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Specification	MSI Z490-A PRO ProSeries ATX Motherboard	USB 3.2 Gen1 Gaming Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£258.63as of 22 Sep, 18:21	£91.02as of 22 Sep, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£147.18
Price badge (differs)	not stated	90-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	May 2020 (6 yr 4 mo old)	Aug 2024 (2 yr 1 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Denash
Socket	LGA1200	LGA1200
Chipset	Z490	Z490
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM (differs)	128 GB	64 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	4,800 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	2	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	not stated	PCIe 3.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	1GbE
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)	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#54,341	#302,018
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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