Compare 4 motherboards

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Specification	GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS Master Intel Core Ultra	MSI MPG Z890 CARBON WIFI Motherboard	NZXT N9 Z890 - Intel Z890 LGA 1851 ATX Motherboard - Black	ASUS ROG Strix Z890-E Gaming WiFi Intel LGA 1851 ATX Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£324.09as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£329.99as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£339.00as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£299.99as of 5 Nov, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£489.99	£419.99	£562.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)	Mar 2025 (1 yr 7 mo old)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	MSI	NZXT	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 (differs)	4	4	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	9,200 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	5	4	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 (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	None named in the listing title	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.4	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	10GbE	5GbE	not stated	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4	not stated	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	40 Gbps	not stated	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	18+1+2	not stated	20+1+1	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	Yes
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	not stated	Black	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#136,456	#58,459	#27,069	#8,549
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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