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With the release of AMD's latest chipset, B450, the world's motherboard manufacturers have been busy preparing their offerings. Today we look at MSI's flagship, the B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC....Read more
The AMD B450 series chipset is here, with the full-size ATX MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC. MSI is walking the tightrope of a budget board that still offers a premium experience, for example it has two M.2 slots, full RGB support and WiFi.Read more
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MSi MPG X570 Gaming PLUS: 4.7 out of 5 stars from 3 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
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User rating
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4.2 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
42 %
4 stars
32 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.1 out of 5
48 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
33 %
3 stars
22 %
2 stars
4 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.3 out of 5
36 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
8 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

General

Motherboard typeATXATXATX
Processor socketSocket AM4Socket AM4Socket AM4

Memory

Supported memory bus clock
  • 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
  • 2666 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 1866 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2667 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2933 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3466 MHz
  • 3866 MHz
  • 4000 MHz
  • 4133 MHz
  • 3066 MHz
RAM technologyDDR4DDR4DDR4
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMMDIMM
Maximum RAM size64 GB128 GB64 GB
Number of memory slots444
Memory channelsDualDualDual
ECCyesyes
N/A
Non-ECCyesyes
N/A
Unbuffered memory
N/A
yes
N/A

Audio properties

Audio codecRealtek ALC1220Realtek ALC1220Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels7.17.17.1

Graphics

Parallel processing technology support2-Way CrossFireX2-Way CrossFireXCrossfire
Maximum resolution
  • 4096
  • 2160
  • 4096
  • 2160
N/A
DirectX version
N/A
N/A
12.0

Technical details

Compatible processor seriesAMD RyzenAMD RyzenAMD Ryzen
Maximum number of processors111
Maximum number of SMP processors11
N/A

Storage

Supported drive types
  • HDD
  • SSD
N/A
N/A
RAID levels
  • 0
  • 1
  • 10
  • 0
  • 1
  • 10
  • 0
  • 1
  • 10
Supported storage drive interfaces
N/A
Serial ATA IIISerial ATA III

Expansion slots

Number of M.2 (M) slots222
PCI Express x16 slots
N/A
N/A
2
PCI Express x1 slots
N/A
N/A
3

Internal I/O ports

Serial port headers111
CPU fan connectoryesyes
N/A
Number of chassis fan connectors44
N/A
12V power connectoryesyes
N/A
EPS power connector (8-pin)yes
N/A
N/A
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YY
N/A
TPM connectoryesyesyes
Number of SATA III connectors666
RGB LED pin header
N/A
yes
N/A
Front panel connector
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear panel I/O ports

S/PDIF out portyesyes
N/A
HDMI ports quantity111
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports111
PS/2 ports quantity111
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity11
N/A
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity132
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity424
DisplayPorts quantity1
N/A
N/A
DVI-D ports quantity1
N/A
1
HDMI version
N/A
1.4
N/A
Digital audio optical out
N/A
1
N/A

Network

Wi-Fiyesnono
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 version5.0
N/A
N/A
LAN controllerIntel I211ATRealtek RTL8111HRealtek 8111H
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet

Dimensions

Width12.01 in11.97 in12.01 in
Depth9.61 in9.57 in9.61 in

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