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Specification	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS MASTER Newcomer in the range	MSI MPG Z390 Gaming PRO Carbon LGA1151	MSI Z390-A PRO LGA1151
Price (new) (differs)	not stated	£339.45 (currently unavailable)as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£344.87as of 5 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£412.99	not stated	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Aug 2018 (8 yr 3 mo old)	Oct 2018 (8 yr old)	Oct 2018 (8 yr old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	MSI	MSI
Socket	LGA1151	LGA1151	LGA1151
Chipset	Z390	Z390	Z390
Form factor (differs)	not stated	ATX	ATX
Memory type (differs)	not stated	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	4,400 MT/s	4,400 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	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)	WiFi 5	None named in the listing title	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	1GbE	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)	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 (differs)	ALC1220	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	Black	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#198,888	#94,565	#112,439
Buy	See it on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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