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Side-by-side comparison of 4 motherboards
Specification	MSI MPG Z790 EDGE WIFI	ASUS PRIME Z790-A WIFI Intel Z790 LGA 1700 ATX PCIe5 Wi-Fi 6E HDMI…	NZXT N7 Z790 Motherboard	MSI PRO Z790-VC WiFi ProSeries Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£436.22as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£390.54as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£389.49 (currently unavailable)as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£412.24as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£137.11 (Used - Like New)as of 20 Sep, 06:20	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£349.99	£354.99	£299.99	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2022 (4 yr 8 mo old)	Oct 2022 (3 yr 11 mo old)	Mar 2023 (3 yr 6 mo old)	Apr 2024 (2 yr 5 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	NZXT	MSI
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	DDR5
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	7,200 MT/s
M.2 slots	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	not stated	PCIe 5.0	not stated	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	Yes (generation not stated)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	2.5GbE	not stated	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	20 Gbps	not stated	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	not stated	Black	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#200,876	#150,655	#87,040	#223,994
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