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Specification	MEG Z790 ACE	MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI Motherboard	ASUS PRIME Z790-P WIFI Intel Z790 1700 ATX 4 DDR5 HDMI DP Wi-Fi…
Price (new) (differs)	not stated	£189.98as of 6 Nov, 18:23	£169.98as of 6 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£549.99	£229.99	£354.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2022 (4 yr 10 mo old)	Jan 2022 (4 yr 10 mo old)	Oct 2022 (4 yr old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	MSI	ASUS
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type (differs)	not stated	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	7,800 MT/s	7,200 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	4	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6
Bluetooth (differs)	5.2	5.3	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	20 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	not stated	14+1
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	DisplayPort	HDMI	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#43,371	#16,947	#29,746
Buy	See it on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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