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Specification	ASUS Intel PRIME Z890-P ATX motherboard	ASRock Z890 Lightning WiFi 1851 ATX DDR5 Retail	MSI PRO Z890-S WIFI Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£165.21as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£175.70as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£178.46as of 5 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	£80.46 (Used - Very Good)as of 5 Nov, 18:22	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£246.99	£608.99	£214.99
Price badge (differs)	30-day low	not stated	Lowest we've recorded
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)	Sep 2024 (2 yr 1 mo old)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	ASRock	MSI
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	8,600 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	4	2	3
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes
WiFi (differs)	None named in the listing title	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.4	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	USB4	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	20 Gbps	not stated	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	ALC1220	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#57,502	#185,620	#58,459
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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