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Specification	MSI MAG X870 TOMAHAWK WIFI Motherboard	GIGABYTE X870 AORUS ELITE X3D ICE Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£287.54as of 20 Sep, 02:42	£266.99as of 20 Sep, 02:43
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£284.99	£652.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Sep 2024 (1 yr 11 mo old)	Sep 2025 (11 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870	X870
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,400 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	3	4
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	Yes	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	USB4	USB4
Fastest USB-C port	40 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	16+2+2
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	White
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#16,150	#7,612
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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