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Side-by-side comparison of 4 motherboards
Specification	MSI Z490-A PRO ProSeries ATX Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z490-P LGA 1200	MSI MPG Z490 TOMAHAWK Motherboard ATX	MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Plus Gaming Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£299.28as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£319.58as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£369.00 (currently unavailable)as of 5 Nov, 18:23	£369.56 (currently unavailable)as of 5 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon	May 2020 (6 yr 5 mo old)	May 2020 (6 yr 5 mo old)	May 2020 (6 yr 5 mo old)	May 2020 (6 yr 5 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	MSI	MSI
Socket	LGA1200	LGA1200	LGA1200	LGA1200
Chipset	Z490	Z490	Z490	Z490
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM (differs)	128 GB	not stated	not stated	128 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	4,800 MT/s	4,600 MT/s	not stated	4,800 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	2	2	not stated	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)	WiFi 6	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	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	1GbE	not stated	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	10+1	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)	not stated	Yes	not stated	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	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)	#160,890	#392,749	not stated	#220,757
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