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Specification	MSI MPG Z890 CARBON WIFI Motherboard	ASUS TUF Gaming Z890-PLUS WiFi Z890 LGA 1851 ATX Motherboard	GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS Master Intel Core Ultra
Price (new) (differs)	£328.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£331.23as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£311.37as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£260.61 (Used - Like New)as of 20 Sep, 06:21	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£489.99	not stated	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	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	9,200 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	4	5
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	Yes	not stated
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	2.5GbE	10GbE
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	18+1+2
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	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	#46,912	#125,618
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

Highlighted rows differ between these boards. “Not stated” means the Amazon listing does not mention it: the board may still have it, so check the maker’s specification. Power phases are printed as stated by the maker and are not comparable between brands. Prices are the new price on Amazon.co.uk at the time shown; the price on Amazon when you buy is the one that applies.

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