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Specification	MSI Z390-A PRO LGA1151	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS ELITE
Price (new) (differs)	£250.63as of 20 Sep, 02:41	£271.21as of 20 Sep, 02:41
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP	not stated	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	30-day low
First available on Amazon	Oct 2018 (7 yr 11 mo old)	Oct 2018 (7 yr 11 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	LGA1151	LGA1151
Chipset	Z390	Z390
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type (differs)	DDR4	not stated
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	4,400 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	2
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 3.0	not stated
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated
WiFi	None named in the listing title	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	1GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	not stated	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	12+1
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	ALC1220
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#136,375	#196,239
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

Highlighted rows differ between these boards. “Not stated” means the Amazon listing does not mention it: the board may still have it, so check the maker’s specification. Power phases are printed as stated by the maker and are not comparable between brands. Prices are the new price on Amazon.co.uk at the time shown; the price on Amazon when you buy is the one that applies.

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