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Specification	ASUS Intel ROG Strix Z890-A Gaming WiFi ATX motherboard	ASRock Z890 Lightning WiFi 1851 ATX DDR5 Retail	Z890 GAMING PLUS WIFI6E Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£229.97as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£241.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£239.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22
RRP (differs)	£451.99	£608.99	£270.00
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 8 mo old)	Sep 2024 (2 yr old)	May 2026 (3 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	ASRock	MSI
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	9,200 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	5	2	4
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.4	5.3
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	USB4	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	not stated	10 Gbps
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
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#7,908	#180,474	#64,181
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