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Specification	ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E APEX AMD X870E AM5 ATX Motherboard	MSI Meg X870E Ace MAX Gaming Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£720.16as of 22 Sep, 18:22	£654.35as of 22 Sep, 18:23
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP	not stated	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Mar 2025 (1 yr 5 mo old)	Feb 2026 (6 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI
Socket	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870E	X870E
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	9,600 MT/s	9,000 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	5	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.3
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	USB4	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	18+2+2	18+2+1
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#334,116	#299,224
Buy	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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