Compare 3 motherboards

Side-by-side comparison of 3 motherboards
Specification	MSI MEG Z890 ACE Motherboard	ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero BTF	ASUS ROG Strix Z890-H Gaming WiFi
Price (new) (differs)	£429.90as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£454.57as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£411.16as of 20 Sep, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£372.12 (Used - Like New)as of 20 Sep, 06:21	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£649.99	not stated	£307.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 8 mo old)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 8 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	256 GB	256 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	9,200 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	not stated	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	not stated	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	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	not stated	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	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Video outputs	not stated	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	Black	Black
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#11,025	#7,908	#7,908
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

Highlighted rows differ between these boards. “Not stated” means the Amazon listing does not mention it: the board may still have it, so check the maker’s specification. Power phases are printed as stated by the maker and are not comparable between brands. Prices are the new price on Amazon.co.uk at the time shown; the price on Amazon when you buy is the one that applies.

Find another board to compare