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Specification	MSI MAG B850 GAMING PLUS MAX WIFI Motherboard	GIGABYTE B850 EAGLE ICE Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£179.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£182.91as of 20 Sep, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£199.99	£189.99
Price badge (differs)	30-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Mar 2026 (6 mo old)	Jun 2025 (1 yr 3 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte
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	8,200 MT/s	8,200 MT/s
M.2 slots	3	3
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	8+2+2
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	White
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#57,263	#1,651
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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