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Specification	B850M Challenger WiFi AM5 mATX HDMI/DP	GIGABYTE B850M FORCE WIFI6E Motherboard	ASRock B850M Rock WiFi Socket AM5 Micro-ATX Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£148.66as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£154.99as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£144.04as of 5 Nov, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£311.99	£129.99	£270.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Feb 2026 (8 mo old)	Jul 2025 (1 yr 3 mo old)	Jan 2026 (9 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASRock	Gigabyte	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)	4	2	2
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,000 MT/s	9,600 MT/s	8,200 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	3	1
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	Yes	Yes	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated	5.3
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	not stated	5 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	not stated	4
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	8+1+1	8+2+2	6+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)	ALC897	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#50,419	#139,388	#50,419
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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