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Specification	MSI MPG Z690 Edge WiFi DDR4 Gaming Motherboard	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 ProSeries Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO EVA Edition
Price (new) (differs)	£653.20as of 5 Nov, 18:23	£463.71as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£630.39as of 5 Nov, 18:23
RRP (differs)	not stated	not stated	£669.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	30-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2021 (5 yr old)	Nov 2021 (5 yr old)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	MSI	ASUS
Memory type (differs)	DDR4	DDR4	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	not stated	4
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	5,600 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	4	5
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	not stated	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	20 Gbps	40 Gbps
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	not stated	20+1
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	HDMI
Audio codec (differs)	ALC4080	not stated	ALC4082
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#192,250	#291,510	#236,772
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