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SpecificationMSI Meg X870E Ace MAX Gaming MotherboardMSI MEG X870E ACE MAX MotherboardASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero ATX MotherboardASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E DARK HERO AMD X870E ATX Socket AM5…
Price (new) (differs)£642.48as of 6 Nov, 18:23£649.99as of 6 Nov, 18:20£625.47as of 6 Nov, 18:20£619.99as of 6 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offernot statednot statednot statednot stated
RRP (differs)not stated£599.99not stated£634.99
Price badgenot statednot statednot statednot stated
First available on Amazon (differs)Feb 2026 (8 mo old)Jan 2026 (9 mo old)Feb 2026 (9 mo old)Jan 2026 (9 mo old)
Brand (differs)MSIMSIASUSASUS
SocketAM5AM5AM5AM5
ChipsetX870EX870EX870EX870E
Form factorATXATXATXATX
Memory typeDDR5DDR5DDR5DDR5
RAM slots (differs)not stated4not stated4
Maximum RAM (differs)not statednot statednot stated256 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)9,000 MT/s9,000 MT/snot statednot stated
M.2 slots (differs)not stated557
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)PCIe 5.0PCIe 5.0PCIe 5.0not stated
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)not statedYesYesnot stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)not statedYesYesnot stated
WiFi (differs)WiFi 6EWiFi 7WiFi 7WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)5.35.4not statednot stated
Wired LAN (differs)not stated5GbE10GbEnot stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)not statedUSB4USB4not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)not stated40 Gbps40 Gbpsnot stated
SATA ports (differs)not statednot statednot stated4
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)18+2+1not stated20+2+2not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)not statednot statedYesnot stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)not statednot statedYesnot stated
ARGB headers (differs)not statednot statedYesnot stated
Video outputs (differs)HDMI, DisplayPortnot statedHDMInot stated
Audio codec (differs)not statednot statedALC4082not stated
Colournot statednot statednot statednot stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)#309,867#3,326#237,414#20,240
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