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Specification	ASRock Z890 Lightning WiFi 1851 ATX DDR5 Retail	MSI PRO Z890-S WIFI Motherboard	GIGABYTE Z890 UD WIFI6E Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£175.70as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£178.46as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£187.47as of 5 Nov, 18:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£608.99	£214.99	£209.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	Lowest we've recorded	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Sep 2024 (2 yr 1 mo old)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)
Brand (differs)	ASRock	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	4	not stated
Maximum RAM (differs)	256 GB	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	9,466 MT/s	8,600 MT/s	8,800 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	2	3	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	USB4	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) (differs)	not stated	not stated	12+1+2
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated	not stated
Audio codec (differs)	ALC1220	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#185,620	#58,459	#33,700
Buy	Check price 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.

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