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Asus Prime Z270-A Motherboard
Asus Prime Z270-A
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Asus Z170 PRO Gaming Motherboard
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MSI Z270 SLI Motherboard
MSI Z270 SLI
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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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Over the past few months we have been testing what seems like an endless number of Z170 motherboards from a wide range of manufactures and a quite a few price points. However, in all those reviews we keep coming back to a few very specific models to use as the benchmarks upon which all others...Read more
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The ASUS Z170-PRO (Intel Z170) motherboard gets reviewed as we compare it to similar products and work out if its worth buying or not.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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4.2 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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General

Motherboard typeATXATXBTX
Processor socket
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
  • 3866 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2933 MHz
  • 2666 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3100 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3400 MHz
  • 3333 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3600 MHz
  • 3800 MHz
RAM technologyDDR4DDR4DDR4
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMMDIMM
Maximum RAM size64 GB64 GB64 GB
Number of memory slots444
Unbuffered memoryyesyesyes
Memory channelsDualDualDual
Non-ECCyesyesyes
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
N/A
yes
N/A

Audio properties

Audio codecRealtek ALCS1220ASupremeFXRealtek ALC1220
Audio output channels7.17.17.1

Technical details

Compatible processor series
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
Maximum number of processors111

BIOS

BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS features
  • 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
  • WfM 2.0 support
  • Multilingual BIOS
  • ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
  • UEFI BIOS
  • ACPI 5.0 support
  • ASUS EZ Flash 3
  • DMI 3.0 support
  • SMBIOS 3.0 support
MSI ClickBIOS 5
BIOS memory size128.0 mB16.0 mB16.0 mB
ACPI version6.05.05.0

Expansion slots

Number of M.2 (M) slots212

Internal I/O ports

Number of COM connectors11
N/A
CPU fan connectoryesyesyes
Number of EATX power connectors11
N/A
Number of chassis fan connectors23
N/A
12V power connectoryes
N/A
yes
TPM connectoryesyes
N/A
Number of SATA III connectors646
Front panel connectoryes
N/A
yes
S/PDIF out connector
N/A
yes
N/A
EPS power connector (8-pin)
N/A
yes
N/A
ATX Power connector (24-pin)
N/A
YY
Serial port headers
N/A
N/A
1

Rear panel I/O ports

S/PDIF out portyes
N/A
N/A
Microphone inputyesyesyes
Headphone outputs111
HDMI ports quantity111
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 quantity121
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity444
DisplayPorts quantity11
N/A
DVI-D ports quantity111
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
N/A
11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
N/A
1
N/A

Network

Ethernet LAN (Network)yesyesyes
LAN controllerIntel I219-V
N/A
Intel I219-V
Ethernet interface type
N/A
Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Wi-Fi
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

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

Often compared with Asus Prime Z270-A

Often compared with Asus Z170 PRO Gaming

Often compared with MSI Z270 SLI