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

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