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Specification	ASUS PRIME Z790M-PLUS Intel Z790 LGA 1700 Micro ATX Motherboard	MSI PRO Z790-A WiFi II Motherboard	"ASROCK Z790M ITX WIFI
Price (new) (differs)	£207.99as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£209.76as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£210.49as of 5 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£236.97	not stated	£388.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2023 (3 yr 10 mo old)	Dec 2025 (10 mo old)	Oct 2022 (4 yr old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI	ASRock
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor (differs)	Micro-ATX	ATX	Mini-ITX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4	2
Maximum RAM (differs)	128 GB	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	7,800 MT/s	6,800 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	4	2
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.3	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	USB4	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	20 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	not stated	4
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	not stated	7+1+1
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	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	not stated	ALC897
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#28,753	#160,745	#163,045
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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