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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 MAG Z790 Tomahawk MAX WiFi Gaming Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£293.27as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£300.54as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£354.02as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£456.99	not stated
Price badge (differs)	not stated	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 2023 (2 yr 11 mo 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	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	not stated	6,800 MT/s	7,800 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	3	5	not stated
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	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6	WiFi 6E	WiFi 7
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated	not stated
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	not stated
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	8	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	12+1	16+1+1	16+1+1
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	not stated
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	ALC897	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#114,788	#131,797	#261,178
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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