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MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk Gaming Motherboard vs Gigabyte AMD AM3+ / ATX / 4xDDR3/ HDMI/ Realtek… — Head-to-Head (2026)

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MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk Gaming Motherboard (AMD Ryzen 5000 Series, AM4, DDR4, PCIe 4.0, SATA 6Gb/s, M.2, USB 3.2 Gen 2, HDMI/DP, 2.5Gbps LAN, ATX)

MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk Gaming Motherboard (AMD Ryzen 5000 Series, AM4, DDR4, PCIe 4.0, SATA 6Gb/s, M.2, USB 3.2 Gen 2, HDMI/DP, 2.5Gbps LAN, ATX)

$176.87
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Gigabyte AMD AM3+ / ATX / 4xDDR3/ HDMI/ Realtek ALC892/ 2xPCIE/ 8xUSB 2.0 / 4xUSB3.1 Gen 1/ LAN/ Motherboard - 78LMT-USB3 R2

Gigabyte AMD AM3+ / ATX / 4xDDR3/ HDMI/ Realtek ALC892/ 2xPCIE/ 8xUSB 2.0 / 4xUSB3.1 Gen 1/ LAN/ Motherboard - 78LMT-USB3 R2

$74.99
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Spec-by-spec

SpecMSI MAG B550 Tomahawk Gaming Motherboar…Gigabyte AMD AM3+ / ATX / 4xDDR3/…
BrandmsiGIGABYTE
TurboYes—
Weight2.5g—
USB 2.068
PlatformWindows 11Windows
CPU ModelAMD A4Athlon
CPU SocketSocket AM4Socket AM3
Model NameMAG B550 TOMAHAWK78LMT-USB3
Unit Count1.0 Count1 Count
Chipset TypeAMD B550AMD 785E
ConnectivityUSB—
Model NumberMAG B550 TOMAHAWK78LMT-USB3 R2
Mystic LightRGB LED lighting and extendable pin headers – 16.8 million colors / 29 effects—
Mfr Part NumberMAG B550 TOMAHAWK78LMT-USB3 R2

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