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Specification	Z890 GAMING PLUS WIFI6E Motherboard	ASRock Z890 Lightning WiFi 1851 ATX DDR5 Retail	MSI MPG Z890 EDGE TI WIFI Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£239.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£241.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£249.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer (differs)	not stated	not stated	£233.95 (Used - Like New)as of 20 Sep, 06:21
RRP (differs)	£270.00	£608.99	£369.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	not stated	30-day low
First available on Amazon (differs)	May 2026 (3 mo old)	Sep 2024 (2 yr old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASRock	MSI
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots	4	4	4
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	256 GB	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	9,200 MT/s	9,466 MT/s	9,200 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	4	2	5
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 (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.3	5.4	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	2.5GbE	5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	USB4	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	not stated	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker)	not stated	not stated	not stated
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	ALC1220	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#64,181	#180,474	#11,025
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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