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Specification	ASRock Z890 Lightning WiFi 1851 ATX DDR5 Retail	Z890 GAMING PLUS WIFI6E Motherboard	GIGABYTE Z890 AERO G Intel Core Ultra
Price (new) (differs)	£241.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£239.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£235.72as of 20 Sep, 06:21
RRP (differs)	£608.99	£270.00	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	not stated	30-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Sep 2024 (2 yr old)	May 2026 (3 mo old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASRock	MSI	Gigabyte
Maximum RAM (differs)	256 GB	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	9,466 MT/s	9,200 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	2	4	5
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 6E	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	5.3	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	USB4	not stated	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	10 Gbps	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	not stated	16+1+2
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
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#180,474	#64,181	#211,581
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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