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Specification	MSI MEG Z390 ACE - MB Int Z390 MEG ACE DDR4 ATX	MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Edge AC	MSI Z390-A PRO LGA1151
Price (new) (differs)	£417.85as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£407.70as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£344.87as of 5 Nov, 18:21
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)	Oct 2018 (8 yr old)	Oct 2018 (8 yr 1 mo old)	Oct 2018 (8 yr old)
Brand	MSI	MSI	MSI
Socket	LGA1151	LGA1151	LGA1151
Chipset	Z390	Z390	Z390
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	4,600 MT/s	4,400 MT/s	4,400 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	3	2	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)	None named in the listing title	Yes (generation not stated)	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	not stated	1GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	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 (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#425,429	#62,375	#112,439
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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