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Specification	MSI MEG X870E ACE MAX Motherboard	MSI Meg X870E Ace MAX Gaming Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£649.99as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£642.48as of 5 Nov, 18:23
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£599.99	not stated
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2026 (9 mo old)	Feb 2026 (8 mo old)
Brand	MSI	MSI
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	9,000 MT/s	9,000 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	5	not stated
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 (differs)	Yes	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 7	WiFi 6E
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	5.3
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	USB4	not stated
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	18+2+1
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#2,899	#309,362
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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