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Specification	MSI PRO Z790-A WIFI	ASUS Z790-AYW WiFi W II Intel Z790 LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard PCIe 5.0	ASRock Asro Z790 STEEL LEGEND WIFI Z790
Price (new) (differs)	£286.37as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£293.27as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£300.54as of 20 Sep, 06:20
RRP (differs)	£309.99	not stated	£456.99
Price badge (differs)	Lowest we've recorded	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2022 (3 yr 11 mo old)	Jun 2025 (1 yr 3 mo old)	Oct 2022 (3 yr 11 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	ASRock
Memory type (differs)	DDR5	DDR5	not stated
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	not stated	4
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	7,600 MT/s	not stated	6,800 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	3	5
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	not stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
WiFi (differs)	Yes (generation not stated)	WiFi 6	WiFi 6E
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	USB4	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	10 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	not stated	8
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	16+1+1	12+1	16+1+1
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	not stated	ALC897
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#180,887	#114,788	#131,797
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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