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Specification	ASRock Asro Z790 STEEL LEGEND WIFI Z790	MSI PRO Z790-S WIFI Motherboard	ASUS Z790-AYW WiFi W II Intel Z790 LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard PCIe 5.0
Price (new) (differs)	£300.54as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£220.11as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£293.27as of 20 Sep, 06:22
RRP (differs)	£456.99	£239.99	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2022 (3 yr 11 mo old)	Aug 2023 (3 yr old)	Jun 2025 (1 yr 3 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASRock	MSI	ASUS
Memory type (differs)	not stated	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	4	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	6,800 MT/s	6,600 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	2	3
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.3	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	not stated	USB4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	20 Gbps	20 Gbps	10 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	8	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	16+1+1	not stated	12+1
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI
Audio codec (differs)	ALC897	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#131,797	#55,002	#114,788
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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