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Specification	Z890 GAMING PLUS WIFI6E Motherboard	GIGABYTE Z890 AERO G Intel Core Ultra	ASRock Z890 Lightning WiFi 1851 ATX DDR5 Retail
Price (new) (differs)	£239.99as of 20 Sep, 06:22	£235.72as of 20 Sep, 06:21	£241.99as of 20 Sep, 06:21
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£270.00	not stated	£608.99
Price badge (differs)	not stated	30-day low	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	May 2026 (3 mo old)	Oct 2024 (1 yr 10 mo old)	Sep 2024 (2 yr old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	Gigabyte	ASRock
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	not stated	256 GB
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	9,200 MT/s	not stated	9,466 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	4	5	2
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6E	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.3	not stated	5.4
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	not stated	Thunderbolt 4	USB4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	10 Gbps	not stated	not stated
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	16+1+2	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	not stated	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	not stated	ALC1220
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#64,181	#211,581	#180,474
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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