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Specification	ASRock Z890 LiveMixer WiFi 1851 ATX DDR5 Retail	GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE Motherboard	MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi II Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£217.99as of 22 Sep, 18:22	£229.00as of 22 Sep, 18:20	£215.10as of 22 Sep, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£269.99	not stated
Price badge (differs)	90-day low	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Sep 2024 (2 yr old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Jun 2026 (3 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASRock	Gigabyte	MSI
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	not stated	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	8,800 MT/s	9,200 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	4	not stated	4
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	USB4	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	20 Gbps	40 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	16+1+2	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs	not stated	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	White	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#369,230	#17,067	#65,047
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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