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Specification	MSI B850M GAMING PLUS WIFI Motherboard	B850M Challenger AM5 mATX HDMI/DP
Price (new) (differs)	£139.99as of 13 Oct, 06:23	£144.78as of 13 Oct, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£120.68 (Used - Very Good)as of 13 Oct, 06:23	not stated
RRP	not stated	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jun 2025 (1 yr 3 mo old)	Feb 2026 (7 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASRock
Socket	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B850	B850
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,200 MT/s	8,000 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	2	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	Yes	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	5 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	4
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)	#1,060	#43,623
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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