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Specification	ASRock Z890 LiveMixer WiFi 1851 ATX DDR5 Retail	ASUS Intel ROG Strix Z890-A Gaming WiFi ATX motherboard	ASUS Intel ROG Maximus Z890 Hero ATX motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z890-E Gaming WiFi Intel LGA 1851 ATX Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	not stated	£229.99as of 6 Nov, 18:21	£306.64as of 6 Nov, 18:21	£299.99as of 6 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£451.99	£872.94	£562.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	not stated	Lowest we've recorded	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Sep 2024 (2 yr 1 mo old)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 10 mo old)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)
Brand (differs)	ASRock	ASUS	ASUS	ASUS
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	4	5	6	7
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	5GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	USB4	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	20 Gbps	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes	Yes
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes	Yes
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#373,506	#8,323	#8,323	#8,323
Buy	See it on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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