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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	Asustek computer ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI//LGA1700 Z690 DDR5 MB
Price (new) (differs)	£354.43as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£363.26as of 20 Sep, 06:20	not stated
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP	not stated	not stated	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	Lowest we've recorded	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Nov 2021 (4 yr 10 mo old)	Nov 2021 (4 yr 10 mo old)	Nov 2022 (3 yr 9 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI	ASUS
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z690	Z690	Z690
Form factor (differs)	ATX	ATX	not stated
Memory type	DDR5	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)	5	not stated	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	not stated
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E	Yes (generation not stated)
Bluetooth (differs)	5.2	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	20 Gbps	not stated	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	18+1	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#94,425	#184,526	#59,226
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