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Specification	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS XTREME X ICE Motherboard	MSI MPG Z790 Carbon MAX WiFi II Gaming Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£1,599.00as of 20 Sep, 02:42	£1,177.32as of 20 Sep, 02:42
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£2,999.00	not stated
Price badge (differs)	90-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Apr 2024 (2 yr 5 mo old)	Apr 2024 (2 yr 4 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	MSI
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790
Form factor (differs)	not stated	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,266 MT/s	7,800 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	5	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	Yes	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	10GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	USB4
Fastest USB-C port	not stated	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	24+1+2	19+1+1
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	White	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#260,122	#235,320
Buy	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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