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Specification	ASROCK Z790 Z790 PG LIGHTNING	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX Motherboard	GIGABYTE Z790 AORUS Elite AX
Price (new) (differs)	£180.76as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£179.97as of 5 Nov, 18:23	£179.97as of 5 Nov, 18:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£186.26	£189.99	not stated
Price badge (differs)	30-day low	Lowest we've recorded	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2022 (4 yr old)	Oct 2022 (4 yr 1 mo old)	Oct 2022 (4 yr old)
Brand (differs)	ASRock	Gigabyte	Gigabyte
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor (differs)	not stated	not stated	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	6,800 MT/s	7,600 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots	4	4	4
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	None named in the listing title	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	20 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	4	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	14+1+1	16+1+2	16+1+2
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#165,846	#20,393	#67,637
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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