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Specification	MSI PRO Z790-A WIFI	ASRock Asro Z790 STEEL LEGEND WIFI Z790	GIGABYTE Z790 Gaming X AX
Price (new) (differs)	£286.57as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£336.36as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£309.65as of 5 Nov, 18:23
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£309.99	£456.99	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	30-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2022 (4 yr old)	Oct 2022 (4 yr old)	Jan 2023 (3 yr 9 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASRock	Gigabyte
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type (differs)	DDR5	not stated	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	7,600 MT/s	6,800 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	5	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	not stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	Yes (generation not stated)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	20 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	8	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	16+1+1	16+1+1	16+2+1
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	ALC897	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#350,697	#135,422	#201,918
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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