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Specification	Refurbished ASRock Z890I NOVA WiFi DDR5 PCIe 5.0 mITX Motherboard	MSI MPG Z890I EDGE TI WIFI Motherboard	ASRock Z890 Lightning WiFi 1851 ATX DDR5 Retail
Price (new) (differs)	£175.70 (currently unavailable)as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£349.99as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£175.70as of 5 Nov, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£669.99	£389.99	£608.99
Price badge (differs)	Lowest we've recorded	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)	Sep 2024 (2 yr 1 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASRock	MSI	ASRock
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor (differs)	Mini-ITX	Mini-ITX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	2	2	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	not stated	256 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	9,466 MT/s	8,600 MT/s	9,466 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	4	2
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	Yes (generation not stated)	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.4	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4	USB4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	not stated	ALC1220
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#108,201	#58,459	#185,620
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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