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Specification	MSI MPG Z390 Gaming PRO Carbon LGA1151	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ELITE	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER
Price (new) (differs)	£339.45 (currently unavailable)as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£271.55as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£296.82 (currently unavailable)as of 5 Nov, 18:20
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	Oct 2018 (8 yr old)	Oct 2018 (8 yr old)	Oct 2018 (8 yr old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte	Gigabyte
Socket	LGA1151	LGA1151	LGA1151
Chipset	Z390	Z390	Z390
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type (differs)	DDR4	not stated	not stated
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	4,400 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	2	2	3
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	None named in the listing title	WiFi 5
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	not stated	not stated	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	12+1	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)	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated	not stated
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	ALC1220	ALC1220
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#94,565	#201,011	#190,548
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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