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Specification	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 HERO EVA Edition	MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 ProSeries Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£630.39as of 5 Nov, 18:23	£463.71as of 5 Nov, 18:22
RRP (differs)	£669.99	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	30-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 10 mo old)	Nov 2021 (5 yr old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI
Memory type (differs)	DDR5	DDR4
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	4
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 4.0
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	20 Gbps
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	20+1	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	Yes	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	not stated
Audio codec (differs)	ALC4082	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#236,772	#291,510
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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