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Specification	ASUS Prime Z790-A WIFI	NZXT N7 Z790 Motherboard	MSI PRO Z790-VC WiFi ProSeries Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£390.26as of 5 Nov, 18:23	£386.11 (currently unavailable)as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£390.04as of 5 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£84.40 (Used - Very Good)as of 5 Nov, 18:23	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£299.99	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2022 (4 yr 10 mo old)	Mar 2023 (3 yr 7 mo old)	Apr 2024 (2 yr 6 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	NZXT	MSI
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type (differs)	DDR5	not stated	DDR5
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	not stated	7,200 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	4	not stated	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	not stated	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	not stated	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	not stated	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	20 Gbps	not stated	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	16+1	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	Black	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#28,753	#92,893	#229,874
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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