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Specification	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO EVA Edition	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 ProSeries Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z690-F Gaming WiFi 6E LGA1700(Intel 12th Gen) ATX…
Price (new) (differs)	£630.39as of 6 Nov, 12:23	£463.71as of 6 Nov, 12:22	£461.35 (currently unavailable)as of 6 Nov, 12:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£669.99	not stated	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	30-day low	30-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 10 mo old)	Nov 2021 (5 yr old)	Nov 2021 (5 yr old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI	ASUS
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z690	Z690	Z690
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type (differs)	DDR5	DDR4	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	4	4
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
WiFi	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	not stated	5.2
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	not stated	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	20 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	20+1	not stated	16+1
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	HDMI	not stated
Audio codec (differs)	ALC4082	not stated	ALC4080
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#236,893	#291,444	#95,138
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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