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Specification	GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS MASTER Motherboard	MSI MPG Z890 CARBON WIFI Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£324.99as of 20 Sep, 02:42	£328.99as of 20 Sep, 02:41
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	£260.61 (Used - Like New)as of 20 Sep, 02:41
RRP (differs)	£529.99	£489.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	MSI
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	9,500 MT/s	9,200 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	5
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	10GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port	40 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	18+1+2	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#16,994	#10,978
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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