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Specification	GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS MASTER Motherboard	MSI MPG Z890 CARBON WIFI Motherboard	ASUS TUF Gaming Z890-PLUS WiFi Z890 LGA 1851 ATX Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£324.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£328.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£331.23as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	£260.61 (Used - Like New)as of 20 Sep, 06:21	not stated
RRP (differs)	£529.99	£489.99	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	MSI	ASUS
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	9,500 MT/s	9,200 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	5	4
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	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	10GbE	5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	18+1+2	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Video outputs	not stated	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#16,995	#11,025	#46,912
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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