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Specification	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)	£1,177.32as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£1,034.79as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£930.51as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP	not stated	not stated	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Apr 2024 (2 yr 4 mo old)	Oct 2023 (2 yr 11 mo old)	May 2024 (2 yr 4 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	ASUS
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type (differs)	DDR5	not stated	DDR5
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	7,800 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	not stated	4
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	not stated	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	Yes (generation not stated)	WiFi 7
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	not stated	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	USB4	not stated	Thunderbolt 4
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)	19+1+1	not stated	16+1+1
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	not stated	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#235,003	#259,342	#48,044
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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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