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Specification	ASUS ROG Strix Z890-H Gaming WiFi	GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS MASTER Motherboard	MSI MEG Z890 ACE Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£402.85as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£369.99as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£429.95as of 5 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	not stated	£332.50 (Used - Like New)as of 5 Nov, 18:21
RRP (differs)	£307.99	£529.99	£649.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2024 (2 yr 10 mo old)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	Gigabyte	MSI
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	not stated	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	256 GB	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	9,500 MT/s	9,200 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	4	not stated	5
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	not stated	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	10GbE	10GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	Thunderbolt 4	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	40 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	18+1+2	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
Video outputs	not stated	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	Black	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#8,549	#33,700	#98,229
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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