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Specification	MSI MPG Z790 Edge WiFi Gaming Motherboard	MSI MPG Z790 Carbon WiFi II Gaming Motherboard	ASUS PRIME Z790-A WIFI Intel Z790 LGA 1700 ATX PCIe5 Wi-Fi 6E HDMI…
Price (new) (differs)	£545.60as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£664.00as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£414.93as of 5 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	not stated	£354.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Nov 2020 (6 yr old)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 9 mo old)	Oct 2022 (4 yr old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	MSI	ASUS
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type (differs)	DDR5	DDR5	not stated
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	7,200 MT/s	7,800 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
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)	not stated	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 7	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	not stated	20 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	16+1+1	19+1+1	not stated
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)	not stated	not stated	HDMI
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#194,599	#176,650	#156,464
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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