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Specification	NZXT N9 Z890 - Intel Z890 LGA 1851 ATX Motherboard - Black	MSI MPG Z890 CARBON WIFI Motherboard	ASUS Intel ROG Maximus Z890 Hero ATX motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£339.00as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£329.99as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£359.99as of 5 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	not stated	£324.15 (Used - Very Good)as of 5 Nov, 18:21
RRP (differs)	£419.99	£489.99	£872.94
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Mar 2025 (1 yr 7 mo old)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)
Brand (differs)	NZXT	MSI	ASUS
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	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	5	6
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	Yes	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
WiFi (differs)	None named in the listing title	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	5GbE	5GbE
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)	20+1+1	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 (differs)	Black	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#27,069	#58,459	#8,549
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