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Specification	GIGABYTE X870E AORUS PRO ICE Motherboard	MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk MAX WiFi PZ Motherboard	GIGABYTE X870E AORUS PRO AM5 LGA 1718
Price (new) (differs)	£351.57as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£335.47as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£328.07as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£349.00	not stated	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	Lowest we've recorded	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Sep 2024 (1 yr 11 mo old)	Oct 2025 (11 mo old)	Sep 2024 (1 yr 11 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870E	X870E	X870E
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,000 MT/s	8,400 MT/s	not stated
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	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	USB4	USB4	USB4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	40 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	16+2+2	not stated	16+2+2
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)	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	White	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#6,474	#196,266	#58,065
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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