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Specification	MSI MEG X870E ACE MAX Motherboard	ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero ATX Motherboard	ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E DARK HERO AMD X870E ATX Socket AM5…
Price (new) (differs)	£649.99as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£625.47as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£619.99as of 5 Nov, 18:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£599.99	not stated	£634.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jan 2026 (9 mo old)	Feb 2026 (9 mo old)	Jan 2026 (9 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	ASUS
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870E	X870E	X870E
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	not stated	256 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	9,000 MT/s	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	5	5	7
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	not stated
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	Yes	not stated
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	10GbE	not stated
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	USB4	USB4	not stated
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports (differs)	not stated	not stated	4
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	20+2+2	not stated
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI	not stated
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	ALC4082	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#2,899	#235,824	#21,679
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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