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Specification	MSI MPG Z790I Edge WiFi Gaming Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-F Gaming WiFi 6E LGA 1700(Intel 13th&12th Gen)…	ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-A GAMING WIFI II
Price (new) (differs)	£519.99as of 22 Sep, 18:21	£720.04as of 22 Sep, 18:21	£610.21as of 22 Sep, 18:22
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)	Nov 2023 (2 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	ASUS
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor (differs)	Mini-ITX	ATX	not stated
Memory type (differs)	DDR5	DDR5	not stated
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,000 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	4	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	not stated
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E	Yes (generation not stated)
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	not stated
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)	10+1+1	16+1	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)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#190,417	#137,937	#414,867
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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