STRONGER THAN STEEL
DIY FRIENDLY
MSI motherboards feature tons of convenient and smart design, such as convenient pin-header keep out zone, friendly SATA & USB location and so on, so DIY users can pick and choose any gaming rig they want.
Cooling
Cooling your PC is essential for reliable performance. MSI motherboards feature excellent power design with solid and heavy heatsink. We've made sure to include enough fan headers with full control to allow you to cool your system any way you want.
HARDWARE
MSI motherboards feature tons of convenient and smart design for DIY users, countless system tuning and troubleshooting tools are at your disposal to push your system to new heights and satisfy even the most demanding tweaker. Makes it so easy to install your own motherboard and gaming rig without any issue.
COMPATIBILITY
MSI motherboards are designed with both physical and device compatibility in mind. Pin-headers, SATA, and USB connectors are positioned away from other components and devices. A comprehensive DDR memory Qualified Vendor List (QVL), the result of extensive memory testing and tuning, makes it easier to pick from compatible products.
BIOS AND SOFTWARE
Complete your high performance experience with an array of performance enhancing software from MSI. From a loaded yet easy to use BIOS to potent live system tools, get the most out of your motherboard at any moment.
ENHANCED PERFORMANCE
MSI motherboards feature all the latest solution for enthusiast gamers and prosumers. CPU and memory enhancement and fast storage and USB transfer speed are ready to be on the battlefield.
CPU
High-quality materials and intelligent fan optimization help to cool all necessary components, which is critical to ensuring that the system is stable and always delivering the best performance.
MEMORY
Optimized layout design and a fully isolated memory circuitry ensures perfect stability and performance. you never have to worry about your system crashing during games with MSI DDR4 BOOST.
Storage
MSI motherboards support all the latest storage standards, which allows users to connect any ultra-fast storage device. Start games faster, load levels faster and have a real advantage over your enemies.
USB
Read and write your files over USB faster than ever. MSI offers a wide variety of options to connect and boost your USB devices, delivering lightning-fast transfer speeds up to 10Gb/s
IN-STUDIO ADVANTAGE
MSI motherboards provide the most fascinating in-studio advantages, designed to satisfy any professional workflow. Elevate your listening pleasure and network connection with MSI Audio & LAN. Enjoy extreme sound quality and uninterrupted online experience.
Audio
Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality. MSI Audio Boost delivers the highest sound quality through the use of premium quality audio components. This lets you enjoy breathtaking, studio quality sound to create the most immersive sound experience.
EXHILARATING AND INSPIRING
Each MSI motherboard is built based on the specific topic in order to match different tastes and favors. Furthermore, MSI also adopts the modern style to design the heatsink through huge surface and sleek but simple cuts in order to make the heatsink and appearance looks ripped and powerful. Combined with neutral color, such as black, grey and silver, as the main background, MSI motherboard can perfect fit different RGB LED effects and strongly shows the gamers tunes.
Industrial Design
Satisfying gamers with what they really need, MPG GAMING PLUS is equipped with all the crucial gaming weapons. A legacy spirits comes back to life with lightning fast performance enabled by an optimized design and high quality components. Red GAMING DNA lives on!
LOYAL COMRADE
With years of experience, MSI is no stranger to building high-performance motherboards. Our R&D and engineering teams have reviewed countless designs, evaluated a wide selection of high quality components, and developed products for reliability even under extreme conditions.
Components
Using only the finest quality components and integrating the latest technological innovations delivers the best possible professional experience. Rigorous quality testing under the most extreme conditions ensures a super reliable, long-lasting and high performance motherboard.
- Supports 1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen / Ryzen with Radeon Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen with Radeon Graphics / Athlon with Radeon Vega Graphics Desktop Processors for Socket AM4
- Supports DDR4 Memory, up to 4133(OC) MHz
- Turbo M.2: Running at PCI-E Gen3 x4 maximizes performance for NVMe based SSDs
- DDR4 Boost: Fully isolated, shielded and optimized DDR4 PCB design to give your DDR4 memory a performance boost
- Audio Boost: Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality
- Flash BIOS Button: Simply use a USB key to flash any BIOS within seconds, without installing a CPU, memory or graphics card
- Core Boost: With premium layout and fully digital power design to support more cores and provide better performance
- Multi-GPU: With Steel armor PCI-E slots. Supports 2-Way AMD Crossfire
- AMD Turbo USB 3.2 Gen2: Powered by AMD USB 3.2 Gen2 controller, Turbo USB ensures an uninterrupted connection with more stability and fastest USB speeds
Specifications
Internal I/O
Number of M.2 (M) slots 1
Supported storage drive interfaces Serial ATA III
USB 2.0 connectors 4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors 2
TPM connector Yes
Serial port headers 1
Number of SATA III connectors 6
Technical details
Motherboard chipset family AMD
Motherboard chipset AMD B450
Serial port headers 1
Parallel processing technology support Crossfire
Motherboard form factor ATX
Component for PC
Audio
Audio output channels 7.1 channels
Performance
Windows operating systems supported Windows 10 x64,Windows 7 x64
Motherboard chipset family AMD
Motherboard chipset AMD B450
RAID levels 0,1,10
Audio output channels 7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor ATX
Component for PC
Processor
Processor manufacturer AMD
Compatible processor series AMD Ryzen
Processor socket Socket AM4
Memory
Number of memory slots 4
Memory slots type DIMM
Supported memory types DDR4-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speeds 1866,2133,2400,2667,2800,2933,3000,3066,3200,3466,3733,3866,4133 MHz
Maximum internal memory 64 GB
Storage controllers
Supported storage drive interfaces Serial ATA III
RAID levels 0,1,10
Graphics
Parallel processing technology support Crossfire
DirectX version 12.0
Back panel I/O ports
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity 2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity 2
USB 2.0 ports quantity 2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity 1
HDMI ports quantity 1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports 1
DVI-D ports quantity 1
Networking
Ethernet LAN Yes
Wi-Fi No
LAN controller Realtek 8111H
Ethernet interface type Gigabit Ethernet
Features
Windows operating systems supported Windows 10 x64,Windows 7 x64
Motherboard chipset family AMD
Motherboard chipset AMD B450
Audio output channels 7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor ATX
Component for PC
Expansion slots
Number of M.2 (M) slots 1
PCI Express x16 slots 2
PCI Express x1 slots 4
Video
DirectX version 12.0
Software
Windows operating systems supported Windows 10 x64,Windows 7 x64
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