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Specification	ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero Intel Z790 LGA 1700 ATX motherboard	MSI PRO Z790-P WIFI Motherboard	ASUS TUF GAMING Z790-PLUS WIFI	TUF GAMING Z790-BTF WIFI 7 Intel Z790
Price (new) (differs)	not stated	£138.28as of 20 Sep, 02:41	£200.99as of 20 Sep, 02:41	£930.51as of 20 Sep, 02:42
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£149.99	£251.99	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 10 mo old)	Jun 2019 (7 yr 3 mo old)	May 2024 (2 yr 4 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI	ASUS	ASUS
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4	4	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	7,000 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	4	4	4
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	None named in the listing title	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.2	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	not stated	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	20 Gbps	20 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	20+1	not stated	16+1	16+1+1
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, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#166,014	#7,164	#46,140	#46,140
Buy	See it on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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