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Specification	ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR X870E APEX	MSI MPG X870E Carbon MAX WiFi Motherboard	ASUS ProArt X870E-Creator WiFi AMD AM5 ATX Content Creator Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£479.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£472.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£466.39as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£499.00as of 20 Sep, 06:20
RRP (differs)	£565.99	£669.99	not stated	£473.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	90-day low	Lowest we've recorded	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Sep 2024 (1 yr 11 mo old)	Mar 2025 (1 yr 6 mo old)	Apr 2026 (5 mo old)	Sep 2024 (1 yr 11 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	ASUS	MSI	ASUS
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	2	4	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	not stated	9,000 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	5	4	2
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	not stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes	not stated
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	not stated	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	5GbE	5GbE	2.5GbE
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	not stated	40 Gbps	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	18+2+2	not stated	not stated	16+2+2
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#19,292	#65,726	#200,178	#18,071
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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