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Specification	Asrock Z790 LIVEMIXER	MSI PRO Z790-S WIFI Motherboard	MSI PRO Z790-A WIFI	ASUS Z790-AYW WiFi W II Intel Z790 LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard PCIe 5.0
Price (new) (differs)	£251.25as of 22 Sep, 18:22	£220.11as of 22 Sep, 18:21	£286.37as of 22 Sep, 18:21	£290.90as of 22 Sep, 18:22
RRP (differs)	not stated	£239.99	£309.99	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	not stated	Lowest we've recorded	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2022 (4 yr 8 mo old)	Aug 2023 (3 yr old)	Oct 2022 (3 yr 11 mo old)	Jun 2025 (1 yr 3 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASRock	MSI	MSI	ASUS
RAM slots (differs)	4	4	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	6,800 MT/s	6,600 MT/s	7,600 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	2	not stated	3
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	not stated	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	None named in the listing title	WiFi 6E	Yes (generation not stated)	WiFi 6
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.3	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	not stated	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	USB4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	20 Gbps	20 Gbps	not stated	10 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	4	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	14+1+1	not stated	16+1+1	12+1
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated	HDMI
Audio codec (differs)	ALC897	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#303,583	#57,678	#186,507	#117,674
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