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Specification	ASRock B850M Challenger WiFi White Socket AM5 Micro-ATX Motherboard	GIGABYTE B850M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E Motherboard	MSI PRO B850M-A WIFI PZ Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£176.54as of 6 Nov, 12:22	£189.00as of 6 Nov, 12:23	£189.98as of 6 Nov, 12:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£255.99	£219.99	£189.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2026 (10 mo old)	Apr 2025 (1 yr 6 mo old)	Oct 2025 (1 yr old)
Brand (differs)	ASRock	Gigabyte	MSI
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B850	B850	B850
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,000 MT/s	8,200 MT/s	8,200 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	1	2
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	WiFi 6E	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	not stated	10 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	8+1+1	12+2+2	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	not stated	not stated	not stated
Audio codec (differs)	ALC897	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	White	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#54,178	#1,521	#1,284
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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