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Specification	MSI MPG Z690 Edge WiFi DDR4 Gaming Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z690-E Gaming WiFi 6E LGA 1700(Intel 12th Gen) ATX…
Price (new) (differs)	£653.20as of 5 Nov, 18:23	£361.75as of 5 Nov, 18:20
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2021 (5 yr old)	Nov 2021 (5 yr old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS
Memory type (differs)	DDR4	DDR5
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	5,600 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	5
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.2
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	20 Gbps
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	18+1
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec (differs)	ALC4080	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#192,250	#136,174
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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