Compare 3 motherboards

Side-by-side comparison of 3 motherboards
Specification	ASRock Z890 Steel Legend WiFi ATX Motherboard for Intel LGA1851 CPUs	ASUS Intel ROG Strix Z890-A Gaming WiFi ATX motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z890-E Gaming WiFi Intel LGA 1851 ATX Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	not stated	£229.97as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£299.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£279.30	£451.99	£562.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 11 mo old)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 8 mo old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASRock	ASUS	ASUS
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	5	7
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	Yes	Yes	Yes
WiFi (differs)	Yes (generation not stated)	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	2.5GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	40 Gbps	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)	not stated	Yes	Yes
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#177,731	#7,908	#7,908
Buy	See it on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

Highlighted rows differ between these boards. “Not stated” means the Amazon listing does not mention it: the board may still have it, so check the maker’s specification. Power phases are printed as stated by the maker and are not comparable between brands. Prices are the new price on Amazon.co.uk at the time shown; the price on Amazon when you buy is the one that applies.

Find another board to compare