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Specification	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…	MSI PRO Z690-A WiFi ProSeries Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z690-F Gaming WiFi 6E LGA1700(Intel 12th Gen) ATX…
Price (new) (differs)	£361.75as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£331.13as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£310.93as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£461.35as of 5 Nov, 18:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	30-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Nov 2021 (5 yr old)	Feb 2022 (4 yr 9 mo old)	Nov 2021 (5 yr old)	Nov 2021 (5 yr old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	ASUS	MSI	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	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	4	not stated	4
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	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 6	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	5.2	not stated	not stated	5.2
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4	not stated	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	20 Gbps	20 Gbps	not stated	20 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	18+1	14+2	not stated	16+1
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 (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	ALC4080
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#136,174	#400,781	#194,583	#93,518
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