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Specification	ASUS Intel ROG Maximus Z890 Hero ATX motherboard	GIGABYTE Z890 AERO D Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£306.64as of 6 Nov, 18:21	not stated
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£872.94	not stated
Price badge (differs)	Lowest we've recorded	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)	Nov 2024 (1 yr 11 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	Gigabyte
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890
Form factor (differs)	ATX	not stated
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	9,500 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	6	not stated
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	Yes	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	10GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 5
Fastest USB-C port	40 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	16+1+2
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	Yes	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#8,323	#289,188
Buy	Check price on Amazon	See it on Amazon

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