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Specification	ASUS Z790-AYW WiFi W II Intel Z790 LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard PCIe 5.0	MSI PRO Z790-A WIFI	ASRock Asro Z790 STEEL LEGEND WIFI Z790	MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk MAX WiFi Gaming Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£293.27as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£286.37as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£300.54as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£354.02as of 20 Sep, 06:21
RRP (differs)	not stated	£309.99	£456.99	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	Lowest we've recorded	not stated	30-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jun 2025 (1 yr 3 mo old)	Oct 2022 (3 yr 11 mo old)	Oct 2022 (3 yr 11 mo old)	Oct 2023 (2 yr 11 mo old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI	ASRock	MSI
Memory type (differs)	DDR5	DDR5	not stated	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	not stated	4	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	7,600 MT/s	6,800 MT/s	7,800 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	3	not stated	5	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	not stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6	Yes (generation not stated)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 7
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	not stated	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	USB4	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	not stated	20 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	not stated	8	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	12+1	16+1+1	16+1+1	16+1+1
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	not stated	ALC897	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#114,788	#180,887	#131,797	#261,178
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