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MSI B450 Gaming Pro CARBON AC Motherboard
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MSI B450 Tomahawk Motherboard
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MSI MPG X570 Gaming PLUS Motherboard
MSI MPG X570 Gaming PLUS
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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
The best cheap X570 option we’ve tested yet.Read more
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4.2 out of 5
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General

Motherboard typeATXATXATX
Processor socketSocket AM4Socket AM4Socket AM4
Cooling type
N/A
Passive
N/A

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

Audio properties

Audio codecRealtek ALC1220Realtek ALC892Realtek ALC1220
Audio output channels7.17.17.1

Graphics

Parallel processing technology support2-Way CrossFireX2-Way CrossFireX2-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolution
  • 4096
  • 2160
  • 4096
  • 2160
  • 4096
  • 2160

Technical details

Compatible processor seriesAMD RyzenAMD RyzenAMD Ryzen
Maximum number of processors111
Maximum number of SMP processors111

Storage

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

Internal I/O ports

Serial port headers111
CPU fan connectoryesyesyes
Number of chassis fan connectors444
12V power connectoryes
N/A
yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)yesyes
N/A
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YYY
TPM connectoryesyesyes
Number of SATA III connectors666
RGB LED pin header
N/A
yesyes
Front panel connector
N/A
yesyes

Rear panel I/O ports

S/PDIF out portyes
N/A
yes
HDMI ports quantity111
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports111
PS/2 ports quantity111
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity111
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity113
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity422
DisplayPorts quantity1
N/A
N/A
DVI-D ports quantity11
N/A
Microphone input
N/A
yes
N/A
Headphone outputs
N/A
1
N/A
HDMI version
N/A
1.41.4
Digital audio optical out
N/A
N/A
1

Network

Wi-Fiyes
N/A
no
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 RTL8111H
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet

Dimensions

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

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