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Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming WIFI Motherboard
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MSI B450-A Pro - ATX Motherboard
MSI B450-A Pro - ATX
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MSI B450-A Pro MAX Motherboard
MSI B450-A Pro MAX
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MSI B450 Tomahawk Motherboard
MSI B450 Tomahawk
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5 stars
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4 stars
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4 stars
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5 stars
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4 stars
39 %
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25 %
2 stars
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1 stars
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General

Motherboard typeATXATXATXATX
Processor socket
LGA 1151
Socket AM4Socket AM4Socket AM4
Cooling type
N/A
Passive
N/A
Passive

Memory

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
  • 3800 MHz
  • 3666 MHz
  • 3866 MHz
  • 4000 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 1866 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2667 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2933 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 2667 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3466 MHz
  • 3066 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 1866 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2667 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2933 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 2667 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3466 MHz
  • 3733 MHz
  • 3866 MHz
  • 4000 MHz
  • 4133 MHz
  • 3066 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 1866 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2667 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2933 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 2667 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3466 MHz
  • 3066 MHz
RAM technologyDDR4DDR4DDR4DDR4
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMMDIMMDIMM
Maximum RAM size64 GB64 GB64 GB64 GB
Number of memory slots4444
Unbuffered memoryyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Memory channelsDualDual
N/A
Dual
ECCyesyes
N/A
yes
Non-ECCyesyes
N/A
yes
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)yes
N/A
N/A
N/A

Audio properties

Audio codecRealtek ALC1220Realtek ALC892Realtek ALC892Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels7.17.17.17.1

Graphics

Parallel processing technology support
  • 2-Way CrossFireX
  • 2-Way SLI
  • 3-Way CrossFireX
  • Quad-GPU CrossFireX
  • Quad-GPU SLI
2-Way CrossFireXCrossfire2-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolution
  • 4096
  • 2160
  • 4096
  • 2160
N/A
  • 4096
  • 2160
HDCPyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
DirectX version
N/A
N/A
12.0
N/A

Technical details

Compatible processor series
  • Intel Core i3
  • Intel Core i5
  • Intel Core i7
AMD RyzenAMD RyzenAMD Ryzen
Maximum number of processors1111
Maximum number of SMP processors11
N/A
1

Storage

RAID levels
  • 0
  • 1
  • 5
  • 10
  • 0
  • 1
  • 10
  • 0
  • 1
  • 10
  • 0
  • 1
  • 10
Supported drive types
N/A
  • HDD
  • SSD
N/A
  • HDD
  • SSD
Number of HDDs supported
N/A
6
N/A
6
Supported storage drive interfaces
N/A
N/A
Serial ATA III
N/A

Internal I/O ports

S/PDIF out connectoryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Thunderbolt headers1
N/A
N/A
N/A
CPU fan connectoryesyes
N/A
yes
Number of chassis fan connectors34
N/A
4
12V power connectoryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YY
N/A
Y
TPM connectoryesyesyesyes
Number of SATA III connectors6666
Front panel connectoryesyes
N/A
yes
Serial port headers
N/A
111
EPS power connector (8-pin)
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
RGB LED pin header
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Rear panel I/O ports

S/PDIF out portyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Microphone inputyesyes
N/A
yes
HDMI ports quantity1111
HDMI version1.4
N/A
N/A
1.4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports1111
PS/2 ports quantity11
N/A
1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity1221
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity4222
Headphone outputs
N/A
1
N/A
1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
N/A
11
N/A
DVI-D ports quantity
N/A
111

Network

Wi-Fiyes
N/A
no
N/A
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11a
  • Wi-Fi 5
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
N/A
N/A
N/A
Ethernet LAN (Network)yesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth version4.2
N/A
N/A
N/A
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit EthernetGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controller
N/A
Realtek RTL8111HRealtek 8111HRealtek RTL8111H

Dimensions

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

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