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Specification	ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E DARK HERO AMD X870E ATX Socket AM5…	ASUS ProArt X870E-Creator WiFi AMD AM5 ATX Content Creator Motherboard	ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero	MSI MEG X870E ACE MAX Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£565.99as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£499.00as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£479.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£599.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£634.99	£473.99	£565.99	£599.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	90-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2026 (7 mo old)	Sep 2024 (1 yr 11 mo old)	Sep 2024 (1 yr 11 mo old)	Jan 2026 (8 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	ASUS	ASUS	MSI
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870E	X870E	X870E	X870E
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated	not stated	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	256 GB	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	9,000 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	7	2	5	5
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	not stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	2.5GbE	5GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	USB4	USB4	USB4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	not stated	40 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	4	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	16+2+2	18+2+2	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	not stated	HDMI	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#14,980	#18,071	#19,292	#2,443
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