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Specification	MSI MPG Z890I EDGE TI WIFI Motherboard	GIGABYTE Z890I AORUS Ultra Ultra Core	Refurbished ASRock Z890I NOVA WiFi DDR5 PCIe 5.0 mITX Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£299.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£321.02as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£253.71as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£389.99	not stated	£669.99
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	Gigabyte	ASRock
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor	Mini-ITX	Mini-ITX	Mini-ITX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	2	2	2
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,600 MT/s	not stated	9,466 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	4	2	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	Yes (generation not stated)
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	2.5GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	not stated	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	8+1+2	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	not stated	HDMI
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#11,025	#119,565	#19,489
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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