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Specification	ASROCK Z790 Z790 PG LIGHTNING	MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi Gaming Motherboard	GIGABYTE Z790 EAGLE Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£182.76as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£189.98as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£181.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£186.26	£499.99	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2022 (3 yr 11 mo old)	Nov 2020 (5 yr 10 mo old)	Nov 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASRock	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor (differs)	not stated	ATX	not stated
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	6,800 MT/s	not stated	7,600 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	4	not stated	3
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	Yes	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	None named in the listing title	WiFi 6E	None named in the listing title
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	not stated	10 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	4	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	14+1+1	not stated	12+1+1
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#157,882	#57,146	#228,435
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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