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Specification	MSI MAG B850 GAMING PLUS MAX WIFI Motherboard	Gigabyte B850 GAMING X WIFI6E Motherboard	ASRock B850 Rock WiFi7 AM5 ATX HDMI/USB-C
Price (new) (differs)	£179.99as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£180.00as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£180.33as of 5 Nov, 18:23
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£199.99	£176.99	£337.99
Price badge (differs)	90-day low	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Mar 2026 (8 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)	Feb 2026 (8 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte	ASRock
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B850	B850	B850
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,200 MT/s	8,200 MT/s	8,000 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	3	2	not stated
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 (differs)	10 Gbps	not stated	10 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	not stated	4
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	12+2+2	9+2+1
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	not stated	HDMI
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#25,022	#1,464	#50,419
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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