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Specification	GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS MASTER Motherboard	ASUS Intel ROG Maximus Z890 Hero ATX motherboard	ASUS Intel ROG Maximus Z890 Apex ATX motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£369.99 (currently unavailable)as of 6 Nov, 12:22	£359.99as of 6 Nov, 12:22	£359.99as of 6 Nov, 12:22
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	£310.50 (Used - Very Good)as of 6 Nov, 12:22	not stated
RRP (differs)	£529.99	£872.94	£744.00
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	ASUS	ASUS
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	9,500 MT/s	not stated	9,000 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	6	6
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	10GbE	5GbE	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 (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#16,734	#8,318	#8,318
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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