Gigabyte B360N WIFI, Intel B360 Motherboard - Socket 1151 [B360N WIFI]

The chipset natively supports a M.2 slot connected via PCIe for the particularly fast NVMe SSDs as well as Intel Optane. Socket 1151 motherboards with B360 chipset form a good basis for budget gaming PCs and home office computers.

The features of the Gigabyte B360N WIFI at a glance:
1x PCIe (3.0) x16
1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4) / 4x SATA 6G
Total 6x USB 3.0 and 4x USB 2.0 (internal & external)
Supports max. 32 GB DDR4 RAM up to 2.666 MHz
RGB LED header for control with Gigabyte RGB Fusion
Includes Wi-Fi 802.11ac & Bluetooth 5.0

The Gigabyte B360N WIFI in detail
The Gigabyte B360N WIFI Mini-ITX motherboard has a PCIe x16 slot, which is connected to the chipset with a full 16 lanes. In the M.2 key slot there is an Intel CNVi module, whereby the motherboard has WLAN 802.11a / b / g / n / ac and Bluetooth 5.0.

The M.2 slot, which is connected via four PCIe 3.0 lanes, supports the NVMe protocol, enabling a data transfer rate of just under 4 GB / s in combination with a corresponding M.2 SSD. This is about eight times faster than a SATA 6G connected SSD! Additional drives such as SSDs, HDDs and optical drives can be connected via four SATA 3.0 ports. A maximum of 32 GB of RAM with a clock speed of up to 2,666 MHz can be accommodated in two DDR4 DIMM slots.

The Gigabyte B360N WIFI provides four USB 3.0 ports on the I / O panel. Other peripheral devices can be connected via two USB 2.0 slots. For the network connection, the mainboard not only has Bluetooth 5.0 and WLAN 802.11ac, but also two Gigabit LAN ports.

Two HDMI ports for image playback via the integrated graphics unit of the processor are also located on the I / O panel. For the output of the on-board sound, the motherboard has six 3.5 mm jack outputs. Internal connections include an S / PDIF Out, Chassis Intrusion, Power LED and Speaker headers, three fan connectors, and one USB 2.0 and one USB 3.0 header each. A unique feature is the four serial port headers. To illuminate the black mainboard with RGB strips and RGB fans is also an RGB LED header ready, which can be controlled by Gigabyte RGB Fusion.

Technical details:
Format: Mini-ITX
Chipset: Intel B360
Socket: 1151 (for Intel CPUs of the 8th core generation ("Coffee Lake"))
RAM: 2x DDR4 (max .: 2.666 MHz, max 32 GB)
Dual-Channel
Slots (physical):
1x PCIe 3.0 x16 1x M.2 key for Intel CNVi (busy, WLAN 802.11ac & Bluetooth 5.0)
Internal connections:
4x SATA 6G
1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA, 2260/2280)
4x serial port header
1x Power LED & Speaker header
1x CPU fan (4-pin)
2x housing fan header (4-pin)
1x front panel audio connector
2x USB 3.0 (one header)
2x USB 2.0 (one header)
1x RGB LED header (4-pin)
1x S / PDIF-out header
1x clear CMOS jumper
1x chassis intrusion header
External connections:
1x PS / 2 mouse / keyboard
4x USB 3.0
2x USB 2.0
2x RJ45 LAN (Intel GbE)
2x HDMI
2x antenna ports
6x Audio (Realtek ALC887)
Power supply:
1x 24 pin EATX
1x 4-pin ATX 12V