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Specification	ASUS ROG STRIX Z490-F GAMING	MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Plus Gaming Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO ProSeries ATX Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£738.15as of 11 Oct, 12:23	£373.54as of 11 Oct, 12:21	£284.40as of 11 Oct, 12:21
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	May 2020 (6 yr 4 mo old)	May 2020 (6 yr 4 mo old)	May 2020 (6 yr 4 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI	MSI
Socket	LGA1200	LGA1200	LGA1200
Chipset	Z490	Z490	Z490
Form factor (differs)	not stated	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	128 GB	128 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	4,800 MT/s	4,800 MT/s
M.2 slots	2	2	2
Newest PCIe generation stated	not stated	not stated	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 (differs)	None named in the listing title	None named in the listing title	WiFi 6
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	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	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)	#391,990	#36,708	#71,726
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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