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Specification	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR X870E APEX	ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E HERO BTF	MSI MEG X870E ACE MAX Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£529.99as of 13 Oct, 12:20	£554.99as of 13 Oct, 12:23	£599.99as of 13 Oct, 12:20
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	not stated	£460.62 (Used - Very Good)as of 13 Oct, 12:20
RRP (differs)	£669.99	not stated	£599.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Mar 2025 (1 yr 6 mo old)	Sep 2025 (1 yr 1 mo old)	Jan 2026 (9 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	ASUS	MSI
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870E	X870E	X870E
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	2	not stated	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	128 GB	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	not stated	9,000 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	5	not stated	5
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	not stated	not stated	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	None named in the listing title	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	not stated	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	not stated	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	USB4	not stated	USB4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	not stated	not stated	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs	not stated	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#22,310	#56,930	#4,181
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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