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Specification	Z490 Gaming PLUS Gaming Motherboard	MSI Z490-A PRO ProSeries ATX Motherboard	Z490 LGA 1200 Computer Motherboard Dual DDR4 Gaming Motherboard 2 X…
Price (new) (differs)	£141.48as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£299.28as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£93.05as of 5 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£158.70	not stated	£155.34
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Sep 2024 (2 yr 1 mo old)	May 2020 (6 yr 5 mo old)	Aug 2024 (2 yr 2 mo old)
Brand (differs)	XUMIUZIY	MSI	Cuifati
Socket	LGA1200	LGA1200	LGA1200
Chipset	Z490	Z490	Z490
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM (differs)	64 GB	128 GB	64 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	4,800 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	2	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 3.0	not stated	PCIe 3.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	Yes (generation not stated)	WiFi 6	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	1GbE	2.5GbE	1GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	not stated	not stated	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	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort	DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#70,194	#160,890	#170,625
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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