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Specification	MSI PRO Z790-S WIFI Motherboard	ASUS Z790 MAX Gaming WIFI7 Intel Z790	ASUS Z790-AYW WiFi W II Intel Z790 LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard PCIe 5.0
Price (new) (differs)	£219.90 (currently unavailable)as of 4 Oct, 06:21	£261.96as of 4 Oct, 06:23	£285.56as of 4 Oct, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£239.99	not stated	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	not stated	30-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Aug 2023 (3 yr 1 mo old)	May 2025 (1 yr 4 mo old)	Jun 2025 (1 yr 4 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	ASUS
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	6,600 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	2	3	3
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 7	WiFi 6
Bluetooth (differs)	5.3	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	1GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	USB4	USB4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	20 Gbps	20 Gbps	10 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	14+1	12+1
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI	HDMI
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#56,146	#363,119	#124,644
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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