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Specification	MSI MEG Z890 ACE Motherboard	Z890 GAMING WIFI Motherboard	GIGABYTE Z890 UD WIFI6E Intel Core Ultra
Price (new) (differs)	£419.00as of 4 Oct, 06:21	£199.99as of 4 Oct, 06:21	not stated
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£359.61 (Used - Like New)as of 4 Oct, 06:21	£182.87 (Used - Very Good)as of 4 Oct, 06:21	not stated
RRP (differs)	£649.99	£199.99	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 11 mo old)	Dec 2025 (9 mo old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 11 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)	9,200 MT/s	8,800 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	3	3
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	10GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4	not stated
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	12+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	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#11,394	#11,394	#166,246
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	See it on Amazon

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