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Specification	MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk MAX WiFi PZ Motherboard	GIGABYTE X870E AORUS PRO Motherboard	GIGABYTE X870E AORUS ELITE X3D ICE AMD AM5 LGA 1718 ATX Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£335.47as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£341.63as of 5 Nov, 18:23	£324.71as of 5 Nov, 18:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£349.00	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2025 (1 yr old)	Sep 2024 (2 yr 2 mo old)	Sep 2025 (1 yr 1 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte	Gigabyte
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870E	X870E	X870E
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,400 MT/s	8,000 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	4	not stated	4
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	Yes	Yes	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	Yes (generation not stated)
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	2.5GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	USB4	USB4	USB4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	not stated	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	16+2+2	16+2+2
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	not stated	White
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#195,165	#10,395	#88,954
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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