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

Highlighted rows differ between these boards. “Not stated” means the Amazon listing does not mention it: the board may still have it, so check the maker’s specification. Power phases are printed as stated by the maker and are not comparable between brands. Prices are the new price on Amazon.co.uk at the time shown; the price on Amazon when you buy is the one that applies.

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