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Specification	ASRock B850 Rock WiFi7 AM5 ATX HDMI/USB-C	MSI MAG B850 GAMING PLUS MAX WIFI Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£180.33as of 5 Nov, 18:23	£179.99as of 5 Nov, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£337.99	£199.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	90-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Feb 2026 (8 mo old)	Mar 2026 (8 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASRock	MSI
Socket	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B850	B850
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,000 MT/s	8,200 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	3
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	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	10 Gbps	10 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	4	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	9+2+1	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#50,419	#25,022
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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