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Specification	ASUS Intel ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme E-ATX motherboard	MEG Z890 UNIFY-X
Price (new) (differs)	£681.78as of 11 Oct, 06:21	£669.99as of 11 Oct, 06:23
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£1,360.00	£669.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 11 mo old)	Jun 2025 (1 yr 4 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890
Form factor (differs)	E-ATX	not stated
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	6	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	not stated
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	None named in the listing title
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	10GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 5	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	Yes	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#7,949	#79,596
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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