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Specification	ASRock Asro Z790 STEEL LEGEND WIFI Z790	ASUS Z790-AYW WiFi W II Intel Z790 LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard PCIe 5.0	MSI PRO Z790-A WIFI
Price (new) (differs)	£300.54as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£293.27as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£286.37as of 20 Sep, 06:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£456.99	not stated	£309.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	not stated	Lowest we've recorded
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2022 (3 yr 11 mo old)	Jun 2025 (1 yr 3 mo old)	Oct 2022 (3 yr 11 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASRock	ASUS	MSI
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type (differs)	not stated	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated	not stated
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)	5	3	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	not stated
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6	Yes (generation not stated)
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	USB4	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	20 Gbps	10 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports (differs)	8	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	16+1+1	12+1	16+1+1
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI	not stated
Audio codec (differs)	ALC897	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#131,797	#114,788	#180,887
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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