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Specification	MSI MPG Z790I Edge WiFi Gaming Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-I Gaming WiFi Intel Z790 LGA 1700 Mini-ITX…	"ASROCK Z790M ITX WIFI
Price (new) (differs)	£519.99as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£378.12as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£210.49as of 5 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£545.37	£388.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2022 (4 yr old)	Jan 2022 (4 yr 10 mo old)	Oct 2022 (4 yr old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	ASRock
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor	Mini-ITX	Mini-ITX	Mini-ITX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	2	2
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,000 MT/s	not stated	6,800 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	2	2
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	not stated	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	Thunderbolt 4	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	20 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	not stated	4
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	10+1+1	10+1	7+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	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	not stated	ALC897
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#194,599	#8,549	#163,045
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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