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Specification	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 ProSeries Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO EVA Edition
Price (new) (differs)	£463.71as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£630.39as of 5 Nov, 18:23
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£669.99
Price badge (differs)	30-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Nov 2021 (5 yr old)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z690	Z690
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type (differs)	DDR4	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	4	5
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	20 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	20+1
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes
Video outputs	HDMI	HDMI
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	ALC4082
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#291,510	#236,772
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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