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Specification	MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z790-A WIFI	MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk MAX WiFi Gaming Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£189.99as of 5 Nov, 18:23	£390.26as of 5 Nov, 18:23	not stated
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	£84.40 (Used - Very Good)as of 5 Nov, 18:23	not stated
RRP (differs)	£229.99	not stated	not stated
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 2023 (3 yr old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	MSI
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	7,200 MT/s	not stated	7,800 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	4	4	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.3	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	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)	not stated	16+1	16+1+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)	HDMI	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#17,109	#28,753	#310,916
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	See it on Amazon

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