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Specification	MSI MPG Z890I EDGE TI WIFI Motherboard	ASUS Intel ROG Strix Z890-I Gaming WiFi Mini-iTX motherboard	GIGABYTE Z890I AORUS Ultra Ultra Core
Price (new) (differs)	£299.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£605.88as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£321.02as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£389.99	£478.67	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	Gigabyte
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor	Mini-ITX	Mini-ITX	Mini-ITX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	2	not stated	2
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,600 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	4	2	2
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	not stated	8+1+2
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#11,025	#8,135	#119,565
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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