Z370 A PRO BUSINESS ELEGANCE 1 4x USB 3.1 Gen1 2 High-res DisplayPort 3 HDMI 4 Golden audio jacks with S/PDIF 5 Heavy plated heatsinks Leading heatsinks design, for maximum cooling 6 DDR4 Boost Optimized traces and isolated memory circuitry 7 PCI-E Steel Armor Protecting VGA cards against bending and EMI 8 Turbo M.2 NVMe support, up to 32 Gb/s using PCI-Express Gen3 x4 9 Audio Boost with amplifier Optimized audio using the best components, 120 dB SNR 32-bit WANT MORE PERFORMANCE? TRY MULTI GPU! Gaming enthusiasts are always looking for more performance to get the ultimate experience. Using multiple graphics cards is a great way to find out just how good it gets. MSI GAMING motherboards fully support multi GPU technologies and have optimal PCI-E slot placement for the best thermal performance. *works best with MSI graphics cards DESIGNED FOR UNLIMITED PERFORMANCE MSI Z370 motherboards are optimized to maximize the performance on the 8th Gen Intel® processors. Choose MSI and unleash the full potential of your system through optimized PCB and power delivery design with load line calibration. Premium Power Phases Loadline Calibration Unmatched Memory Performance MSI motherboards are crammed with features to fuel your gaming rig’s memory with more speed, higher overclockability and increased stability. Memory Signal Purity MSI Others Best compatibility 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. Extreme storage performance: Turbo M.2 Enjoy a blazing fast system boot up and insanely quick loading of applications and data. Delivering speeds up to 32Gb/s per device using Gen3 x4, Turbo M.2 is over 5 times faster than a regular SATA III connection! You can even mix up devices and set up RAID easily using M.2 Genie, for even better performance. X-BOOST YOUR USB PERFORMANCE When enabled, X-Boost optimizes your devices for even better transfer speeds and can provide up to 30% increase in USB performance, saving a lot of time when transferring data. This handy tool is very easy to use and automatically detects & optimizes the USB devices connected to your system. SUPER CHARGE YOUR PHONE & BATTERY-POWERED GEAR MSI Super Charger USB ports charge any connected device faster. It delivers more power than regular USB ports to your smartphone, tablet, USB peripherals or other battery-powered gear. FORTIFY YOUR SYSTEM WITH PCI-E STEEL ARMOR MSI PCI Express Steel Armor slots are armed with more solder points on the motherboard for a stronger hold, preventing any damage due to heavy-weight graphics cards. Steel Armor also protects PCI Express signals against electromagnetic interference to provide a pure and reliable signal for the best performance, even when turning it up a notch. SUPER STABLE WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY COMPONENTS MSI uses Military Class 6 components, which is the latest evolution of the industries’ highest quality standard. These high quality components are shielded by the best protection to make sure your system runs smoothly under the most extreme conditions. TITANIUM CHOKE II Ti choke II is smaller in size and has improved a 30% power efficiency and power delivering, allowing for better overclocking and stability DARK CAP A key ingredient in high-end motherboard designs, Dark Caps have lower Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR) and an increased lifespan of over 10 years. DARK CHOKE A special core design allows the Dark Choke to run at a lower temperature offering better power efficiency and stability. HUMIDITY PROTECTION TEMPERATURE PROTECTION CIRCUIT PROTECTION ESD PROTECTION EMI PROTECTION Amplify your Game with Audio Boost Like a dedicated sound card Audio Boost offers a HD audio processor, dedicated amplifier and high quality audio capacitors, all physically isolated from the rest of the motherboard circuitry to ensure the purest audio signal to locate enemies with pin-point accuracy. Isolated Audio with LED Line Chemi-Con Audio capacitors Immerse yourself into Virtual Worlds Integrating the very best of cutting edge technologies on MSI hardware provides a smooth Mixed Reality, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality ride. Through joint efforts with major VR brands, combined with unique MSI features to optimize VR, MSI brings gamers and professionals a vivid and realistic experience in which content truly comes alive.