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Specification	ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E DARK HERO AMD X870E ATX Socket AM5…	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR X870E APEX	MSI MEG X870E ACE MAX Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£565.99as of 13 Oct, 12:21	£529.99as of 13 Oct, 12:20	£599.99as of 13 Oct, 12:20
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£456.10 (Used - Like New)as of 13 Oct, 12:21	not stated	£460.62 (Used - Very Good)as of 13 Oct, 12:20
RRP (differs)	£634.99	£669.99	£599.99
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2026 (8 mo old)	Mar 2025 (1 yr 6 mo old)	Jan 2026 (9 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	ASUS	MSI
RAM slots (differs)	4	2	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	256 GB	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	not stated	9,000 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	7	5	5
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	not stated	not stated	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	not stated	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	5GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	USB4	USB4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	not stated	40 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	4	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#10,050	#22,310	#4,181
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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