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Specification	ASUS Intel ROG Maximus Z890 Hero ATX motherboard	ASUS Intel ROG Maximus Z890 Apex ATX motherboard	GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS MASTER Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z890-H Gaming WiFi
Price (new) (differs)	£359.99as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£359.99as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£369.99as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£402.85as of 5 Nov, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£324.15 (Used - Very Good)as of 5 Nov, 18:21	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£872.94	£744.00	£529.99	£307.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	ASUS	Gigabyte	ASUS
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	256 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	9,000 MT/s	9,500 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	6	6	not stated	4
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated	not stated
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	5GbE	10GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	not stated	18+1+2	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	not stated	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	Black
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#8,549	#8,549	#33,700	#8,549
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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