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Specification	GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS MASTER AI TOP Motherboard	ASUS Intel ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme E-ATX motherboard	MSI MEG Z890 GODLIKE
Price (new) (differs)	£602.80as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£948.57as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£973.33as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£869.99	£1,360.00	not stated
Price badge (differs)	Lowest we've recorded	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Nov 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Nov 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	ASUS	MSI
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor	E-ATX	E-ATX	E-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)	9,500 MT/s	not stated	9,200 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	4	6	6
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
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	10GbE	10GbE	10GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 5	Thunderbolt 5
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)	20+1+2	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#16,908	#8,135	#110,451
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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