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Specification	MSI PRO Z890-S WIFI Motherboard	ASUS Intel PRIME Z890-P ATX motherboard	ASRock Z890 Lightning WiFi 1851 ATX DDR5 Retail
Price (new) (differs)	£178.46as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£165.21as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£175.70as of 5 Nov, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	£80.46 (Used - Very Good)as of 5 Nov, 18:22	not stated
RRP (differs)	£214.99	£246.99	£608.99
Price badge (differs)	Lowest we've recorded	30-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)	Sep 2024 (2 yr 1 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	ASRock
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	not stated	256 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,600 MT/s	not stated	9,466 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	3	4	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 (differs)	WiFi 7	None named in the listing title	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	not stated	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	not stated	USB4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	20 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	not stated	ALC1220
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#58,459	#57,502	#185,620
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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