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Specification	Asrock Z790 PG SONIC	Asrock Z790 LIVEMIXER	ASUS TUF GAMING Z790-PLUS WIFI
Price (new) (differs)	£244.07as of 5 Nov, 18:23	£243.75 (currently unavailable)as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£242.50as of 5 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£379.36	not stated	£251.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	90-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2022 (4 yr 10 mo old)	Jan 2022 (4 yr 10 mo old)	Jun 2019 (7 yr 5 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASRock	ASRock	ASUS
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	128 GB	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	6,800 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	5	4
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	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	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	not stated	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port	20 Gbps	20 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	4	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	14+1+1	14+1+1	16+1
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
Video outputs	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	ALC897	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#211,952	#312,759	#38,555
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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