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Specification	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-I Gaming WiFi Intel Z790 LGA 1700 Mini-ITX…	MSI PRO Z790-A WiFi II Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£378.12as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£209.76as of 5 Nov, 18:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£545.37	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2022 (4 yr 10 mo old)	Dec 2025 (10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790
Form factor (differs)	Mini-ITX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	2	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	7,800 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	2	4
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated
WiFi	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.3
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	20 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	10+1	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#8,549	#160,745
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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