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Specification	Asrock Z790 LIVEMIXER	MSI PRO Z790-S WIFI Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£251.25as of 22 Sep, 18:22	£220.11as of 22 Sep, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£239.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2022 (4 yr 8 mo old)	Aug 2023 (3 yr old)
Brand (differs)	ASRock	MSI
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	6,800 MT/s	6,600 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	5	2
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	None named in the listing title	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.3
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	20 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	4	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	14+1+1	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec (differs)	ALC897	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#303,583	#57,678
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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