Compare 3 motherboards

Side-by-side comparison of 3 motherboards
Specification	ASUS Maximus VIII Hero/Alpha Intel Z170 DDR4 S-ATA 600 ATX Motherboard	Asus Z170-a Desktop Motherboard	ASUS Z170-A Intel Skylake SLi/CrossFire ATX Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	not stated	£410.06as of 22 Sep, 18:22	£365.93as of 22 Sep, 18:23
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP	not stated	not stated	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Dec 2015 (10 yr 9 mo old)	Aug 2015 (11 yr 1 mo old)	Sep 2015 (11 yr old)
Brand	ASUS	ASUS	ASUS
Socket	LGA1151	LGA1151	LGA1151
Chipset	Z170	Z170	Z170
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type (differs)	DDR4	not stated	not stated
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	3,800 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	not stated	not stated	PCIe 3.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 5	None named in the listing title	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN	not stated	not stated	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	not stated	not stated	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs	not stated	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	Black	not stated	Black
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#292,645	#301,234	#316,655
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