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Specification	Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X ATX Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z690-E Gaming WiFi 6E LGA 1700(Intel 12th Gen) ATX…	MSI MPG Z690 Edge WiFi DDR4 Gaming Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	not stated	£361.75as of 6 Nov, 18:20	£653.20as of 6 Nov, 18:23
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£214.99	not stated	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Nov 2021 (5 yr old)	Nov 2021 (5 yr old)	Oct 2021 (5 yr old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	ASUS	MSI
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z690	Z690	Z690
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type (differs)	DDR5	DDR5	DDR4
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	6,000 MT/s	not stated	5,600 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	4	5	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 4.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	None named in the listing title	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.2	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	Thunderbolt 4	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	20 Gbps	20 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	8+8	18+1	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	not stated	ALC4080
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#386,680	#139,533	#192,250
Buy	See it on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

Highlighted rows differ between these boards. “Not stated” means the Amazon listing does not mention it: the board may still have it, so check the maker’s specification. Power phases are printed as stated by the maker and are not comparable between brands. Prices are the new price on Amazon.co.uk at the time shown; the price on Amazon when you buy is the one that applies.

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