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Specification	MSI Z890 Gaming Plus WiFi Gaming Motherboard	ASUS Intel ROG Strix Z890-A Gaming WiFi ATX motherboard	ASUS Intel ROG Maximus Z890 Hero ATX motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	not stated	£229.97as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£359.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	not stated	£312.51 (Used - Very Good)as of 20 Sep, 06:21
RRP (differs)	not stated	£451.99	£872.94
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 11 mo old)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 8 mo old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	ASUS
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor (differs)	not stated	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM (differs)	256 GB	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	5	6
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 (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	2.5GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	40 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#183,893	#7,908	#8,135
Buy	See it on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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