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Specification	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS XTREME X ICE Motherboard	MSI MPG Z790 Carbon MAX WiFi II Gaming Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming WiFi II LGA 1700
Price (new) (differs)	£1,599.00as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£1,029.73as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£926.47as of 5 Nov, 18:23
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£2,999.00	not stated	not stated
Price badge (differs)	90-day low	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Apr 2024 (2 yr 6 mo old)	Apr 2024 (2 yr 6 mo old)	Oct 2023 (3 yr old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	MSI	ASUS
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor (differs)	not stated	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)	8,266 MT/s	7,800 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	not stated	5
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	Yes	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	Yes	Yes	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	10GbE	5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	USB4	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	not stated	not stated	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	24+1+2	19+1+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)	not stated	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	White	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#317,832	#240,815	#136,174
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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