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Specification	MSI MPG Z790 Edge WiFi Gaming Motherboard	MSI PRO Z790-A WiFi ProSeries Motherboard	MSI MPG Z790 EDGE WIFI	MSI PRO Z790-VC WiFi ProSeries Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£493.70as of 20 Sep, 02:41	£469.51as of 20 Sep, 02:41	£436.22as of 20 Sep, 02:41	£412.24as of 20 Sep, 02:42
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	not stated	£137.11 (Used - Like New)as of 20 Sep, 02:41	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	not stated	£349.99	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Nov 2020 (5 yr 10 mo old)	Oct 2022 (3 yr 11 mo old)	Jan 2022 (4 yr 8 mo old)	Apr 2024 (2 yr 5 mo old)
Brand	MSI	MSI	MSI	MSI
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type (differs)	DDR5	DDR5	not stated	DDR5
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	7,200 MT/s	not stated	not stated	7,200 MT/s
M.2 slots	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	not stated	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E	Yes (generation not stated)	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	not stated	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	16+1+1	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#190,020	#239,181	#200,873	#224,253
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