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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 5 Nov, 18:23	£463.71as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£461.35as of 5 Nov, 18:20
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
Memory type (differs)	DDR5	DDR4	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	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 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	not stated	5.2
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	not stated	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	20 Gbps	20 Gbps
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
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#236,772	#291,510	#93,518
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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