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Specification	GIGABYTE Z790 EAGLE Motherboard	ASROCK Z790 Z790 PG LIGHTNING	MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi Gaming Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£181.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£182.76as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£189.98as of 20 Sep, 06:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£186.26	£499.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Nov 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Oct 2022 (3 yr 11 mo old)	Nov 2020 (5 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	ASRock	MSI
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor (differs)	not stated	not stated	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)	7,600 MT/s	6,800 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	3	4	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	Yes	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	None named in the listing title	None named in the listing title	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	not stated	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	not stated	not stated
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	4	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	12+1+1	14+1+1	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#228,435	#157,882	#57,146
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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