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Specification	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming WiFi II LGA 1700	ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-F GAMING WIFI II	MSI MPG Z790 Edge TI MAX WiFi Gaming Motherboard	MSI MPG Z790 Carbon MAX WiFi II Gaming Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£926.47as of 5 Nov, 18:23	£984.77as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£857.06as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£1,029.73as of 5 Nov, 18:21
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2023 (3 yr old)	Oct 2023 (3 yr old)	Feb 2024 (2 yr 8 mo old)	Apr 2024 (2 yr 6 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	ASUS	MSI	MSI
Memory type (differs)	DDR5	not stated	DDR5	DDR5
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	not stated	7,800 MT/s	7,800 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	5	not stated	not stated	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	not stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	Yes (generation not stated)	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	not stated	2.5GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	USB4
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	not stated	16+1+1	19+1+1
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#136,174	#265,825	#337,887	#240,815
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