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Specification	Asus B850 MAX GAMING WIFI W	GIGABYTE B850 Gaming X WIFI6E AMD AM5 ATX Motherboard	ASUS TUF Gaming B850-PLUS WiFi AMD AM5 B850 ATX Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£194.99as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£196.99as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£198.99 (currently unavailable)as of 5 Nov, 18:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£195.99	not stated	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Mar 2025 (1 yr 7 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	Gigabyte	ASUS
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B850	B850	B850
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	4	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots	3	3	3
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)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E	WiFi 7
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	not stated	20 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	12+2+2	14+2+1
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	White	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#9,626	#107,458	#51,003
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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