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Specification	ASUS ROG Strix X870-A Gaming WiFi	ASUS X870 MAX Gaming WIFI7W Motherboard Socket AMD AM5	MICRO CENTER CPU Motherboard Combo: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU…
Price (new) (differs)	£299.99as of 5 Nov, 18:23	£199.99as of 5 Nov, 18:20	not stated
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£417.99	£359.99	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Sep 2024 (2 yr 1 mo old)	Apr 2025 (1 yr 6 mo old)	Jul 2026 (3 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	ASUS	Gigabyte
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870	X870	X870
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	not stated	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	not stated	256 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	4	not stated	3
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	Yes	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 6
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	not stated	5.3
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt	USB4	USB4	USB4
Fastest USB-C port	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	not stated	4
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	16+2+2	12+2+1	8+2+2
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	White	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#6,008	#6,774	#295,010
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	See it on Amazon

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