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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 Riptide WiFi 1851 ATX DDR5 Retail
Price (new) (differs)	£229.97as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£359.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21	not stated
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	£312.51 (Used - Very Good)as of 20 Sep, 06:21	not stated
RRP (differs)	£451.99	£872.94	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 8 mo old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 11 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	ASUS	ASRock
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	not stated	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	not stated	256 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	not stated	9,466 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	5	6	3
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
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	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	not stated	ALC1220
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#7,908	#8,135	#19,489
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	See it on Amazon

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