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Specification	MSI MEG Z390 ACE - MB Int Z390 MEG ACE DDR4 ATX	MSI Z390-A PRO ATX Motherboard	MSI MPG Z390 Gaming PRO Carbon LGA1151	MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Edge AC
Price (new) (differs)	£390.68as of 22 Sep, 18:22	£369.00as of 22 Sep, 18:22	£340.48as of 22 Sep, 18:20	£329.41as of 22 Sep, 18:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Price badge (differs)	30-day low	90-day low	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon	Oct 2018 (7 yr 11 mo old)	Oct 2018 (7 yr 11 mo old)	Oct 2018 (7 yr 11 mo old)	Oct 2018 (7 yr 11 mo old)
Brand	MSI	MSI	MSI	MSI
Socket	LGA1151	LGA1151	LGA1151	LGA1151
Chipset	Z390	Z390	Z390	Z390
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type (differs)	DDR4	not stated	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	4,600 MT/s	not stated	4,400 MT/s	4,400 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	3	not stated	2	2
Newest PCIe generation stated	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	None named in the listing title	None named in the listing title	None named in the listing title	Yes (generation not stated)
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	not stated	not stated	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#421,080	#397,853	#278,445	#70,890
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