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Specification	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 ProSeries Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z690-E Gaming WiFi 6E LGA 1700(Intel 12th Gen) ATX…	ASUS TUF Gaming Z690-Plus WiFi LGA 1700(Intel12th Gen) ATX Gaming…
Price (new) (differs)	£463.71as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£361.75as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£331.13as of 5 Nov, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP	not stated	not stated	not stated
Price badge (differs)	30-day low	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Nov 2021 (5 yr old)	Nov 2021 (5 yr old)	Feb 2022 (4 yr 9 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	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	4	5	4
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	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6
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	20 Gbps	20 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	18+1	14+2
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#291,510	#136,174	#400,781
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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