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Specification	MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi Gaming Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi AMD AM5 X870 ATX Motherboard…	NZXT N9 X870E - AMD X870E AM5 ATX Motherboard - Black
Price (new) (differs)	£416.83as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£420.95as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£399.97as of 5 Nov, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	not stated	£419.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Sep 2024 (2 yr 1 mo old)	Sep 2024 (2 yr 1 mo old)	Mar 2025 (1 yr 7 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	NZXT
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870E	X870E	X870E
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)	not stated	not stated	8,000 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	5	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	5GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	USB4	not stated
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)	not stated	18+2+2	20+2+1
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	HDMI	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	not stated	Black
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#56,714	#12,317	#27,069
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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