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Specification	ASUS PRIME Z790M-PLUS Intel Z790 LGA 1700 Micro ATX Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z790M-Plus LGA 1700(Intel 14th	MSI PRO Z790-A WiFi II Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£207.99as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£207.99as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£209.76as of 5 Nov, 18:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£236.97	not stated	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	90-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2023 (3 yr 10 mo old)	Feb 2023 (3 yr 8 mo old)	Dec 2025 (10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	ASUS	MSI
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor (differs)	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	not stated	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	128 GB	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	not stated	7,800 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	3	4
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6	None named in the listing title	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	not stated	5.3
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	1GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	USB4	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	20 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	10+1	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#28,753	#111,363	#160,745
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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