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MSI Z370 SLI PLUS Motherboard
MSI Z370 SLI PLUS
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MSI Z370 SLI Plus review - We're still waiting for Intel to release Coffee Lake chipsets other than the expensive Z370 model, not least so that itsRead more
MSI Z370 SLI Plus Over the last few months, there's been a lot of discussion surrounding the need for Intel's Z370 platform for Coffee Lake processors. The motherboards are now well known to be virtually identical to their Z270 counterparts, but to make room (quite literally) for the new Coffee Lake processors and their increased core counts, Intel regrettably had to make some small adjustments to the pin configuration of their motherboards. While I did have my reservations about these motherboards, pretty much all was forgiven when we saw the incredible performance from the Z370 chipsets and the Coffee LakeRead more
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4.0 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
52 %
3 stars
13 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
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41 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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General

Motherboard typeMicro-ATXATXATX
Processor socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
Cooling type
N/A
PassivePassive

Memory

Supported memory bus clock
  • 2400 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2666 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
  • 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 technologyDDR4DDR4DDR4
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMMDIMM
Maximum RAM size64 GB64 GB64 GB
Number of memory slots444
Memory channelsDualDualDual
Non-ECCyesyesyes
Unbuffered memory
N/A
yesyes
ECC
N/A
nono
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
N/A
yesyes

Audio properties

Audio codecRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC892Realtek ALC1220
Audio output channels7.17.17.1

Technical details

Compatible processor series
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Core i3
  • Intel Core i5
  • Intel Core i7
  • Intel Core i9
  • Intel Pentium
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
Maximum number of processors111
Maximum number of SMP processors
N/A
11

BIOS

BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFIUEFI
BIOS featuresMSI ClickBIOS 5MSI ClickBIOS 5MSI ClickBIOS 5

Storage

Supported drive types
  • HDD
  • SSD
  • HDD
  • SSD
  • HDD
  • SSD
Supported storage drive interfaces
N/A
  • M.2
  • Serial ATA III
  • M.2
  • Serial ATA III
RAID levels
N/A
  • 0
  • 1
  • 5
  • 10
  • 0
  • 1
  • 5
  • 10

Internal I/O ports

Serial port headers111
CPU fan connectoryesyesyes
Number of chassis fan connectors244
EPS power connector (8-pin)yesyesyes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YYY
TPM connectoryesyesyes
Number of SATA III connectors666
Front panel connectoryesyesyes
Thunderbolt headers
N/A
1
N/A
Number of SATA connectors
N/A
66

Rear panel I/O ports

Microphone inputyesyesyes
Headphone outputs111
HDMI ports quantity1
N/A
1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports111
PS/2 ports quantity211
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity344
DVI-D ports quantity111
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
N/A
1
N/A
DisplayPorts quantity
N/A
1
N/A
S/PDIF out port
N/A
N/A
yes
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
N/A
N/A
1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
N/A
N/A
1

Network

Ethernet LAN (Network)yesyesyes
LAN controllerRealtek 8111HRealtek RTL8111HIntel I219-V
Ethernet interface type
N/A
Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet

Dimensions

Width9.61 in9.61 in9.61 in
Depth9.61 in9.61 in9.61 in

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