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Specification	MSI PRO Z890-S WIFI Motherboard	MSI PRO Z890-A WIFI Motherboard	GIGABYTE Z890 GAMING X WIFI7 Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£209.91as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£206.60as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£202.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£214.99	£289.99	£244.99
Price badge (differs)	30-day low	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	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	4	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,600 MT/s	9,066 MT/s	8,800 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	3	4	not stated
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	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	not stated	16+1+2
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs	not stated	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#11,025	#10,978	#16,995
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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