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CPU and Motherboard Combo

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Hey there guys I just wanted to ask if the Msi B350 Gaming Plus and the Ryzen 5 1600 is a good pair?
I was originally gonna go with the B350 Tomahawk but I was hearing a lot about how the bios that comes with the Motherboard doesn't support a Ryzen 5 1600. So just to be on the safe side I think I'm going to go with the Msi B350 Gaming Plus and I just wanted to ask is Msi b350 Gaming Plus absolutely going to be compatible with the Ryzen 5 1600? The problem is I am going to America for a couple of days and will buy this over there so I wont be able to return it if it doesn't work because I can only test it at in my home country (Pakistan)

So guys please will the MSi b350 gaming pluc be out of the bow 100% compatible with the Ryzen 5 1600? Or am I better off going with an Asus Prime B350 Plus with which I haven't seen any issues with regarding bios compatibility.
 
Solution
They are both compatible. The B350 mobos are perfect for the Ryzen processors. The Tomahawk B350 is compatible with the Ryzen as well, as long as it says AM4 Socket. (Tomahawk has multiple versions)

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/B3pZd6
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hht9pb

Hope this helped. Have a safe trip!