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Specification	ASUS TUF Gaming Z890-PLUS WiFi Z890 LGA 1851 ATX Motherboard	GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS Elite WIFI7 Plus Intel LGA 1851 ATX Motherboard	MAG Z890 TOMAHAWK WIFI Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£271.01as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£262.22as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£260.10as of 5 Nov, 18:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	not stated	£299.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	not stated	90-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)	Mar 2026 (7 mo old)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	Gigabyte	MSI
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	not stated	9,200 MT/s
M.2 slots	4	4	4
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	Yes	Yes	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.4	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	5GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	USB4	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	16+1+2	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes	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)	#106,630	#119,450	#72,861
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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