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Specification	GIGABYTE X870E AORUS XTREME AI TOP Motherboard	ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme AMD X870E AM5 E-ATX Gaming…	MSI MEG X870E ACE MAX Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£713.51as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£899.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£599.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	not stated	£599.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	30-day low	90-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Nov 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	May 2025 (1 yr 4 mo old)	Jan 2026 (8 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	ASUS	MSI
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870E	X870E	X870E
Form factor (differs)	not stated	E-ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,800 MT/s	not stated	9,000 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	4	5	5
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	Yes	Yes	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	not stated	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	10GbE	10GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	USB4	USB4	USB4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	40 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	18+2+2	20+2+2	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI	not stated
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	ALC4082	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#121,247	#149,413	#2,443
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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