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Specification	MSI MAG X870E GAMING PLUS MAX WIFI Motherboard	GIGABYTE X870E AORUS ELITE WIFI7 Motherboard	GIGABYTE X870E AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£259.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£258.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£258.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£259.99	£289.99	not stated
Price badge (differs)	Lowest we've recorded	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Apr 2026 (5 mo old)	Sep 2024 (1 yr 11 mo old)	Apr 2025 (1 yr 5 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte	Gigabyte
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	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	3	not stated	4
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	Yes	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot	Yes	Yes	Yes
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
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) (differs)	not stated	16+2+2	16+2+2
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort	HDMI
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	not stated	White
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#157,428	#6,474	#6,474
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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