Product Comparison: MSI X370 Gaming Plus vs ASUS PRIME X470-PRO

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MSI X370 Gaming Plus

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General Specifications

Brand

MSI

ASUS

Model

X370 GAMING PLUS

PRIME X470-PRO

Origin

China

About the Product

MSI X370 GAMING PLUS supports all the latest storage standards. This allows you to connect any ultra-fast storage device, giving you in-game benefits. Start games faster, load levels faster and have a real advantage over your enemies. Integrating the very best of cutting edge technologies on MSI hardware provides a smooth VR ride. Through joint efforts with major VR brands, combined with unique MSI features geared to VR, MSI brings gamers and VR professionals a vivid and realistic experience in which content truly comes alive.

With Prime X470-Pro you have comprehensive control over fans, water pumps, and even all-in-one (AIO) coolers - all via Fan Xpert 4 or our media-acclaimed UEFI.Whether you're cooling with air or water, Auto-Tuning mode intelligently configures all parameters with a single click.

Key Specs

Form Factor

ATX

Socket

Socket AM4

AM4

Chipset

AMD X370 Chipset

AMD X470

Supported Processors

AMD® RYZEN series processors, 7th Gen A-series/ Athlon™ processors

7th Generation A-series, Athlon X4 Processors, Supports 1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen

Memory Slot Type

288 pin

What customers say about "Key Specs"

ASUS PRIME X470-PRO Motherboard

This was used in my first ever build. It's working like a champ no issues as of this moment (knock on wood) the lighting is nice, but as mentioned in previous comments can be blocked depending on what the GPU size is.
Great board looks good in my Ryzen build.
Overall, the motherboard performs exactly as expected. The onboard sound card it provides is great.
Of course substance is the main thing with tech but style does make a huge difference as well. Paired up inside my white Corsair carbide 275r case this looks amazing.
Very good quality and nice led's but took a while for the aura software to work properly. Good for its price and works well with the new 2000 series ryzen cpus.

Size & Weight

Height

12 in.

Width

9.6 in.

Depth

3.1 in.

1.2 in.

Weight

4 lbs.

2.9 lbs.

MSI X370 Gaming Plus

ASUS PRIME X470-PRO

MSI X370 Gaming Plus

ASUS PRIME X470-PRO

MSI X370 Gaming Plus

ASUS PRIME X470-PRO

MSI X370 Gaming Plus

ASUS PRIME X470-PRO

Memory

Memory Type

DDR4

Maximum Speed

3200 MHz

3600 MHz

Number Of Memory Slots

Max. Memory Supported

64 GB

MSI X370 Gaming Plus

ASUS PRIME X470-PRO

MSI X370 Gaming Plus

ASUS PRIME X470-PRO

MSI X370 Gaming Plus

ASUS PRIME X470-PRO

What customers say about "Memory"

ASUS PRIME X470-PRO Motherboard

It does what it says, I overclocked to 3.9Ghz without issue with a Ryzen 2600 and also overclocked my ram to 2933Mhz from 2666Mhz (Vengeance RGB)
I use this with a Ryzen 5 3600 CPU and works perfectly. Have ram running at 3200mhz with no issues.
The one I received had a fault on 2 of its memory slots which caused the memory to run slowly so had to be returned but its replacement is working correctly.
It is a good motherboard and look good, but, i returned to get the strix. The prime couldnt get my ram above 2666 the strix got it to 2933 on my 3000 kit.
The only down side I would have with this board is that you have no post code for trouble shooting which would have help when I had faulty RAM and was trouble shooting the issue for no post.

Connectivity

PCI-E

2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE_2, PCIE_4), 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot (PCIE_6, supports x4 mode), 3 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots

3 x PCIe 2.0 x1, 2x PCIe 3.0 x16, PCIe 2.0 x16

HDMI

USB

2 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (Type A+C), 2 x USB 2.0 Type-A ports, 4 x VR Ready USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports

8x USB 3.1 Gen1, 3x USB 3.1 Gen2, 4x USB 2.0

SATA

Other Interfaces

1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector, 2 x USB 2.0 connectors (support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports), 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (support additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports), 1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector, 1 x 4-pin PUMP fan connector (supports up to 2A), 4 x 4-pin system fan connectors, 1 x RGB LED connector, 1 x TPM module connector, 1 x Serial port connector, 1 x Parallel port connector, 1 x Front panel audio connector, 2 x System panel connectors, 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector, 1 x Clear CMOS jumper, 1 x PS/2 mouse & keyboard combo port, 1 x LAN (RJ45) port, 6 x OFC audio jacks

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

PCI

What customers say about "Connectivity"

ASUS PRIME X470-PRO Motherboard

The PCIE slot for the GPU is plastic so it isn’t as strong, so I recommend removing the GPU if you’re going to transport it.
Everything is connected and works as it should. I am confident in my purchase.
I found it heavy and a little cumbersome. But saying that it took the weight really easily,i put more on it than they said with no problem.
My only complaint is the M2 heatsink seems a bit unnecessary.

Features

Native Audio

Realtek® ALC892 Codec

Realtek ALC S1220A

Additional Accessories Included

Drivers & Utilities Disc, User's manual, I/O Shield, SLI Bridge Connector, SATA Cable x2, SATA Cable Labels

2x SATA cable, M.2 Screw, Driver disk, SLI HB BRIDGE, Q-connector

Extras

VR Ready and VR Boost, MULTI-GPU: With Steel Armor PCI-E slot. Supports AMD Crossfire, Mystic Light RGB and Mystic Light Sync, In-Game Weapons: Game Boost, GAMING Hotkey, X-Boost, Xsplit Gamecaster, EZ Debug LED: Easiest way to troubleshoot, Click BIOS 5: Award-winning BIOS with high resolution scalable font, favorites and search function, GAMING CERTIFIED: 24-hour on- and offline game and motherboard testing by eSports players, WHQL certified for Windows 10

Supports NVIDIA® 2-Way SLI™ Technology, Supports AMD CrossFireX™ Technology, ASUS 5-Way Optimization, Industry-leading cooling options, M.2 heatsink, ASUS Aura Sync technology, Media-acclaimed UEFI BIOS

What customers say about "Features"

ASUS PRIME X470-PRO Motherboard

The RGB lighting on the motherboard looks amazing but the bottom right lighting can be blocked depending on the size of your GPU.
The lights look great and really do create a nice ambience on my desk and there are so many customisation options with the included software too.
The software included to control the fans and the lighting is fantastic and is very simple to use.
It has nice features in the bios and easy to configure. A nice feature is to be able to upgrade the BIOS directly from the internet even before you boot into an O/S.
Another thing I disliked about the motherboard was the areas I needed to peel off the plastic so that it wouldn’t melt.

Power

Power Connectors

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

24-pin EATX, 8-pin ATX 12V

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

3 year(s)

Certifications

FCC, CE

Other Information

Manufacturer