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Specification	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-F Gaming WiFi 6E LGA 1700(Intel 13th&12th Gen)…	TUF GAMING Z790-BTF WIFI 7 Intel Z790	MSI MPG Z790 Carbon WiFi II Gaming Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£720.04as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£930.51as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£664.00as of 20 Sep, 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)	May 2024 (2 yr 4 mo old)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 7 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	ASUS	MSI
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	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	7,800 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	4	4	not stated
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 (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	Thunderbolt 4	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	16+1+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)	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#136,831	#48,044	#68,321
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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