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Specification	MSI PRO Z890-S WIFI PZ	GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS Elite X ICE Ultra Core	ASUS ROG Strix Z890-F Gaming WiFi Intel Z890 LGA 1851 ATX Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£282.44as of 4 Oct, 06:21	£282.06as of 4 Oct, 06:23	£279.79 (currently unavailable)as of 4 Oct, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£285.99	not stated	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	30-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 8 mo old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 11 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 8 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte	ASUS
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	4	not stated
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	5	5
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes
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	not stated	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	White	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#116,983	#116,083	#276,298
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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