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Specification	NZXT N7 Z790 Motherboard	MSI PRO Z790-VC WiFi ProSeries Motherboard	MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk MAX WiFi Gaming Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£389.49 (currently unavailable)as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£412.24as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£354.02as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£299.99	not stated	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	not stated	30-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Mar 2023 (3 yr 6 mo old)	Apr 2024 (2 yr 5 mo old)	Oct 2023 (2 yr 11 mo old)
Brand (differs)	NZXT	MSI	MSI
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type (differs)	not stated	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	7,200 MT/s	7,800 MT/s
M.2 slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	not stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	not stated	not stated	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	not stated	16+1+1
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 (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	Black	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#87,040	#223,994	#261,178
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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