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Specification	GIGABYTE Z890 AERO D Motherboard	MSI MEG Z890 ACE Motherboard	Z890 GAMING WIFI Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	not stated	£429.90as of 22 Sep, 18:21	£199.99as of 22 Sep, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	£372.12 (Used - Like New)as of 22 Sep, 18:21	£187.62 (Used - Very Good)as of 22 Sep, 18:21
RRP (differs)	not stated	£649.99	£199.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Nov 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Dec 2025 (9 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	MSI	MSI
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor (differs)	not stated	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	9,500 MT/s	9,200 MT/s	8,800 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	5	3
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	Yes	Yes	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.4	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	10GbE	10GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 5	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	16+1+2	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs	not stated	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#283,362	#12,002	#12,002
Buy	See it on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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