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Specification	MEG Z890 UNIFY-X	ASUS Intel ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme E-ATX motherboard	ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero BTF
Price (new) (differs)	£669.99as of 11 Oct, 06:23	£681.78as of 11 Oct, 06:21	£595.99as of 11 Oct, 06:22
RRP (differs)	£669.99	£1,360.00	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jun 2025 (1 yr 4 mo old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 11 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 9 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	ASUS
Form factor (differs)	not stated	E-ATX	ATX
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	not stated	256 GB
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	6	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	not stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	None named in the listing title	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	10GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	Thunderbolt 5	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	40 Gbps	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	not stated	Black
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#79,596	#7,949	#7,949
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