Product Comparison: ASRock Z370 Killer SLI/ac vs MSI Z370 SLI PLUS

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ASRock Z370 Killer SLI/ac ATX Motherboard

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MSI Z370 SLI PLUS ATX Motherboard

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General Specifications

Brand

ASRock

MSI

Model

Z370 Killer SLI/ac

Z370 SLI PLUS

Origin

China

About the Product

The Intel Z370 is the latest chipset optimized for the 8th Gen Intel Core processors installed in the LGA 1151 socket. It features high stability, performance and bandwidth. Intel Z370 supports M.2 interfaces and also allows the use of the integrated graphics core of the processor.

Optimized traces and a fully isolated memory circuitry ensures perfect stability and performance, so you never have to worry about your system crashing during games. Protect your RAMS with reinforced, heavy soldered connections.

Key Specs

Form Factor

ATX

Socket

LGA1151

Chipset

Intel Z370

Supported Processors

Supports 8th Gen Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7 / Pentium / Celeron processors

Memory Slot Type

288 pin

What customers say about "Key Specs"

ASRock Z370 Killer SLI/ac ATX Motherboard

Awesome motherboard. The BIOS is excellent.
I have it paired with a i7-8700k, it works great.
I bought this for my new build and it worked flawless, OC very well with my 8700k.
Works great with 9700k, and G Skill memory sync with no problem.
It's handling my i9-9900k and SLI'd GTX 1070s perfectly.

MSI Z370 SLI PLUS ATX Motherboard

Very easy to overclock CPU and RAM with a reasonable bios is easy to to through.
Supports SLI and the latest gen processors.
Fantastic price for the 8th gen Intel processors.
It took my ram and processor easily.
Great mother board MSI working well with my new intel i7 8700k Processor.

Size & Weight

Height

12 in.

Width

8.8 in.

9.6 in.

Depth

1 in.

Weight

2.23 lbs.

2.3 lbs.

ASRock Z370 Killer SLI/ac

MSI Z370 SLI PLUS

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MSI Z370 SLI PLUS

ASRock Z370 Killer SLI/ac

MSI Z370 SLI PLUS

ASRock Z370 Killer SLI/ac

MSI Z370 SLI PLUS

Memory

Memory Type

DDR4

Maximum Speed

4266 MHz

4000 MHz

Number Of Memory Slots

Max. Memory Supported

64 GB

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MSI Z370 SLI PLUS

What customers say about "Memory"

ASRock Z370 Killer SLI/ac ATX Motherboard

Well made and installation of NVME memory was perfect.
I have had zero problems with it freezing or any memory issues.
Works great with any memory I have installed.
Has excellent memory overclocking capabilities.
This motherboard has an excellent maximum memory frequency.

MSI Z370 SLI PLUS ATX Motherboard

The 4 memory slots are more than enough.
Supports high speed RAM. Highly recommend.
I OC'd my 3000mhz ram to 3200mhz ram with ease.
Only issue is getting the memory to run dual channel.
One of the memory slots didn't work.

Connectivity

PCI

PCI-E

2x PCIe 3.0 x16, 4x PCIe 3.0 x1

3x PCIe 3.0 x16, 3x PCIe 3.0 x1

HDMI

USB

4x USB 2.0, 7x USB 3.1 Gen1, 2x USB Type-C

USB 3.1 Gen2, USB Type-C, 8x USB 3.1 Gen1, 6x USB 2.0

SATA

Other Interfaces

2x Ultra M.2, M.2, 2x Antenna Ports, PS/2, DVI-D, Optical S/PDIF out, RJ-45, 6x audio jacks

2x M.2, PS/2, RJ-45, 5x audio jacks, Optical S/PDIF out, DVI-D

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MSI Z370 SLI PLUS

What customers say about "Connectivity"

ASRock Z370 Killer SLI/ac ATX Motherboard

It was solid, had plenty of M.2 ports with heatsinks.
Plenty of expansion slots and included USB ports.
All ports are labeled in way that's super easy to see and there are lots of them.
There is enough usbs on the back for the basic peripherals.
Easy installation, great number of ports.

MSI Z370 SLI PLUS ATX Motherboard

Has more connection ports than I currently require.
Great overall motherboard easy to use and a ton of ports.
An excellent number of ports on the back.
The audio ports are worthless.
Latency issues with USB 3.1 gen a ports.

Features

Native Audio

Realtek ALC892

Realtek ALC1220

Additional Accessories Included

I/O Shield, 2x SATA cables, 2x Wi-Fi antennas, 2x M.2 Screw

2x SATA cables, I/O Shield, SLI HB BRIDGE, Driver disk

Extras

ASRock Super Alloy, Sapphire Black PCB, High Density Glass Fabric PCB, 4-Layer Memory POOL Technology, ASRock Steel Slots, ASRock Full Spike Protection, ASRock Live Update & APP Shop

DDR4 Boost, Twin Turbo M.2, Audio Boost 4, Mystic Light RGB LED, Multi-GPU, EZ Debug LED, Military Class 5

What customers say about "Features"

ASRock Z370 Killer SLI/ac ATX Motherboard

Installation was easy and updating the bios was even easie.
This one has built-in bluetooth and wifi, which is a very nice addition.
Very easy to install, good support on drivers as well.
It is a very good board with lots of features.
Really easy to install and the amount of features are excellent for my needs.

MSI Z370 SLI PLUS ATX Motherboard

The Mystic Light feature is easy to setup and control lights you wish to.
The product is a really good low-mid level motherboard.
The board is rock solid and I've had zero issues.
The board is nicely built, with a really rich feature set, considering the price.
The motherboard itself so far is great. Easy to use bios, easy to setup.

Power

Power Connectors

24-pin ATX, 8-pin ATX 12V

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Certifications

CE, FCC

Other Information

Manufacturer

Link

Manual