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Specification	MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR4 Gaming Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-F Gaming WiFi 6E LGA 1700(Intel 13th&12th Gen)…	MSI MPG Z790 Carbon WiFi II Gaming Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£704.67as of 4 Oct, 06:23	£729.64as of 4 Oct, 06:21	£663.90as of 4 Oct, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP	not stated	not stated	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2022 (3 yr 11 mo old)	Oct 2022 (3 yr 11 mo old)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 8 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	MSI
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type (differs)	DDR4	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	5,333 MT/s	not stated	7,800 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	4	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	Yes	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E	WiFi 7
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	20 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	16+1+1	16+1	19+1+1
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)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#258,770	#137,540	#114,162
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

Highlighted rows differ between these boards. “Not stated” means the Amazon listing does not mention it: the board may still have it, so check the maker’s specification. Power phases are printed as stated by the maker and are not comparable between brands. Prices are the new price on Amazon.co.uk at the time shown; the price on Amazon when you buy is the one that applies.

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