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Specification	MSI PRO Z890-S WIFI PZ	MAG Z890 TOMAHAWK WIFI Motherboard	GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS PRO ICE Intel Core Ultra
Price (new) (differs)	£282.44as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£289.00as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£268.98as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£285.99	£299.99	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	30-day low	90-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 7 mo old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,600 MT/s	9,200 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	3	4	5
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)	Yes	Yes	not stated
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	5GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	not stated	16+1+2
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	not stated	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	not stated	White
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#62,852	#10,978	#119,565
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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