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Specification	MSI MAG X870E Gaming Plus MAX WiFi Motherboard	GIGABYTE X870E AORUS ELITE X3D Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£265.47as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£259.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£762.99
Price badge	Lowest we've recorded	Lowest we've recorded
First available on Amazon (differs)	Feb 2026 (6 mo old)	Sep 2025 (1 yr old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte
Socket	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870E	X870E
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,200 MT/s	9,000 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	3	4
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	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN	5GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	USB4	USB4
Fastest USB-C port	40 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	16+2+2
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
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#196,674	#6,256
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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