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Specification	ASRock Asro Z790 STEEL LEGEND WIFI Z790	GIGABYTE Z790 Gaming X AX
Price (new) (differs)	£336.36as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£309.65as of 5 Nov, 18:23
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£456.99	not stated
Price badge (differs)	30-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2022 (4 yr old)	Jan 2023 (3 yr 9 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASRock	Gigabyte
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type (differs)	not stated	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	6,800 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated
WiFi	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	20 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	8	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	16+1+1	16+2+1
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec (differs)	ALC897	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#135,422	#201,918
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

Highlighted rows differ between these boards. “Not stated” means the Amazon listing does not mention it: the board may still have it, so check the maker’s specification. Power phases are printed as stated by the maker and are not comparable between brands. Prices are the new price on Amazon.co.uk at the time shown; the price on Amazon when you buy is the one that applies.

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