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Specification	MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI Motherboard	ASROCK Z790 PG RIPTIDE
Price (new) (differs)	£189.99as of 13 Oct, 06:23	£196.58as of 13 Oct, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£468.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2022 (4 yr 9 mo old)	Oct 2022 (4 yr old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASRock
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	7,200 MT/s	6,800 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	4	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth (differs)	5.3	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	20 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	8
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	14+1+1
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#10,952	#140,689
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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