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Specification	Z490 Gaming PLUS Gaming Motherboard	Z490 LGA 1200 Computer Motherboard Dual DDR4 Gaming Motherboard 2 X…	MSI Z490-A PRO ProSeries ATX Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Plus Gaming Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£100.02as of 20 Sep, 02:42	£86.24as of 20 Sep, 02:42	£259.84as of 20 Sep, 02:41	£368.72as of 20 Sep, 02:41
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£158.70	£155.34	not stated	not stated
Price badge (differs)	90-day low	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Sep 2024 (2 yr old)	Aug 2024 (2 yr 1 mo old)	May 2020 (6 yr 4 mo old)	May 2020 (6 yr 4 mo old)
Brand (differs)	XUMIUZIY	Cuifati	MSI	MSI
Socket	LGA1200	LGA1200	LGA1200	LGA1200
Chipset	Z490	Z490	Z490	Z490
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM (differs)	64 GB	64 GB	128 GB	128 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	not stated	4,800 MT/s	4,800 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	not stated	2	2
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	Yes (generation not stated)	None named in the listing title	WiFi 6	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	1GbE	1GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#48,417	#222,690	#31,921	#211,650
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