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MSI Z270 Gaming M3 Motherboard
MSI Z270 Gaming M3
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MSI Z270 SLI PLUS Motherboard
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Supermicro X9DRH-iF-NV Motherboard
Supermicro X9DRH-iF-NV
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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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The standout feature of the Supermicro X9DRH-IF-NV is the ability to support NVDIMM technology enabling higher performance and greater reliability.Read more
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User rating
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4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
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3 stars
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4.1 out of 5
35 user ratings
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General

Motherboard typeATXATXExtended ATX
Processor socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
LGA 2011

Memory

Supported memory bus clock
  • 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
  • 1600 MHz
  • 1333 MHz
  • 1066 MHz
  • 1866 MHz
RAM technologyDDR4DDR4DDR3
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
N/A
Maximum RAM size64 GB64 GB1 TB
Number of memory slots44
N/A
Memory channelsDualDual
N/A
Non-ECCyesyes
N/A

Technical details

Compatible processor series
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
N/A
Maximum number of processors112
Data bus transfer rate
N/A
N/A
8 GT/s

BIOS

BIOS typeUEFIUEFIAMI
BIOS featuresMSI ClickBIOS 5MSI ClickBIOS 5
  • APM 1.2 support
  • power failure recovery
  • UEFI BIOS
  • ACPI 4.0 support
  • SMBIOS 2.7.1 support
  • IPMI 2.0 support

Dimensions

Width9.57 in9.61 in12.09 in
Depth11.97 in12.01 in13.07 in

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