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Specification	GIGABYTE Z890 AERO G Intel Core Ultra	ASRock Z890 Lightning WiFi 1851 ATX DDR5 Retail	ASUS Intel ROG Strix Z890-A Gaming WiFi ATX motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£235.72as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£241.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£229.97as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£608.99	£451.99
Price badge (differs)	30-day low	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Sep 2024 (2 yr old)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 8 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	ASRock	ASUS
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)	not stated	256 GB	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	9,466 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	2	5
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)	not stated	not stated	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	USB4	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	not stated	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	16+1+2	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	ALC1220	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#211,581	#180,474	#7,908
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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