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Specification	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR X870E APEX	MSI MPG X870E Carbon MAX WiFi Motherboard	GIGABYTE X870E AORUS MASTER X3D ICE Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£472.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£466.39as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£459.95as of 20 Sep, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£669.99	not stated	£1,136.99
Price badge (differs)	90-day low	Lowest we've recorded	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Mar 2025 (1 yr 6 mo old)	Apr 2026 (5 mo old)	Sep 2025 (1 yr old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI	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 (differs)	5	4	5
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	not stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	5GbE	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	not stated	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	not stated	HDMI
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	not stated	White
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#65,726	#200,178	#6,474
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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