Compare 4 motherboards

Side-by-side comparison of 4 motherboards
Specification	ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E DARK HERO AMD X870E ATX Socket AM5…	GIGABYTE X870E AORUS XTREME AI TOP Motherboard	ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme AMD X870E AM5 E-ATX Gaming…	MSI MEG X870E ACE MAX Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£565.99as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£713.51as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£899.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£599.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22
RRP (differs)	£634.99	not stated	not stated	£599.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	not stated	30-day low	90-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2026 (7 mo old)	Nov 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	May 2025 (1 yr 4 mo old)	Jan 2026 (8 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	Gigabyte	ASUS	MSI
Form factor (differs)	ATX	not stated	E-ATX	ATX
RAM slots (differs)	4	4	not stated	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	256 GB	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	8,800 MT/s	not stated	9,000 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	7	4	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	not stated	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	10GbE	10GbE	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	18+2+2	20+2+2	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	not stated	HDMI	not stated
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	not stated	ALC4082	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#14,980	#121,247	#149,413	#2,443
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