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Specification	MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk MAX WiFi Gaming Motherboard	ASUS Z790-AYW WiFi W II Intel Z790 LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard PCIe 5.0
Price (new) (differs)	£354.02as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£293.27as of 20 Sep, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP	not stated	not stated
Price badge (differs)	30-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2023 (2 yr 11 mo old)	Jun 2025 (1 yr 3 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	7,800 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	3
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	WiFi 6
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	USB4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	10 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	16+1+1	12+1
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#261,178	#114,788
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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