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Specification	ASUS X870 MAX Gaming WIFI7W Motherboard Socket AMD AM5	MSI X870 GAMING PLUS WIFI Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£199.99as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£189.99as of 5 Nov, 18:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£359.99	£259.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Apr 2025 (1 yr 6 mo old)	Nov 2024 (1 yr 11 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI
Socket	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870	X870
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots	not stated	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	not stated
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	Yes (generation not stated)
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	USB4	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	12+2+1	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	not stated
Video outputs	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	White	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#6,774	#22,753
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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