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Specification	ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E DARK HERO AMD X870E ATX Socket AM5…	MSI Meg X870E Ace MAX Gaming Motherboard	ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero ATX Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£619.99as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£642.48as of 5 Nov, 18:23	£625.47as of 5 Nov, 18:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£634.99	not stated	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2026 (9 mo old)	Feb 2026 (8 mo old)	Feb 2026 (9 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI	ASUS
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870E	X870E	X870E
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM (differs)	256 GB	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	9,000 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	7	not stated	5
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	not stated	PCIe 5.0	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
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	WiFi 6E	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.3	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	not stated	10GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	not stated	USB4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	not stated	40 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	4	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	18+2+1	20+2+2
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	not stated	ALC4082
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#21,679	#309,362	#235,824
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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