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Specification	ASUS Intel ROG Strix Z890-A Gaming WiFi ATX motherboard	ASUS Intel ROG Maximus Z890 Hero ATX motherboard	ASRock Z890 LiveMixer WiFi 1851 ATX DDR5 Retail
Price (new) (differs)	£229.99as of 6 Nov, 18:21	£306.64as of 6 Nov, 18:21	not stated
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£451.99	£872.94	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	Lowest we've recorded	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 10 mo old)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)	Sep 2024 (2 yr 1 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	ASUS	ASRock
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	6	4
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	Yes	Yes	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	not stated	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4	USB4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	20 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)	Yes	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#8,323	#8,323	#373,506
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	See it on Amazon

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