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Specification	ASRock B850M Rock WiFi Socket AM5 Micro-ATX Motherboard	B850M Challenger WiFi AM5 mATX HDMI/DP	MSI B850M GAMING PLUS WIFI6E Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£144.04as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£148.66as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£139.99as of 5 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	not stated	£106.64 (Used - Like New)as of 5 Nov, 18:21
RRP (differs)	£270.99	£311.99	£149.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2026 (9 mo old)	Feb 2026 (8 mo old)	Jun 2025 (1 yr 4 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASRock	ASRock	MSI
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	8,200 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	1	not stated	2
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	Yes	Yes	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 7	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	5.3	5.4	5.3
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	5 Gbps	not stated	10 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	4	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	6+1+1	8+1+1	not stated
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 (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	ALC897	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#50,419	#50,419	#1,466
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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