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Specification	ASUS PRIME B850-PLUS WIFI AMD B850 Socket AM5 ATX	MSI MAG B850 GAMING PLUS MAX WIFI Motherboard	Gigabyte B850 GAMING X WIFI6E Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£173.99as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£179.99as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£180.00as of 5 Nov, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£229.99	£199.99	£176.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	90-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Feb 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)	Mar 2026 (8 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B850	B850	B850
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	8,200 MT/s	8,200 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	3	2
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	not stated	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)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	10 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	not stated	12+2+2
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	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)	#9,626	#25,022	#1,464
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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