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Specification	GIGABYTE X870E AORUS XTREME AI TOP Motherboard	MSI MEG X870E ACE MAX Motherboard	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	£899.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£599.99	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	90-day low	30-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Nov 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Jan 2026 (8 mo old)	May 2025 (1 yr 4 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	MSI	ASUS
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870E	X870E	X870E
Form factor (differs)	not stated	ATX	E-ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	4	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,800 MT/s	9,000 MT/s	not stated
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	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	10GbE	5GbE	10GbE
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	not stated	20+2+2
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	not stated	HDMI
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	not stated	ALC4082
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#121,247	#2,443	#149,413
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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