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Specification	MSI MPG X870E Carbon MAX WiFi Motherboard	GIGABYTE X870E AORUS MASTER X3D Motherboard	GIGABYTE X870E AERO X3D Dark Wood AMD AM5 ATX Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£466.33as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£461.99as of 5 Nov, 18:20	£471.04as of 5 Nov, 18:23
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	£350.33 (Used - Very Good)as of 5 Nov, 18:20	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£499.99	not stated
Price badge (differs)	Lowest we've recorded	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Apr 2026 (6 mo old)	Dec 2025 (10 mo old)	Apr 2026 (6 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)	9,000 MT/s	9,000 MT/s	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	4	5	4
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	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	10GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	USB4	USB4	USB4
Fastest USB-C port	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	18+2+2	16+2+2
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI	HDMI
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#111,411	#10,395	#173,142
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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