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Specification	ASROCK Z790 PG RIPTIDE	MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z790-A WIFI
Price (new) (differs)	not stated	£189.99as of 5 Nov, 18:23	£390.26as of 5 Nov, 18:23
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	not stated	£84.40 (Used - Very Good)as of 5 Nov, 18:23
RRP (differs)	£468.99	£229.99	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2022 (4 yr old)	Jan 2022 (4 yr 10 mo old)	Jan 2022 (4 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASRock	MSI	ASUS
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	4	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	6,800 MT/s	7,200 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	4	4
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	None named in the listing title	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.3	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	20 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	8	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	14+1+1	not stated	16+1
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#83,984	#17,109	#28,753
Buy	See it on Amazon	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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