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Specification	MSI MPG Z690 Edge WiFi DDR4 Gaming Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z690-F Gaming WiFi 6E LGA1700(Intel 12th Gen) ATX…	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO EVA Edition
Price (new) (differs)	£653.20as of 5 Nov, 18:23	£461.35as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£630.39as of 5 Nov, 18:23
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
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	ASUS	ASUS
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z690	Z690	Z690
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type (differs)	DDR4	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	not stated	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
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 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.2	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	20 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	16+1	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	not stated	HDMI
Audio codec (differs)	ALC4080	ALC4080	ALC4082
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#192,250	#93,518	#236,772
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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