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Specification	ASUS TUF Gaming Z890-PLUS WiFi Z890 LGA 1851 ATX Motherboard	MSI MPG Z890 CARBON WIFI Motherboard	GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS MASTER Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£331.23as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£328.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£324.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	£260.61 (Used - Like New)as of 20 Sep, 06:21	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£489.99	£529.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	9,200 MT/s	9,500 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	4	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	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	10GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	not stated	18+1+2
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
Video outputs	not stated	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#46,912	#11,025	#16,995
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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