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Specification	ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E APEX AMD X870E AM5 ATX Motherboard	ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E DARK HERO AMD X870E ATX Socket AM5…
Price (new) (differs)	£720.16as of 22 Sep, 18:22	£565.99as of 22 Sep, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	£456.10 (Used - Like New)as of 22 Sep, 18:21
RRP (differs)	not stated	£634.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Mar 2025 (1 yr 5 mo old)	Jan 2026 (7 mo old)
Brand	ASUS	ASUS
Socket	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870E	X870E
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	256 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	9,600 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	7
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	not stated
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	USB4	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	4
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	18+2+2	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#334,116	#11,238
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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