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Specification	ASUS Z790-AYW WiFi W II Intel Z790 LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard PCIe 5.0	ASRock Asro Z790 STEEL LEGEND WIFI Z790	MSI PRO Z790-S WIFI Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£293.27as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£300.54as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£220.11as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£456.99	£239.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jun 2025 (1 yr 3 mo old)	Oct 2022 (3 yr 11 mo old)	Aug 2023 (3 yr old)
Brand (differs)	ASUS	ASRock	MSI
Socket	LGA1700	LGA1700	LGA1700
Chipset	Z790	Z790	Z790
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type (differs)	DDR5	not stated	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	not stated	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	6,800 MT/s	6,600 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	3	5	2
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	Yes	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6	WiFi 6E	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	not stated	not stated	5.3
Wired LAN	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	USB4	not stated	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	20 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	8	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	12+1	16+1+1	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	HDMI	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	ALC897	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#114,788	#131,797	#55,002
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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