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Specification	MSI PRO Z790-P WIFI Motherboard	ASUS PRIME Z790M-PLUS Intel Z790 LGA 1700 Micro ATX Motherboard	Gigabyte Z790 D Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£138.28as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£146.71as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£172.23as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£149.99	£236.97	£249.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	Lowest we've recorded	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2022 (3 yr 10 mo old)	Jan 2023 (3 yr 8 mo old)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 7 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	Gigabyte
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor (differs)	ATX	Micro-ATX	not stated
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	128 GB	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	7,000 MT/s	not stated	7,600 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	4	not stated	3
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 4.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth (differs)	5.2	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	USB4	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	20 Gbps	10 Gbps	10 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	not stated	12+1+1
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Video outputs	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#6,932	#78,342	#104,606
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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