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Specification	Asrock Z790 LIVEMIXER	ASUS TUF GAMING Z790-PLUS WIFI	Asrock Z790 PG SONIC
Price (new) (differs)	£243.75 (currently unavailable)as of 6 Nov, 18:22	£242.50as of 6 Nov, 18:21	£242.07as of 6 Nov, 18:23
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£251.99	£379.36
Price badge (differs)	90-day low	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2022 (4 yr 10 mo old)	Jun 2019 (7 yr 5 mo old)	Jan 2022 (4 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASRock	ASUS	ASRock
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)	not stated	not stated	128 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	6,800 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	4	5
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 (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes
WiFi (differs)	None named in the listing title	WiFi 6E	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	Thunderbolt 4	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	20 Gbps	20 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	4	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	14+1+1	16+1	14+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	not stated	Yes
Video outputs	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec (differs)	ALC897	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#313,253	#45,873	#212,360
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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