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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	MSI B850 Gaming PRO WIFI6E Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£179.99as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£180.00as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£180.33as of 5 Nov, 18:23	£183.32as of 5 Nov, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£199.99	£176.99	£337.99	not stated
Price badge (differs)	90-day low	not stated	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)	Oct 2025 (1 yr old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte	ASRock	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	4	4	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,200 MT/s	8,200 MT/s	8,000 MT/s	8,200 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	3	2	not stated	2
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated	not stated	5.3
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	not stated	10 Gbps	10 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	not stated	4	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	12+2+2	9+2+1	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes	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	not stated	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)	#25,022	#1,464	#50,419	#186,711
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