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Specification	MSI MEG X870E ACE MAX Motherboard	ASUS ProArt X870E-Creator WiFi AMD AM5 ATX Content Creator Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£599.99as of 20 Sep, 02:43	£499.00as of 20 Sep, 02:41
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£599.99	£473.99
Price badge (differs)	90-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2026 (8 mo old)	Sep 2024 (1 yr 11 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS
Socket	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870E	X870E
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	9,000 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	2
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	USB4	USB4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	16+2+2
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#2,443	#18,070
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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