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Specification	MSI MEG X870E ACE MAX Motherboard	ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E DARK HERO AMD X870E ATX Socket AM5…	ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme AMD X870E AM5 E-ATX Gaming…
Price (new) (differs)	£599.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£565.99as of 20 Sep, 06:20	£899.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£599.99	£634.99	not stated
Price badge (differs)	90-day low	not stated	30-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2026 (8 mo old)	Jan 2026 (7 mo old)	May 2025 (1 yr 4 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	ASUS
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870E	X870E	X870E
Form factor (differs)	ATX	ATX	E-ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	4	not stated
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	256 GB	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	9,000 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	7	5
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	not stated	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	not stated	10GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	USB4	not stated	USB4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	not stated	40 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	4	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	not stated	20+2+2
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	not stated	HDMI
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	not stated	ALC4082
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#2,443	#14,980	#149,413
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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