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Specification	Z490 LGA 1200 Computer Motherboard Dual DDR4 Gaming Motherboard 2 X…	Z490 Gaming PLUS Gaming Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO ProSeries ATX Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£86.24as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£100.02as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£258.09as of 20 Sep, 06:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£155.34	£158.70	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	90-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Aug 2024 (2 yr 1 mo old)	Sep 2024 (2 yr old)	May 2020 (6 yr 4 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Cuifati	XUMIUZIY	MSI
Socket	LGA1200	LGA1200	LGA1200
Chipset	Z490	Z490	Z490
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM (differs)	64 GB	64 GB	128 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	not stated	4,800 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	not stated	2
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0	not stated
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	None named in the listing title	Yes (generation not stated)	WiFi 6
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	1GbE	1GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	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)	not stated	not stated	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)	DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#222,693	#48,419	#31,923
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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