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Specification	MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK WIFI Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix B850-A Gaming WiFi AMD ATX motherboard	ASUS TUF Gaming B850-PLUS WiFi AMD AM5 B850 ATX Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£199.99as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£199.99as of 5 Nov, 18:23	£198.99 (currently unavailable)as of 5 Nov, 18:20
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£150.04 (Used - Good)as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£155.24 (Used - Very Good)as of 5 Nov, 18:23	not stated
RRP (differs)	£209.99	£349.96	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2025 (1 yr old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	ASUS
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B850	B850	B850
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)	8,200 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	3	4	3
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	Yes	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	Yes	Yes	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	20 Gbps	20 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	14+2+2	14+2+1
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	ALC4080	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#2,222	#2,683	#51,003
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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