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Specification	MSI MPG Z390 Gaming PRO Carbon LGA1151	MSI Z390-A PRO LGA1151	ASUS ROG Strix Z390-F Gaming Motherboard LGA1151
Price (new) (differs)	£339.45 (currently unavailable)as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£344.87as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£318.52as 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 old)	Jan 2019 (7 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	MSI	ASUS
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)	4,400 MT/s	4,400 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	2	not stated	2
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	not stated	PCIe 3.0	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	None named in the listing title	None named in the listing title	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	1GbE	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)	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	not stated	Yes
Video outputs	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#94,565	#112,439	#165,986
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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