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Specification	MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI Motherboard	MB ASUS PRO WS B850M-ACE SE
Price (new) (differs)	£823.75as of 4 Oct, 06:22	£349.99as of 4 Oct, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£860.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	May 2026 (4 mo old)	Nov 2025 (10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS
Socket	AM5	AM5
Chipset	B850	B850
Form factor (differs)	ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,200 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	2
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	Yes	Yes
WiFi (differs)	Yes (generation not stated)	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	20 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated
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)	#199,312	#41,555
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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