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Specification	MSI PRO Z790-A WIFI	ASRock Asro Z790 STEEL LEGEND WIFI Z790	GIGABYTE Z790 Gaming X AX	NZXT N7 Z790 Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£286.57as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£336.36as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£309.65as of 5 Nov, 18:23	£386.11 (currently unavailable)as of 5 Nov, 18:21
RRP (differs)	£309.99	£456.99	not stated	£299.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	30-day low	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2022 (4 yr old)	Oct 2022 (4 yr old)	Jan 2023 (3 yr 9 mo old)	Mar 2023 (3 yr 7 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASRock	Gigabyte	NZXT
Memory type (differs)	DDR5	not stated	DDR5	not stated
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4	4	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	7,600 MT/s	6,800 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	5	not stated	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	not stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	not stated
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	Yes (generation not stated)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	20 Gbps	20 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	8	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	16+1+1	16+1+1	16+2+1	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated	not stated
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	ALC897	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	Black
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#350,697	#135,422	#201,918	#92,893
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