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Specification	ASUS Z790 MAX Gaming WIFI7 Intel Z790	MSI PRO Z790-A WIFI
Price (new) (differs)	£261.96as of 4 Oct, 06:23	£287.35as of 4 Oct, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£309.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	May 2025 (1 yr 4 mo old)	Oct 2022 (3 yr 11 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790
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)	not stated	7,600 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	3	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	not stated
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	Yes (generation not stated)
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	1GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	USB4	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	20 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	14+1	16+1+1
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#363,119	#190,701
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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