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ASRock Z370 Extreme4 Motherboard
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Looking to save some cash while still having access to great features? We check out the mid-range Z370 Extreme4 motherboard which comes in with an attractive price-tag.Read more
Can the Z370 Extreme4 balance features, performance, and overclocking against a midrange price for a value victory?Read more
Throughout December and early January, we ran a series of giveaways for our readers. There was onlyRead more
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As a general rule the Intel B360 and H370 chipsets offer a more affordable route into Intel's 8th GeRead more
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MSI Z370 SLI Plus review - We're still waiting for Intel to release Coffee Lake chipsets other than the expensive Z370 model, not least so that itsRead more
MSI Z370 SLI Plus Over the last few months, there's been a lot of discussion surrounding the need for Intel's Z370 platform for Coffee Lake processors. The motherboards are now well known to be virtually identical to their Z270 counterparts, but to make room (quite literally) for the new Coffee Lake processors and their increased core counts, Intel regrettably had to make some small adjustments to the pin configuration of their motherboards. While I did have my reservations about these motherboards, pretty much all was forgiven when we saw the incredible performance from the Z370 chipsets and the Coffee LakeRead more
In today's review, we get to grips with an entry level option to Intel’s 8th generation Z370 chipset in the form of the MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS motherboard.Read more
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General

Motherboard typeATXATXATX
Processor socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
Cooling typePassivePassivePassive

Memory

Supported memory bus clock
  • 2400 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2666 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2933 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3733 MHz
  • 3600 MHz
  • 3800 MHz
  • 4000 MHz
  • 4133 MHz
  • 4266 MHz
  • 4333 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2667 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3300 MHz
  • 3400 MHz
  • 3333 MHz
  • 3466 MHz
  • 3733 MHz
  • 3600 MHz
  • 3866 MHz
  • 4000 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2667 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3300 MHz
  • 3400 MHz
  • 3333 MHz
  • 3466 MHz
  • 3733 MHz
  • 3600 MHz
  • 3866 MHz
  • 4000 MHz
RAM technologyDDR4DDR4DDR4
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMMDIMM
Maximum RAM size64 GB64 GB64 GB
Number of memory slots444
Unbuffered memoryyesyesyes
Memory channelsDualDualDual
ECCnonono
Non-ECCyesyesyes
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)yesyesyes

Audio properties

Audio codecRealtek ALC1220Realtek ALC892Realtek ALC1220
Audio output channels7.17.17.1

Graphics

DirectX version12.0
N/A
N/A
Parallel processing technology support
  • 2-Way CrossFireX
  • 2-Way SLI
  • 3-Way CrossFireX
  • Quad-GPU CrossFireX
  • Quad-GPU SLI
2-Way CrossFireX
  • 2-Way CrossFireX
  • 2-Way SLI
  • 3-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolution
  • 4096
  • 2160
N/A
N/A

Technical details

Compatible processor series
  • Intel Core i3
  • Intel Core i5
  • Intel Core i7
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
Maximum number of processors111
Maximum number of SMP processors111

BIOS

BIOS typeUEFIUEFIUEFI
BIOS features
  • Multilingual BIOS
  • UEFI BIOS
  • SMBIOS 2.7 support
  • Secure Backup UEFI Technology
  • ACPI 6.0 support
MSI ClickBIOS 5MSI ClickBIOS 5
BIOS memory size16.0 mB
N/A
N/A
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) version2.7
N/A
N/A
ACPI version6.0
N/A
N/A

Storage

Supported drive types
  • HDD
  • SSD
  • HDD
  • SSD
  • HDD
  • SSD
Supported storage drive interfaces
  • M.2
  • Serial ATA III
  • M.2
  • Serial ATA III
  • M.2
  • Serial ATA III
RAID levels
  • 0
  • 1
  • 5
  • 10
  • 0
  • 1
  • 5
  • 10
  • 0
  • 1
  • 5
  • 10

Expansion slots

Number of M.2 (M) slots212

Internal I/O ports

Thunderbolt headers11
N/A
Number of COM connectors1
N/A
N/A
CPU fan connectoryesyesyes
Number of chassis fan connectors244
EPS power connector (8-pin)yesyesyes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YYY
TPM connectoryesyesyes
Number of SATA connectors866
Number of SATA III connectors866
Front panel connectoryesyesyes
Serial port headers
N/A
11

Rear panel I/O ports

S/PDIF out portyes
N/A
yes
Microphone inputyesyesyes
Headphone outputs111
HDMI ports quantity1
N/A
1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports111
PS/2 ports quantity111
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity1
N/A
1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity1
N/A
1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity444
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
N/A
DVI-D ports quantity111
DisplayPorts quantity
N/A
1
N/A

Network

Ethernet LAN (Network)yesyesyes
LAN controllerIntel I219-VRealtek RTL8111HIntel I219-V
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet

Dimensions

Width9.61 in9.61 in9.61 in
Depth12.01 in9.61 in9.61 in

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