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Specification	MSI X870 GAMING PLUS WIFI Motherboard	ASUS X870 MAX Gaming WIFI7W Motherboard Socket AMD AM5	Asus X870 MAX GAMING WIFI7
Price (new) (differs)	£189.99as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£199.99as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£199.99as of 5 Nov, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£259.99	£359.99	£289.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Nov 2024 (1 yr 11 mo old)	Apr 2025 (1 yr 6 mo old)	Apr 2025 (1 yr 6 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	ASUS
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870	X870	X870
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	not stated	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	not stated	3
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	not stated	PCIe 5.0	not stated
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	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	USB4	USB4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	40 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	12+2+1	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	not stated	HDMI
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	White	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#22,753	#6,774	#6,774
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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