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Specification	MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI Motherboard	GIGABYTE B850 AI TOP AMD AM5 LGA 1718 Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£749.17as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£319.55as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP	not stated	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	May 2026 (3 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 8 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B850	B850
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,200 MT/s	8,600 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	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)	Yes (generation not stated)	WiFi 7
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	10GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	10 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	16+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	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#146,595	#100,367
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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