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Specification	MSI MAG Z690 Tomahawk WiFi DDR4 Gaming 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)	£567.21as of 22 Sep, 18:22	£354.43as of 22 Sep, 18:20	£331.13as of 22 Sep, 18:22
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2021 (4 yr 10 mo old)	Nov 2021 (4 yr 10 mo old)	Feb 2022 (4 yr 7 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	ASUS
Memory type (differs)	DDR4	DDR5	DDR5
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	5,600 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	5	4
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
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
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	20 Gbps	20 Gbps
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	18+1	14+2
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec (differs)	ALC4080	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#408,956	#108,541	#396,353
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