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Asus Prime Z270-A vs MSI Z270 SLI PLUS

Asus Prime Z270-A Motherboard
Asus Prime Z270-A
MSI Z270 SLI PLUS Motherboard
MSI Z270 SLI PLUS
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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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4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
21 %
2 stars
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35 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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Full Comparison

General

Asus Prime Z270-AAsus Prime Z270-A
MSI Z270 SLI PLUSMSI Z270 SLI PLUS
Motherboard typeATXATX
Processor socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151

Memory

Asus Prime Z270-AAsus Prime Z270-A
MSI Z270 SLI PLUSMSI Z270 SLI PLUS
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
  • 2400 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3600 MHz
  • 3800 MHz
RAM technologyDDR4DDR4
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Maximum RAM size64 GB64 GB
Number of memory slots44
Memory channelsDualDual
Non-ECCyesyes

Audio properties

Asus Prime Z270-AAsus Prime Z270-A
MSI Z270 SLI PLUSMSI Z270 SLI PLUS
Audio codecRealtek ALCS1220ARealtek ALC1220
Audio output channels7.17.1

Technical details

Asus Prime Z270-AAsus Prime Z270-A
MSI Z270 SLI PLUSMSI Z270 SLI PLUS
Compatible processor series
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
Maximum number of processors11

BIOS

Asus Prime Z270-AAsus Prime Z270-A
MSI Z270 SLI PLUSMSI Z270 SLI PLUS
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI
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
MSI ClickBIOS 5

Expansion slots

Asus Prime Z270-AAsus Prime Z270-A
MSI Z270 SLI PLUSMSI Z270 SLI PLUS
Number of M.2 (M) slots22

Internal I/O ports

Asus Prime Z270-AAsus Prime Z270-A
MSI Z270 SLI PLUSMSI Z270 SLI PLUS
CPU fan connectoryesyes
Number of chassis fan connectors24
TPM connectoryesyes
Number of SATA III connectors66
Front panel connectoryesyes

Rear panel I/O ports

Asus Prime Z270-AAsus Prime Z270-A
MSI Z270 SLI PLUSMSI Z270 SLI PLUS
Microphone inputyesyes
Headphone outputs11
HDMI ports quantity11
PS/2 ports quantity11
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity11
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity11
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity44
DVI-D ports quantity11

Network

Asus Prime Z270-AAsus Prime Z270-A
MSI Z270 SLI PLUSMSI Z270 SLI PLUS
Ethernet LAN (Network)yesyes

Dimensions

Asus Prime Z270-AAsus Prime Z270-A
MSI Z270 SLI PLUSMSI Z270 SLI PLUS
Width12.01 in9.61 in
Depth9.61 in12.01 in

Pros & Cons

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