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Specification	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR X870E APEX	GIGABYTE X870E AORUS MASTER X3D ICE Motherboard	GIGABYTE X870E AORUS MASTER X3D Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£472.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£459.95as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£458.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£669.99	£1,136.99	£499.99
Price badge (differs)	90-day low	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Mar 2025 (1 yr 6 mo old)	Sep 2025 (1 yr old)	Dec 2025 (9 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	Gigabyte	Gigabyte
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870E	X870E	X870E
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	2	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	9,000 MT/s	9,000 MT/s
M.2 slots	5	5	5
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	not stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated	not stated
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	10GbE	10GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	USB4	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	18+2+2	18+2+2
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 (differs)	not stated	HDMI	HDMI
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	White	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#65,726	#6,474	#6,256
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

Highlighted rows differ between these boards. “Not stated” means the Amazon listing does not mention it: the board may still have it, so check the maker’s specification. Power phases are printed as stated by the maker and are not comparable between brands. Prices are the new price on Amazon.co.uk at the time shown; the price on Amazon when you buy is the one that applies.

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