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Specification	MSI PRO Z790-A WIFI	ASRock Asro Z790 STEEL LEGEND WIFI Z790
Price (new) (differs)	£286.37as of 20 Sep, 02:41	£300.54as of 20 Sep, 02:41
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£309.99	£456.99
Price badge (differs)	Lowest we've recorded	not stated
First available on Amazon	Oct 2022 (3 yr 11 mo old)	Oct 2022 (3 yr 11 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASRock
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type (differs)	DDR5	not stated
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	7,600 MT/s	6,800 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	5
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	not stated	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes
WiFi (differs)	Yes (generation not stated)	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	20 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	8
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	16+1+1	16+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)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	ALC897
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#180,884	#132,786
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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