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Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO Motherboard
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Asus Prime Z270-A Motherboard
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MSI Z270 SLI PLUS Motherboard
MSI Z270 SLI PLUS
Editiorial reviews
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4.2 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger: 5 out of 5 stars on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
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Let's continue Intel's Kaby Lake's hype train this month with the ASUS Prime Z270-A motherboard.Read more
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How inexpensive can a motherboard be without giving up any of the Z270’s advanced features? How does MSI’s low cost Z270 SLI Plus address these? And how long will we continue using “Kaby Lake” headlines? We answer at least two of these questions!Read more
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User rating
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4.4 out of 5
34 user ratings
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50 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
34 user ratings
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47 %
4 stars
29 %
3 stars
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4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
39 %
3 stars
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4.1 out of 5
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General

Motherboard typeATXATXATXATX
Processor socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
LGA 1151

Memory

Supported memory bus clock
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2666 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3300 MHz
  • 3400 MHz
  • 3333 MHz
  • 3466 MHz
  • 3733 MHz
  • 3600 MHz
  • 3500 MHz
  • 3800 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2666 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3300 MHz
  • 3400 MHz
  • 3333 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2666 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3300 MHz
  • 3400 MHz
  • 3333 MHz
  • 3466 MHz
  • 3733 MHz
  • 3600 MHz
  • 3866 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3600 MHz
  • 3800 MHz
RAM technologyDDR4DDR4DDR4DDR4
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMMDIMMDIMM
Maximum RAM size64 GB64 GB64 GB64 GB
Number of memory slots4444
Unbuffered memoryyesyesyes
N/A
Memory channelsDualDualDualDual
Non-ECCyesyesyesyes
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)yesyes
N/A
N/A

Audio properties

Audio codecSupremeFX 2015SupremeFX 2015Realtek ALCS1220ARealtek ALC1220
Audio output channels
N/A
7.17.17.1

Technical details

Compatible processor series
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
Maximum number of processors1111

BIOS

BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMIUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS features
  • WfM 2.0 support
  • Multilingual BIOS
  • ASUS O.C. Profile
  • USB BIOS Flashback
  • UEFI BIOS
  • ACPI 5.0 support
  • ASUS EZ Flash 3
  • DMI 3.0 support
  • SMBIOS 3.0 support
  • WfM 2.0 support
  • Multilingual BIOS
  • ASUS O.C. Profile
  • USB BIOS Flashback
  • UEFI BIOS
  • ACPI 5.0 support
  • ASUS EZ Flash 3
  • DMI 3.0 support
  • SMBIOS 3.0 support
  • WfM 2.0 support
  • Multilingual BIOS
  • ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
  • ASUS O.C. Profile
  • UEFI BIOS
  • ASUS EZ Flash 3
  • DMI 3.0 support
  • SMBIOS 3.0 support
  • ACPI 6.0 support
MSI ClickBIOS 5
BIOS memory size128.0 mB16.0 mB128.0 mB
N/A
ACPI version5.05.06.0
N/A

Expansion slots

Number of M.2 (M) slots1122
PCI Express x16 slots
N/A
N/A
N/A
3
PCI Express x1 slots
N/A
N/A
N/A
3

Internal I/O ports

Thunderbolt headers1
N/A
N/A
N/A
CPU fan connectoryesyesyesyes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YY
N/A
Y
Number of SATA III connectors4666
Number of EATX power connectors
N/A
11
N/A
Number of chassis fan connectors
N/A
424
EPS power connector (8-pin)
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Number of SATA Express connectors
N/A
2
N/A
N/A
Number of COM connectors
N/A
N/A
1
N/A
12V power connector
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
TPM connector
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Front panel connector
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Serial port headers
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Rear panel I/O ports

S/PDIF out portyesyesyes
N/A
Headphone outputs1
N/A
11
HDMI ports quantity1111
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
N/A
1
PS/2 ports quantity1111
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity2211
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity2244
DisplayPorts quantity111
N/A
Microphone input
N/A
N/A
yesyes
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
N/A
N/A
11
DVI-D ports quantity
N/A
N/A
11

Network

Ethernet LAN (Network)yesyesyesyes
LAN controllerIntel I219-VIntel I219-VIntel I219-V
N/A
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
N/A
N/A
Wi-Fi
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Width12.01 in12.01 in12.01 in9.61 in
Depth9.61 in9.61 in9.61 in12.01 in

Often compared with Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Often compared with Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER

Often compared with Asus Prime Z270-A

Often compared with MSI Z270 SLI PLUS