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Side-by-side comparison of 4 motherboards
Specification	Gigabyte Z790 AORUS XTREME X ICE Motherboard	MSI MPG Z790 Carbon MAX WiFi II Gaming Motherboard	ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-F GAMING WIFI II	TUF GAMING Z790-BTF WIFI 7 Intel Z790
Price (new) (differs)	£1,599.00as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£1,177.32as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£1,034.79as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£930.51as of 20 Sep, 06:21
RRP (differs)	£2,999.00	not stated	not stated	not stated
Price badge (differs)	90-day low	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Apr 2024 (2 yr 5 mo old)	Apr 2024 (2 yr 4 mo old)	Oct 2023 (2 yr 11 mo old)	May 2024 (2 yr 4 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	MSI	ASUS	ASUS
Form factor (differs)	not stated	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type (differs)	DDR5	DDR5	not stated	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,266 MT/s	7,800 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	not stated	not stated	4
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	not stated	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	Yes (generation not stated)	WiFi 7
Wired LAN (differs)	10GbE	5GbE	not stated	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	USB4	not stated	Thunderbolt 4
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	24+1+2	19+1+1	not stated	16+1+1
Colour (differs)	White	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#259,960	#235,003	#259,342	#48,044
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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