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Specification	ASRock B850M Rock WiFi Socket AM5 Micro-ATX Motherboard	B850M Challenger AM5 mATX HDMI/DP	B850M Challenger WiFi AM5 mATX HDMI/DP
Price (new) (differs)	£144.04as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£145.62as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£148.66as of 5 Nov, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£270.99	not stated	£311.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2026 (9 mo old)	Feb 2026 (8 mo old)	Feb 2026 (8 mo old)
Brand	ASRock	ASRock	ASRock
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B850	B850	B850
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	2	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,200 MT/s	8,000 MT/s	8,000 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	1	not stated	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 (differs)	WiFi 6E	None named in the listing title	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.3	not stated	5.4
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	5 Gbps	5 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports (differs)	4	4	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	6+1+1	8+1+1	8+1+1
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	ALC897	ALC897
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank	#50,419	#50,419	#50,419
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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