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Specification	ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero BTF	MSI MEG Z890 ACE Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z890-F Gaming WiFi Intel Z890 LGA 1851 ATX Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£454.57as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£429.90as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£489.12as of 20 Sep, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	£372.12 (Used - Like New)as of 20 Sep, 06:21	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£649.99	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 8 mo old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Jan 2025 (1 yr 7 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI	ASUS
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4	not stated
Maximum RAM (differs)	256 GB	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	9,200 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	5	5
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	10GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	40 Gbps	40 Gbps
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Colour (differs)	Black	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#7,908	#11,025	#242,833
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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