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Specification	ASUS Intel ROG Maximus Z890 Hero ATX motherboard	ASRock Z890 Taichi Aqua 1851 ATX DDR5 Retail
Price (new) (differs)	£359.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21	not stated
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£312.51 (Used - Very Good)as of 20 Sep, 06:21	not stated
RRP (differs)	£872.94	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	ASRock
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	256 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	9,600 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	6	2
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	10GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port	40 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	Yes	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	DisplayPort
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	ALC4082
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#8,135	#188,652
Buy	Check price on Amazon	See it on Amazon

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