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Asus Prime Z370-A vs MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK

Asus Prime Z370-A Motherboard
Asus Prime Z370-A
MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK Motherboard
MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK
Editiorial reviews
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2 editorial reviews
Asus teases the enthusiast budget market with its Prime Z370-A. Does it have the features and performance to justify a slightly-above-budget price?Read more
ASUS PRIME Z370-A Review - As one of the more affordable boards in the roundup, the Prime Z370-A surprisingly doesn't scrimp too much on its feature set. It'sRead more
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3
3 editorial reviews
Can MSI’s mid-priced Tomahawk push the limits of our high-end hardware? We review it to find out!Read more
The MSI Z370 TOMAHAWK is a pretty solid motherboard with a nice array of features and performance.Read more
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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User rating
44
4.2 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
39
4.3 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

General

Asus Prime Z370-AAsus Prime Z370-A
MSI Z370 TOMAHAWKMSI Z370 TOMAHAWK
Motherboard typeATXATX
Processor socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151

Memory

Asus Prime Z370-AAsus Prime Z370-A
MSI Z370 TOMAHAWKMSI Z370 TOMAHAWK
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
  • 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 technologyDDR4DDR4
Maximum RAM size64 GB64 GB

Audio properties

Asus Prime Z370-AAsus Prime Z370-A
MSI Z370 TOMAHAWKMSI Z370 TOMAHAWK
Audio codecRealtek S1220ARealtek ALC892

Technical details

Asus Prime Z370-AAsus Prime Z370-A
MSI Z370 TOMAHAWKMSI Z370 TOMAHAWK
Maximum number of processors11

BIOS

Asus Prime Z370-AAsus Prime Z370-A
MSI Z370 TOMAHAWKMSI Z370 TOMAHAWK
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

Dimensions

Asus Prime Z370-AAsus Prime Z370-A
MSI Z370 TOMAHAWKMSI Z370 TOMAHAWK
Width9.61 in11.97 in
Depth9.61 in9.57 in

Pros & Cons

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      Cons

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