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Specification	ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E APEX AMD X870E AM5 ATX Motherboard	MSI MEG X870E ACE MAX Motherboard	ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E DARK HERO AMD X870E ATX Socket AM5…
Price (new) (differs)	£720.16as of 22 Sep, 18:22	£599.99as of 22 Sep, 18:20	£565.99as of 22 Sep, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	not stated	£456.10 (Used - Like New)as of 22 Sep, 18:21
RRP (differs)	not stated	£599.99	£634.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	90-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Mar 2025 (1 yr 5 mo old)	Jan 2026 (8 mo old)	Jan 2026 (7 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI	ASUS
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	not stated	256 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	9,600 MT/s	9,000 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	5	7
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	not stated
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	5GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	USB4	USB4	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	not stated	4
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	18+2+2	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#334,116	#3,373	#11,238
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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