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Specification	MSI MAG X870E TOMAHAWK WIFI Motherboard	MSI X870E GAMING PLUS WIFI Motherboard	MSI PRO X870E-S EVO WIFI Motherboard	Asus - ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Edition 20 Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£279.95as of 18 Oct, 06:20	£184.99as of 18 Oct, 06:20	£219.95as of 18 Oct, 06:22	not stated
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£219.34 (Used - Very Good)as of 18 Oct, 06:20	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£319.99	£289.99	£219.99	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	not stated	Lowest we've recorded	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 9 mo old)	May 2025 (1 yr 5 mo old)	Mar 2026 (7 mo old)	Sep 2026 (new this month)
Brand (differs)	MSI	MSI	MSI	ASUS
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870E	X870E	X870E	X870E
Form factor (differs)	ATX	ATX	ATX	not stated
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4	4	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	256 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,400 MT/s	8,200 MT/s	8,200 MT/s	8,600 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	4	3	3	5
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 (differs)	Yes	Yes	Yes	not stated
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	5GbE	5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	USB4	USB4	USB4	USB4
Fastest USB-C port	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	4
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	Yes
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)	#2,605	#2,605	#2,605	#57,739
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	See it on Amazon

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