MSI B365M Pro-VDH, Intel B365 mainboard, socket 1151 [7C39-001R]

The chipset also natively supports an M.2 slot connected via PCIe for the particularly fast NVMe SSDs and Intel Optane. Socket 1151 mainboards with a B365 chipset form a good basis for budget gaming PCs and computers for the home office.

The features of the MSI B360M Pro-VDH at a glance:
- 1x PCIe (3.0) x16 & 2x PCIe (3.0) x1
- 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 / SATA to 22110) / 6x SATA 6G
- A total of 8x USB 3.0 and 6x USB 2.0 (internal & external)
- Supports max. 64 GB DDR4-RAM up to 2.666 MHz

The MSI B365M Pro-VDH in detail
The MSI B365M Pro-VDH mATX mainboard has a PCIe-x16 slot that is connected to the chipset with a full 16 lanes. The board has two PCIe x1 slots for plug-in and expansion cards.

The M.2 slot connected via four PCIe 3.0 lanes supports the NVMe protocol and, in combination with a corresponding M.2 SSD, enables a data transfer rate of just under 4 GB / s. This is about eight times faster than an SSD connected via SATA 6G! Additional drives such as SSDs, HDDs and optical drives can be connected via six SATA 3.0 ports. A maximum of 64 GB of RAM with a clock rate of up to 2,666 MHz can be accommodated in four DDR4 DIMM slots.

The MSI B365M Pro-VDH provides four USB 3.0 ports on the I / O panel, one of which is equipped with a modern Type-C connector. Additional peripheral devices can be connected via two USB 2.0 slots and two PS / 2 ports. An HDMI, DVI and D-Sub connection for image display via the processor's integrated graphics unit are also located on the I / O panel. The mainboard has three 3.5 mm jack outputs for the output of the on-board sound. The internal connections include a COM port, LPT port, TPM, power LED and speaker header, three fan connections, two USB 2.0 and two USB 3.0 headers. A 4-pin slot (12VGRB) for RGB LED components is also included.

Technical details:
Format: mATX (24.4 x 24.4 cm)
Chipset: Intel B365
Socket: 1151 (for Intel CPUs of the 8th / 9th core generation ("Coffee Lake, Coffee Lake Refresh"))
RAM: 4x DDR4 (max .: 2,666 MHz; max. 64 GB)
Dual-Channel
Slots (physical):
1x PCIe 3.0 x16
2x PCIe 3.0 x1
Internal connections:
6x SATA 6G
1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 / SATA, 2242/2260/2280/22110)
1x COM port header
1x LPT port header
1x Power LED & speaker header
1x TPM header
1x CPU fan (4-pin)
2x case fan header (4-pin)
1x 4-pin RGB LED header (12VGRB)
1x front panel audio connector
4x USB 3.0 (USB 3.2 Gen1, two headers)
4x USB 2.0 (two headers)
External connections:
1x PS / 2 mouse
1x PS / 2 keyboard
3x USB 3.0 (USB 3.2 Gen1, Type A)
1x USB 3.0 (USB 3.2 Gen1, Type C)
2x USB 2.0
1x RJ45-LAN (Realtek 8111H)
1x HDMI
1x DVI-D
1x D-Sub
3x HD audio
Power supply:
1x 24-pin EATX
1x 8-pin ATX 12V