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Asus Prime Z270-A Motherboard
Asus Prime Z270-A
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MSI Z270 Gaming M3 Motherboard
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MSI Z270 SLI PLUS Motherboard
MSI Z270 SLI PLUS
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Let's continue Intel's Kaby Lake's hype train this month with the ASUS Prime Z270-A motherboard.Read more
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MSI's midrange Z270 board packs next-gen storage features, tasteful RGB lighting, and stealthy looks into a package under $200. We like it, but could do without the plastic flourishes that complicate installation.Read more
New AMD motherboards and Ryzen processors have been gathering the limelight for the past few weeks bRead more
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How inexpensive can a motherboard be without giving up any of the Z270’s advanced features? How does MSI’s low cost Z270 SLI Plus address these? And how long will we continue using “Kaby Lake” headlines? We answer at least two of these questions!Read more
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4.2 out of 5
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General

Motherboard typeATXATXATX
Processor socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
LGA 1151

Memory

Supported memory bus clock
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2666 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3300 MHz
  • 3400 MHz
  • 3333 MHz
  • 3466 MHz
  • 3733 MHz
  • 3600 MHz
  • 3866 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3600 MHz
  • 3800 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3600 MHz
  • 3800 MHz
RAM technologyDDR4DDR4DDR4
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMMDIMM
Maximum RAM size64 GB64 GB64 GB
Number of memory slots444
Unbuffered memoryyes
N/A
N/A
Memory channelsDualDualDual
Non-ECCyesyesyes

Audio properties

Audio codecRealtek ALCS1220ARealtek ALC1220Realtek ALC1220
Audio output channels7.17.17.1

Technical details

Compatible processor series
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
Maximum number of processors111

BIOS

BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFIUEFI
BIOS features
  • WfM 2.0 support
  • Multilingual BIOS
  • ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
  • ASUS O.C. Profile
  • UEFI BIOS
  • ASUS EZ Flash 3
  • DMI 3.0 support
  • SMBIOS 3.0 support
  • ACPI 6.0 support
MSI ClickBIOS 5MSI ClickBIOS 5
BIOS memory size128.0 mB
N/A
N/A
ACPI version6.0
N/A
N/A

Expansion slots

Number of M.2 (M) slots222
PCI Express x16 slots
N/A
23
PCI Express x1 slots
N/A
43

Internal I/O ports

Number of COM connectors1
N/A
N/A
CPU fan connectoryesyesyes
Number of EATX power connectors1
N/A
N/A
Number of chassis fan connectors244
12V power connectoryes
N/A
N/A
TPM connectoryesyesyes
Number of SATA III connectors666
Front panel connectoryesyesyes
Serial port headers
N/A
11
EPS power connector (8-pin)
N/A
yesyes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)
N/A
YY

Rear panel I/O ports

S/PDIF out portyesyes
N/A
Microphone inputyesyesyes
Headphone outputs111
HDMI ports quantity111
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 quantity111
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity4
N/A
4
DisplayPorts quantity1
N/A
N/A
DVI-D ports quantity111
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
N/A
11

Network

Ethernet LAN (Network)yesyesyes
LAN controllerIntel I219-V
N/A
N/A
Wi-Fi
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

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

Often compared with Asus Prime Z270-A

Often compared with MSI Z270 SLI PLUS