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Specification	MSI MEG Z890 ACE Motherboard	ASUS Intel ROG Maximus Z890 Hero ATX motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z890-H Gaming WiFi
Price (new) (differs)	£429.95as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£359.99as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£402.85as of 5 Nov, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£332.50 (Used - Like New)as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£324.15 (Used - Very Good)as of 5 Nov, 18:21	not stated
RRP (differs)	£649.99	£872.94	£307.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	ASUS
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	not stated	256 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	9,200 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	6	4
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	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	10GbE	5GbE	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)	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	not stated	Black
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#98,229	#8,549	#8,549
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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