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Specification	MSI MAG X870E Gaming Plus MAX WiFi Motherboard	Asus TUF GAMING X870E-PLUS WIFI7	MSI MAG X870E GAMING PLUS MAX WIFI Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£245.47as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£249.99as of 5 Nov, 18:23	£259.99as of 5 Nov, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£307.99	£259.99
Price badge (differs)	Lowest we've recorded	90-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Feb 2026 (8 mo old)	Aug 2025 (1 yr 2 mo old)	Apr 2026 (6 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS	MSI
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870E	X870E	X870E
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,200 MT/s	not stated	8,200 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	3	4	3
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	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	2.5GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	USB4	USB4	USB4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	not stated	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#195,165	#6,774	#27,469
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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