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Specification	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 ProSeries Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z690-F Gaming WiFi 6E LGA1700(Intel 12th Gen) ATX…	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO EVA Edition
Price (new) (differs)	£463.71as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£461.35as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£630.39as of 5 Nov, 18:23
RRP (differs)	not stated	not stated	£669.99
Price badge (differs)	30-day low	30-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Nov 2021 (5 yr old)	Nov 2021 (5 yr old)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	ASUS
Memory type (differs)	DDR4	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	not stated	4
M.2 slots (differs)	4	4	5
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.2	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	20 Gbps	20 Gbps	40 Gbps
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)	HDMI	not stated	HDMI
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	ALC4080	ALC4082
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#291,510	#93,518	#236,772
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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