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Specification	MSI B550 Gaming WIFI6E Motherboard	Gigabyte B550 Gaming X V2
Price (new) (differs)	£114.98as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£117.54as of 5 Nov, 18:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£149.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jul 2026 (3 mo old)	Oct 2020 (6 yr old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	AM4	AM4
Chipset	B550	B550
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	4,800 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots	2	2
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 4.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth (differs)	5.3	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	1GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	8+2+1	10+3
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#49,835	#32,775
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

Highlighted rows differ between these boards. “Not stated” means the Amazon listing does not mention it: the board may still have it, so check the maker’s specification. Power phases are printed as stated by the maker and are not comparable between brands. Prices are the new price on Amazon.co.uk at the time shown; the price on Amazon when you buy is the one that applies.

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