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Specification	ASUS Intel ROG Strix Z890-A Gaming WiFi ATX motherboard	ASRock Z890 Lightning WiFi 1851 ATX DDR5 Retail	GIGABYTE Z890 AERO G Intel Core Ultra
Price (new) (differs)	£229.97as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£241.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£235.72as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£451.99	£608.99	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	not stated	30-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 8 mo old)	Sep 2024 (2 yr old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	ASRock	Gigabyte
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	256 GB	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	9,466 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	2	5
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	USB4	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	not stated	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	not stated	16+1+2
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	ALC1220	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#7,908	#180,474	#211,581
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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