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	Asus TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS	Asus TUF GAMING B850-PLUS WIFI	ASRock B650M-HDV/M.2	MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI	Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS II	Gigabyte B550M AORUS ELITE
	from £108.99 up to £259.99 Compare prices 6	from £194.99 up to £409.34 Compare prices 23	from £88.53 up to £143.75 Compare prices 23	from £194.99 up to £455.99 Compare prices 19	from £71.38 up to £95.94 Compare prices 7	from £84.98 up to £146.39 Compare prices 18
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TOP sellers	Senetic.co.uk £111.00 Buy in shop Quzo.co.uk £137.00 Buy in shop OnBuy.com £140.00 Buy in shop	Amazon.co.uk £200.00 Buy in shop Senetic.co.uk £210.00 Buy in shop Sportsdirect.com £280.00 Buy in shop	Amazon.co.uk £97.00 Buy in shop Pcnova.co.uk £101.00 Buy in shop Quzo.co.uk £105.00 Buy in shop	Quzo.co.uk £228.00 Buy in shop Studio.co.uk £220.00 Buy in shop Overclockers.co.uk £220.00 Buy in shop	Senetic.co.uk £71.00 Buy in shop Pcnova.co.uk £81.00 Buy in shop LaptopHub.uk £81.00 Buy in shop	Quzo.co.uk £95.00 Buy in shop Backtotheoffice.co.uk £90.00 Buy in shop Pcnova.co.uk £92.00 Buy in shop
Features	gaming for overclocking	gaming for overclocking	gaming	gaming for overclocking	gaming	gaming for overclocking
Socket	AM4	AM5	AM5	AM5	AM4	AM4
Form factor	micro-ATX	ATX	micro-ATX	ATX	micro-ATX	micro-ATX
Power phases	10	17	11	17	8	8
VRM heatsink
LED lighting
Lighting sync	Asus Aura Sync	Asus Aura Sync			Asus Aura Sync
Size (HxW)	244x244 mm	305x244 mm	244x226 mm	305x244 mm	244x244 mm	244x244 mm
Chipset
Chipset	AMD B550	AMD B850	AMD B650	AMD B850	AMD A520	AMD B550
BIOS	Ami	Ami	Ami	Ami	Ami	Ami
UEFI BIOS
RAM
DDR4	4 slot(s)				4 slot(s)	4 slot(s)
DDR5		4 slot(s)	2 slot(s)	4 slot(s)
Memory module	DIMM	DIMM	DIMM	DIMM	DIMM	DIMM
Operation mode	2 channel	2 channel	2 channel	2 channel	2 channel	2 channel
Max. clock frequency	4866 MHz	8000 MHz	7200 MHz	8400 MHz	4866 MHz	4733 MHz
Max. memory	128 GB	192 GB	96 GB	256 GB	128 GB	128 GB
XMP
EXPO support
Drive interface
SATA 3 (6Gbps)	4	4	4	4	4	4
M.2 connector	2	3	2	4	1	2
M.2	2xSATA/PCIe 4x	3xPCIe 4x	2xPCIe 4x	3xPCIe 4x, 1xPCIe 2x	1xSATA/PCIe 4x	1xSATA/PCIe 4x, 1xSATA/PCIe 2x
M.2 version	1x4.0, 1x3.0	1x5.0, 2x4.0	1x5.0, 1x4.0	2x5.0, 2x4.0	1x3.0	1x4.0, 1x3.0
M.2 SSD cooling
Integrated RAID controller
Expansion slots
1x PCIe slots	1 pcs	2 pcs	1 pcs		2 pcs	1 pcs
PCIe 16x slots	2 pcs	2 pcs	2 pcs	3 pcs	1 pcs	2 pcs
PCIe modes	16x/4x	16x/4x	16x/4x	16x/1x/4x		16x/4x
PCIe support	4.0	5.0	4.0	5.0	3.0	4.0
CrossFire (AMD)
Steel PCIe connectors
Internal connections
TPM connector
USB-A 2.0	2 pcs	2 pcs	2 pcs	2 pcs	2 pcs	1 pcs
USB-A 5Gbps	1 pcs	1 pcs	2 pcs	2 pcs	1 pcs	1 pcs
USB-C 10Gbps		1 psc	1 psc
USB-C 20Gbps				1 pcs
USB4 40Gbps		1 pcs
ARGB LED strip	1	3		3	2	2
RGB LED strip	2			1	2	2
More features	Clear CMOS, COM port
Video outputs
D-Sub output (VGA)
DVI output						DVI-D
HDMI output
HDMI version	v2.1	v2.1	v2.1	v2.1	v2.1	v2.1
DisplayPort
DisplayPort version	v.1.4	v.1.4	v.1.4		v.1.2
Integrated audio
Audiochip	Realtek ALC S1200A	Realtek ALC1220P	Realtek ALC897	Realtek ALC4080	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Sound (channels)	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1
Optical S/PDIF
Network interfaces
Wi-Fi		Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)		Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth		Bluetooth v5.4		Bluetooth v5.4
LAN (RJ-45)	2.5 Gbps	2.5 Gbps	2.5 Gbps	5 Gbps	1 Gbps	1 Gbps
LAN ports	1	1	1	1	1	1
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8125B	Realtek	Dragon RTL8125BG	Realtek 8126VB	Realtek L8200A	Realtek GbE
External connections
USB-A 2.0	2 pcs	2 pcs	4 pcs	4 pcs	2 pcs	4 pcs
USB-A 5Gbps	4 pcs	4 pcs	2 pcs	1 pcs	4 pcs	4 pcs
USB-A 10Gbps	1 pcs	3 pcs		2 pcs
USB-C 5Gbps			1 pcs
USB-C 10Gbps	1 pcs			3 pcs
USB-C 20Gbps		1 pcs
PS/2	1				1	1
BIOS FlashBack
Clear CMOS
Power connectors
Main power socket	24-pin	24-pin	24-pin	24-pin	24-pin	24-pin
CPU power	8-pin	8+8-pin	8-pin	8+8-pin	8-pin	8-pin
Fan power connectors	4	7	4	8	3	3
CPU Fan 4-pin	1	2	1	1	1
CPU/Water Pump Fan 4-pin	1	1		1
Chassis/Water Pump Fan 4-pin	2	4	3	6	2
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