as of 20 Sep, 06:21
RRP (differs)	£300.99	£365.58	£392.98
Price badge (differs)	not stated	90-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon	Jan 2025 (1 yr 8 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 8 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 8 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASRock	ASUS	ASUS
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	B860	B860	B860
Form factor	ATX	ATX	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)	8,933 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	4	4
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
WiFi (differs)	Yes (generation not stated)	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	USB4	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)	not stated	Yes	Yes
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
Video outputs	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#64,762	#38,904	#38,341
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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