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Specification	MSI MEG Z890 ACE Motherboard	Z890 GAMING WIFI Motherboard	GIGABYTE Z890 AERO D Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£429.90as of 22 Sep, 18:21	£199.99as of 22 Sep, 18:21	not stated
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£372.12 (Used - Like New)as of 22 Sep, 18:21	£187.62 (Used - Very Good)as of 22 Sep, 18:21	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 10 mo old)	Dec 2025 (9 mo old)	Nov 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor (differs)	ATX	ATX	not stated
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)	9,200 MT/s	8,800 MT/s	9,500 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	5	3	not stated
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	Yes	Yes	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	10GbE	2.5GbE	10GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 5
Fastest USB-C port	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	40 Gbps
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	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#12,002	#12,002	#283,362
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	See it on Amazon

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