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Specification	MB ASRock Intel 1851 Z890M Riptide WiFi	GIGABYTE Z890M AORUS Elite WIFI7 Intel Core Ultra
Price (new) (differs)	£228.98as of 20 Sep, 02:42	£227.97as of 20 Sep, 02:41
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£232.76	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	30-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 11 mo old)	Aug 2025 (1 yr 1 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASRock	Gigabyte
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890
Form factor	Micro-ATX	Micro-ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	256 GB	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	9,466 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	1	3
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.3	not stated
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	USB4	USB4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	12+1+2
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec (differs)	ALC1220	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#19,487	#204,530
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

Highlighted rows differ between these boards. “Not stated” means the Amazon listing does not mention it: the board may still have it, so check the maker’s specification. Power phases are printed as stated by the maker and are not comparable between brands. Prices are the new price on Amazon.co.uk at the time shown; the price on Amazon when you buy is the one that applies.

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