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Specification	ASROCK Z790 Z790 PG LIGHTNING	ASUS Prime Z790-P, an Intel Z790 LGA 1700 ATX motherboard with PCIe…	MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi Gaming Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£182.76as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£179.99as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£189.98as of 20 Sep, 06:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£186.26	£287.43	£499.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2022 (3 yr 11 mo old)	Jan 2022 (4 yr 8 mo old)	Nov 2020 (5 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASRock	ASUS	MSI
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor (differs)	not stated	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	4	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	6,800 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	4	3	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	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	None named in the listing title	None named in the listing title	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	not stated
SATA ports (differs)	4	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	14+1+1	14+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)	HDMI	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#157,882	#52,238	#57,146
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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