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Specification	ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E APEX AMD X870E AM5 ATX Motherboard	MSI Meg X870E Ace MAX Gaming Motherboard	MSI MEG X870E ACE MAX Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£720.16as of 22 Sep, 18:22	£654.35as of 22 Sep, 18:23	£599.99as of 22 Sep, 18:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	not stated	£599.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	not stated	90-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Mar 2025 (1 yr 5 mo old)	Feb 2026 (6 mo old)	Jan 2026 (8 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI	MSI
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870E	X870E	X870E
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	not stated	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	9,600 MT/s	9,000 MT/s	9,000 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	5	not stated	5
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	WiFi 6E	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.3	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	not stated	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	USB4	not stated	USB4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	not stated	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	18+2+2	18+2+1	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 (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#334,116	#299,224	#3,373
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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