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Specification	GIGABYTE Z890 Motherboard	MSI MEG Z890 GODLIKE	ASUS Intel ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme E-ATX motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£1,505.45as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£973.33as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£948.57as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£1,280.08	not stated	£1,360.00
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Nov 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Nov 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	MSI	ASUS
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	4	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	9,200 MT/s	not stated
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	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN	10GbE	10GbE	10GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	Thunderbolt 5	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)	22+1+2	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	not stated	HDMI
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#16,908	#110,451	#8,135
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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