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Specification	ASUS ROG Strix Z690-E Gaming WiFi 6E LGA 1700(Intel 12th Gen) ATX…	MSI PRO Z690-A WiFi ProSeries Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X ATX Motherboard	ASUS TUF Gaming Z690-Plus WiFi LGA 1700(Intel12th Gen) ATX Gaming…
Price (new) (differs)	£354.43as of 22 Sep, 18:20	£363.26as of 22 Sep, 18:20	not stated	£331.13as of 22 Sep, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	not stated	£214.99	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	Lowest we've recorded	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Nov 2021 (4 yr 10 mo old)	Nov 2021 (4 yr 10 mo old)	Nov 2021 (4 yr 10 mo old)	Feb 2022 (4 yr 7 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI	Gigabyte	ASUS
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z690	Z690	Z690	Z690
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	not stated	6,000 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	not stated	4	4
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E	None named in the listing title	WiFi 6
Bluetooth (differs)	5.2	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	not stated	not stated	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	20 Gbps	not stated	20 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	18+1	not stated	8+8	14+2
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#108,541	#184,914	#382,441	#396,353
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