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Specification	MSI PRO Z790-VC WiFi ProSeries Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z790-A WIFI	NZXT N7 Z790 Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£390.04as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£390.26as of 5 Nov, 18:23	£386.11 (currently unavailable)as of 5 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	£84.40 (Used - Very Good)as of 5 Nov, 18:23	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	not stated	£299.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Apr 2024 (2 yr 6 mo old)	Jan 2022 (4 yr 10 mo old)	Mar 2023 (3 yr 7 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	NZXT
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type (differs)	DDR5	DDR5	not stated
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	7,200 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	4	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	not stated
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	20 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	16+1	not stated
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)	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	not stated	Black
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#229,874	#28,753	#92,893
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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