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Specification	ASUS ProArt Z890-CREATOR WIFI Z890 LGA 1851 ATX Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z890-F Gaming WiFi Intel Z890 LGA 1851 ATX Motherboard	ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero BTF
Price (new) (differs)	£511.10as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£489.12as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£454.57as of 20 Sep, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP	not stated	not stated	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 7 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 8 mo old)
Brand	ASUS	ASUS	ASUS
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	not stated	256 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	5	not stated
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)	not stated	Yes	not stated
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 5	Thunderbolt 4	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	not stated	Black
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#268,160	#242,833	#7,908
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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