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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
Price (new) (differs)	£293.27as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£286.37as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£300.54as of 20 Sep, 06:20
RRP (differs)	not stated	£309.99	£456.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	Lowest we've recorded	not stated
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)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	MSI	ASRock
Memory type (differs)	DDR5	DDR5	not stated
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	not stated	4
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	7,600 MT/s	6,800 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	3	not stated	5
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	not stated	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6	Yes (generation not stated)	WiFi 6E
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	not stated	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	USB4	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	not stated	20 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	not stated	8
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	12+1	16+1+1	16+1+1
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	not stated	ALC897
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#114,788	#180,887	#131,797
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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