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Specification	MSI MPG X870E Carbon MAX WiFi Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR X870E APEX
Price (new) (differs)	£466.39as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£472.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£669.99
Price badge (differs)	Lowest we've recorded	90-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	Apr 2026 (5 mo old)	Mar 2025 (1 yr 6 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASUS
Socket	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870E	X870E
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	2
Maximum RAM	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	9,000 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	4	5
Newest PCIe generation stated (differs)	PCIe 5.0	not stated
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 (differs)	40 Gbps	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs	not stated	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#200,178	#65,726
Buy	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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