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Specification	MSI PRO Z890-S WIFI PZ	MAG Z890 TOMAHAWK WIFI Motherboard	ASUS TUF Gaming Z890-PLUS WiFi Z890 LGA 1851 ATX Motherboard	GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS Elite WIFI7 Plus Intel LGA 1851 ATX Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£277.10as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£260.10as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£271.01as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£262.22as of 5 Nov, 18:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£285.99	£299.99	not stated	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	90-day low	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)	Mar 2026 (7 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	MSI	ASUS	Gigabyte
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	4	not stated	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,600 MT/s	9,200 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	3	4	4	4
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	5.4	not stated	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	5GbE	2.5GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4	USB4
Fastest USB-C port	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	16+1+2
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes	not stated
Video outputs	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#145,839	#72,861	#106,630	#119,450
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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