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Specification	MSI PRO Z890-S WIFI PZ	ASUS TUF Gaming Z890-PLUS WiFi Z890 LGA 1851 ATX Motherboard	GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS Elite X ICE Ultra Core
Price (new) (differs)	£282.44as of 4 Oct, 06:21	£284.56as of 4 Oct, 06:20	£282.06as of 4 Oct, 06:23
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£285.99	not stated	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	not stated	30-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 8 mo old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 11 mo old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 11 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	Gigabyte
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,600 MT/s	not stated	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	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
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)	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	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)	#116,983	#108,873	#116,083
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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