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Asus ROG Strix Z370-F Gaming vs MSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBON

Asus ROG Strix Z370-F Gaming Motherboard
MSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBON Motherboard
MSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBON
Editiorial reviews
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5 editorial reviews
Having tested the Z370-E, we take a drive with the cheaper Z370-F of Asus' ROG Strix subseries. Does a lower price make for a better value?Read more
Bearing the new Intel Z370 chipset, we check out the ROG STRIX Z370-F Gaming to see how it handles the 6-core 8700K.Read more
Introduction and Technical SpecificationsRead more
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4.4 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
39 user ratings
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Full Comparison

General

Asus ROG Strix Z370-F GamingAsus ROG Strix Z370-F Gaming
MSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBONMSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBON
Motherboard typeATXATX
Processor socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
Cooling typePassivePassive

Memory

Asus ROG Strix Z370-F GamingAsus ROG Strix Z370-F Gaming
MSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBONMSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBON
Supported memory bus clock
  • 2400 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2666 MHz
  • 2800 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
  • 2800 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3300 MHz
  • 3400 MHz
  • 3333 MHz
  • 3466 MHz
  • 3733 MHz
  • 3600 MHz
  • 3866 MHz
  • 4000 MHz
RAM technologyDDR4DDR4
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Maximum RAM size64 GB64 GB
Number of memory slots44
Unbuffered memoryyesyes
Memory channelsDualDual
ECCnono
Non-ECCyesyes
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)yesyes

Audio properties

Asus ROG Strix Z370-F GamingAsus ROG Strix Z370-F Gaming
MSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBONMSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBON
Audio codec
SupremeFX
Realtek ALC1220
Audio output channels7.17.1

Graphics

Asus ROG Strix Z370-F GamingAsus ROG Strix Z370-F Gaming
MSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBONMSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBON
Parallel processing technology support
  • 2-Way CrossFireX
  • 2-Way SLI
  • 3-Way CrossFireX
  • 2-Way CrossFireX
  • 2-Way SLI
  • 3-Way CrossFireX

Technical details

Asus ROG Strix Z370-F GamingAsus ROG Strix Z370-F Gaming
MSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBONMSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBON
Compatible processor series
  • Intel Core i3
  • Intel Core i5
  • Intel Core i7
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
Maximum number of processors11
Maximum number of SMP processors11

BIOS

Asus ROG Strix Z370-F GamingAsus ROG Strix Z370-F Gaming
MSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBONMSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBON
BIOS typeUEFIUEFI
BIOS features
  • WfM 2.0 support
  • Multilingual BIOS
  • UEFI BIOS
  • ASUS EZ Flash 3
  • DMI 3.0 support
  • SMBIOS 3.0 support
  • ACPI 6.0 support
MSI ClickBIOS 5

Storage

Asus ROG Strix Z370-F GamingAsus ROG Strix Z370-F Gaming
MSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBONMSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBON
Supported drive types
  • HDD
  • SSD
  • HDD
  • SSD
Supported storage drive interfaces
  • M.2
  • Serial ATA III
  • M.2
  • Serial ATA III
RAID levels
  • 0
  • 1
  • 5
  • 10
  • 0
  • 1
  • 5
  • 10

Expansion slots

Asus ROG Strix Z370-F GamingAsus ROG Strix Z370-F Gaming
MSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBONMSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBON
Number of M.2 (M) slots22

Internal I/O ports

Asus ROG Strix Z370-F GamingAsus ROG Strix Z370-F Gaming
MSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBONMSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBON
CPU fan connectoryesyes
Number of chassis fan connectors24
EPS power connector (8-pin)yesyes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YY
TPM connectoryesyes
Number of SATA connectors66
Number of SATA III connectors66
Front panel connectoryesyes

Rear panel I/O ports

Asus ROG Strix Z370-F GamingAsus ROG Strix Z370-F Gaming
MSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBONMSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBON
S/PDIF out portyesyes
Microphone inputyesyes
Headphone outputs11
HDMI ports quantity11
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
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 quantity24
DisplayPorts quantity11

Network

Asus ROG Strix Z370-F GamingAsus ROG Strix Z370-F Gaming
MSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBONMSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBON
Ethernet LAN (Network)yesyes
LAN controllerIntel I219-VIntel I219-V
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet

Dimensions

Asus ROG Strix Z370-F GamingAsus ROG Strix Z370-F Gaming
MSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBONMSI Z370 Gaming Pro CARBON
Width9.61 in9.57 in
Depth9.61 in9.57 in

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