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Specification	MICRO CENTER CPU Motherboard Combo: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU…	ASUS ROG Strix X870-F Gaming WiFi	ASUS ROG Strix X870-A Gaming WiFi	ASUS X870 MAX Gaming WIFI7W Motherboard Socket AMD AM5
Price (new) (differs)	not stated	£311.94as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£299.99as of 5 Nov, 18:23	£199.99as of 5 Nov, 18:20
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	not stated	£539.97	£417.99	£359.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Jul 2026 (3 mo old)	Sep 2024 (2 yr 1 mo old)	Sep 2024 (2 yr 1 mo old)	Apr 2025 (1 yr 6 mo old)
Brand (differs)	Gigabyte	ASUS	ASUS	ASUS
Socket	AM5	AM5	AM5	AM5
Chipset	X870	X870	X870	X870
Form factor	ATX	ATX	ATX	ATX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	4	not stated	not stated	not stated
Maximum RAM (differs)	256 GB	not stated	not stated	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
M.2 slots (differs)	3	4	4	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes	Yes
WiFi (differs)	WiFi 6	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.3	not stated	not stated	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	not stated	2.5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt	USB4	USB4	USB4	USB4
Fastest USB-C port	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	40 Gbps	40 Gbps
SATA ports (differs)	4	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	8+2+2	16+2+2	16+2+2	12+2+1
BIOS flashback (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes	not stated
Debug LED / POST code (differs)	not stated	Yes	Yes	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	Yes
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI	HDMI	not stated
Audio codec	not stated	not stated	not stated	not stated
Colour (differs)	not stated	not stated	not stated	White
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#295,010	#6,008	#6,008	#6,774
Buy	See it on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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