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Specification	MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi Gaming Motherboard	NZXT N9 X870E - AMD X870E AM5 ATX Motherboard - Black
Price (new) (differs)	£416.83as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£399.97as of 5 Nov, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£419.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Sep 2024 (2 yr 1 mo old)	Mar 2025 (1 yr 7 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	NZXT
Socket	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870E	X870E
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	8,000 MT/s
M.2 slots	not stated	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	not stated	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	20+2+1
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	Black
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#56,714	#27,069
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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