MSI B360I Gaming Pro AC, Intel B360 Motherboard - Socket 1151 [7B31-001R]

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 MSI B360I Gaming Pro AC at a glance:
1x PCIe (3.0) x16
2x M.2 (PCIe 3.0x4) / 4x SATA 6G
2x USB 3.1, 4x USB 3.0 and 4x USB 2.0 (internal & external)
Supports max. 32 GB DDR4 RAM up to 2.666 MHz
Includes RGB LED lighting & RGB LED header
Wireless LAN 802.11ac & Bluetooth 5
The MSI B360I Gaming Pro AC in detail
The MSI B360I Gaming Pro AC Mini-ITX motherboard has a PCIe x16 slot connected to the chipset with a full 16 lanes. The motherboard also comes with an Intel Wireless AC 9462 module already installed that supports both WiFi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac and Bluetooth 5.

The M.2 slots connected via four PCIe 3.0 lanes support the NVMe protocol and, in combination with a corresponding M.2 SSD, enable a data transfer rate of almost 4 GB / s. 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 MSI B360I Gaming Pro AC provides two USB 3.1 ports on the I / O panel. USB 3.1 ports are twice as fast as conventional USB 3.0 ports with maximum speeds of 10 Gbps! Other peripheral devices can be connected via two USB 3.0 and 2.0 slots as well as a PS / 2 port.

One DVI and one DisplayPort connection for image reproduction 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. The internal connections include a TPM, Power LED and Speaker header, three fan connectors, a USB 2.0 and a USB 3.0 header.

The black MSI B360I Gaming Pro AC is illuminated by LEDs on the right side and thus skilfully staged. There is also a 4-pin RGB LED header on the motherboard to control additional RGB LED products via MSI Mystic Light.

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 3.0x16
Internal connections:
4x SATA 6G
1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 / SATA, 2260/2280)
1x Power LED & Speaker header
1x TPM header
1x chassis intrusion 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 (5050)
External connections:
2x antenna connectors (Intel Wireless-AC 9462)
1x PS / 2 mouse / keyboard
2x USB 3.1
1x USB 3.0
2x USB 2.0
1x RJ45 LAN (Realtek 8111H)
1x DisplayPort
1x DVI-D
6x HD audio (ALC892)
Power supply:
1x 24 pin EATX
1x 8-pin ATX 12V