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Specification	MSI MEG Z390 ACE - MB Int Z390 MEG ACE DDR4 ATX	MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Edge AC	Gigabyte Aorus Z390 AORUS XTREME
Price (new) (differs)	£417.85as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£407.70as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£449.00as 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)	Nov 2018 (7 yr 11 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	LGA1151	LGA1151	LGA1151
Chipset	Z390	Z390	Z390
Form factor (differs)	ATX	ATX	E-ATX
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	not stated	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	4,600 MT/s	4,400 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	3	2	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
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)	Yes (generation not stated)
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 (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	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#425,429	#62,375	#198,888
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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