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Specification	ASUS Intel ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme E-ATX motherboard	GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS MASTER AI TOP Motherboard	ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero BTF
Price (new) (differs)	£681.78as of 11 Oct, 06:21	£557.29as of 11 Oct, 06:22	£595.99as of 11 Oct, 06:22
RRP (differs)	£1,360.00	£869.99	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	Lowest we've recorded	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 11 mo old)	Nov 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	Gigabyte	ASUS
Form factor (differs)	E-ATX	E-ATX	ATX
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4	not stated
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	not stated	256 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	9,500 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	6	4	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	10GbE	10GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 5	Thunderbolt 4	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	20+1+2	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	not stated	Black
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#7,949	#27,583	#7,949
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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