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Specification	ASRock Z890 Lightning WiFi 1851 ATX DDR5 Retail	GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS Elite WIFI7 Plus Intel LGA 1851 ATX Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£241.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£259.55as of 20 Sep, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£608.99	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Sep 2024 (2 yr old)	Mar 2026 (5 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASRock	Gigabyte
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	256 GB	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	9,466 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	2	4
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth	5.4	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	USB4	USB4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	16+1+2
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec (differs)	ALC1220	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#180,474	#204,533
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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