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Specification	GIGABYTE X870E AORUS XTREME AI TOP Motherboard	MSI MEG X870E ACE MAX Motherboard	ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E DARK HERO AMD X870E ATX Socket AM5…	ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme AMD X870E AM5 E-ATX Gaming…
Price (new) (differs)	£713.51as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£599.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£565.99as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£899.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22
RRP (differs)	not stated	£599.99	£634.99	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	90-day low	not stated	30-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Nov 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Jan 2026 (8 mo old)	Jan 2026 (7 mo old)	May 2025 (1 yr 4 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	MSI	ASUS	ASUS
Form factor (differs)	not stated	ATX	ATX	E-ATX
RAM slots (differs)	4	4	4	not stated
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	not stated	256 GB	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,800 MT/s	9,000 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	4	5	7	5
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	not stated	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated	Yes
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.4	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	10GbE	5GbE	not stated	10GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	USB4	USB4	not stated	USB4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	40 Gbps	not stated	40 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	not stated	4	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	18+2+2	not stated	not stated	20+2+2
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	Yes
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	HDMI
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	ALC4082
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#121,247	#2,443	#14,980	#149,413
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