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Specification	MSI B850 Gaming Plus WiFi V1 Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix B850-F Gaming WiFi7 Neo AMD AM5 ATX Gaming Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix B850-A Gaming WiFi7 Neo AMD AM5 ATX Gaming Motherboard	MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II
Price (new) (differs)	£233.28as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£234.98as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£235.99as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£229.99as of 5 Nov, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£285.99	£335.99	£259.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	Lowest we've recorded
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jun 2025 (1 yr 5 mo old)	Feb 2026 (8 mo old)	Jan 2026 (9 mo old)	Mar 2026 (7 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	ASUS	MSI
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B850	B850	B850	B850
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated	not stated	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,200 MT/s	not stated	not stated	8,400 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	3	not stated	not stated	3
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	not stated	not stated	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated	not stated	5.4
Wired LAN	5GbE	5GbE	5GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	20 Gbps	20 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI	HDMI	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#63,537	#24,100	#1,641	#1,989
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