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Specification	MSI MAG X870E TOMAHAWK WIFI Motherboard	MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk WiFi ATX Motherboard	MSI MEG X870E ACE MAX Motherboard	MSI MAG X870E TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£275.00as of 22 Sep, 18:20	not stated	£599.99as of 22 Sep, 18:20	£309.99as of 22 Sep, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£217.25 (Used - Like New)as of 22 Sep, 18:20	£263.67 (Used - Like New)as of 22 Sep, 18:22	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£319.99	not stated	£599.99	£329.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	not stated	90-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 8 mo old)	Mar 2025 (1 yr 6 mo old)	Jan 2026 (8 mo old)	Mar 2026 (6 mo old)
Brand	MSI	MSI	MSI	MSI
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870E	X870E	X870E	X870E
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,400 MT/s	8,400 MT/s	9,000 MT/s	8,400 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	4	4	5	4
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4
Wired LAN	5GbE	5GbE	5GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	USB4	USB4	USB4	USB4
Fastest USB-C port	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#3,373	#298,275	#3,373	#3,373
Buy	Check price on Amazon	See it on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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