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Specification	ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme Gaming Motherboard Socket AMD AM5	MSI Meg X870E GODLIKE	GIGABYTE X870E AORUS Xtreme X3D AI TOP AMD AM5
Price (new) (differs)	£749.99as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£1,011.86as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£1,045.94as of 5 Nov, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£1,199.99	not stated	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Apr 2025 (1 yr 6 mo old)	Dec 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Feb 2026 (8 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870E	X870E	X870E
Form factor	E-ATX	E-ATX	E-ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	9,000 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	not stated	5	5
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.4	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	5GbE	10GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	USB4	USB4
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	not stated	24+2+2
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	not stated	DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#39,099	#157,300	#69,005
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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