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Specification	MICRO CENTER CPU Motherboard Combo: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU…	ASUS ROG Strix X870-F Gaming WiFi
Price (new) (differs)	£1,497.33as of 20 Sep, 02:43	£333.99as of 20 Sep, 02:42
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£539.97
Price badge	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jul 2026 (2 mo old)	Sep 2024 (1 yr 11 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	ASUS
Socket	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870	X870
Form factor	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated
Maximum RAM (differs)	256 GB	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	3	4
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.3	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	USB4	USB4
Fastest USB-C port	40 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	4	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	8+2+2	16+2+2
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes
ARGB headers	not stated	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI
Audio codec	not stated	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#226,561	#7,161
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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