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Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming WIFI Motherboard
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MSI B450-A Pro MAX Motherboard
MSI B450-A Pro MAX
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MSI B450M Pro-M2 Motherboard
MSI B450M Pro-M2
User rating
59
4.0 out of 5
59 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
15 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
3 %
42
4.4 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
11 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

General

Motherboard typeATXATXMicro-ATX
Processor socket
LGA 1151
Socket AM4Socket AM4

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
  • 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 technologyDDR4DDR4DDR4
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMMDIMM
Maximum RAM size64 GB64 GB32 GB
Number of memory slots442
Unbuffered memoryyes
N/A
yes
Memory channelsDual
N/A
Dual
ECCyes
N/A
N/A
Non-ECCyes
N/A
yes
Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)yes
N/A
N/A

Audio properties

Audio codecRealtek ALC1220Realtek ALC892Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.17.17.1

Technical details

Compatible processor series
  • Intel Core i3
  • Intel Core i5
  • Intel Core i7
AMD RyzenAMD Ryzen
Maximum number of processors111
Maximum number of SMP processors1
N/A
1

Storage

RAID levels
  • 0
  • 1
  • 5
  • 10
  • 0
  • 1
  • 10
  • 0
  • 1
  • 10
Supported storage drive interfaces
N/A
Serial ATA III
N/A

Expansion slots

PCI Express x16 slots32
N/A
PCI Express x1 slots34
N/A
Number of M.2 (M) slots211

Internal I/O ports

S/PDIF out connectoryes
N/A
N/A
Thunderbolt headers1
N/A
N/A
CPU fan connectoryes
N/A
yes
Number of chassis fan connectors3
N/A
1
12V power connectoryes
N/A
yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Y
N/A
Y
TPM connectoryesyesyes
Number of SATA III connectors664
Front panel connectoryes
N/A
yes
Serial port headers
N/A
11
Number of SATA connectors
N/A
N/A
2

Rear panel I/O ports

S/PDIF out portyes
N/A
N/A
Microphone inputyes
N/A
N/A
HDMI ports quantity111
HDMI version1.4
N/A
1.4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports111
PS/2 ports quantity1
N/A
1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity1
N/A
N/A
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity12
N/A
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity424
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
N/A
11
DVI-D ports quantity
N/A
11

Network

Wi-Fiyesno
N/A
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11a
  • Wi-Fi 5
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
N/A
N/A
Ethernet LAN (Network)yesyesyes
Bluetoothyes
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth version4.2
N/A
N/A
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controller
N/A
Realtek 8111HRealtek 8111H

Dimensions

Width12.01 in12.01 in9.61 in
Depth9.61 in9.61 in8.11 in

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