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Specification	ASUS Z790-AYW WiFi W II Intel Z790 LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard PCIe 5.0	ASUS Z790 MAX Gaming WIFI7 Intel Z790
Price (new) (differs)	£280.37as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£249.11as of 5 Nov, 18:23
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP	not stated	not stated
Price badge (differs)	90-day low	30-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jun 2025 (1 yr 5 mo old)	May 2025 (1 yr 5 mo old)
Brand	ASUS	ASUS
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	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots	3	3
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6	WiFi 7
Bluetooth	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	2.5GbE	1GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	USB4	USB4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	20 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	12+1	14+1
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	Yes	Yes
Video outputs	HDMI	HDMI
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#57,214	#366,724
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

Highlighted rows differ between these boards. “Not stated” means the Amazon listing does not mention it: the board may still have it, so check the maker’s specification. Power phases are printed as stated by the maker and are not comparable between brands. Prices are the new price on Amazon.co.uk at the time shown; the price on Amazon when you buy is the one that applies.

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