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Specification	MSI MPG Z790 Carbon MAX WiFi II Gaming Motherboard	TUF GAMING Z790-BTF WIFI 7 Intel Z790	ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-H Gaming
Price (new) (differs)	£1,177.32as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£930.51as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£798.92as 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)	May 2024 (2 yr 4 mo old)	Jan 2023 (3 yr 7 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	ASUS
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	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	7,800 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	4	4
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	USB4	Thunderbolt 4	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	not stated	20 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	19+1+1	16+1+1	16+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 (differs)	not stated	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#235,003	#48,044	#195,184
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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