MSI X470 GAMING PLUS MAX Motherboard ATX - Supports AMD Ryzen 1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen Processors, AM4, DDR4 Boost (3866MHz/OC), 2 x PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16, 2 x M.2, Gigabit LAN

Product Information

Memory support is good for a mid-range model with DDR4-3466 RAM support out of the box and the X470 Gaming Plus has the capacity for up to 64 GB across the four available memory slots. The storage options include six SATA ports and two M.2 slots; one has PCIe 3.0 x4/SATA support whereas the other supports PCIe 2.0 x4/SATA drives. The X470 Gaming Plus has a total of three full-length PCIe slots with two operating at PCIe 3.0 x16 and the bottom slot operating at PCIe 2.0 x4. In addition to these is three PCIe 2.0 x1 slots for use with expansion cards such as sound cards and RAID cards. Version 3.00 x64High Quality, 1920x1080, High TesselationVery High Quality, 1920x1080, Very High TesselationHigh Quality, 4k ~3460x1920, High TesselationVery High Quality, 4k ~3460x1920, Very High Tesselation Version 4.47.597.0Test Set 1: Skydiver, 1920x1080, Default PresetTest Set 2: Firestrike, 1920x1080, Default PresetTest Set 3: Firestrike Extreme, 2560x1440 Default Preset

Version 2672521920x1080 - Medium Preset, High Quality, High Tesselation, 4x AF1920x1080 - Ultra Preset, VeryHigh Quality, VeryHigh Tesselation, 16x AF4k ~3460x1920 - Medium Preset, High Quality, High Tesselation, 4x AF4k ~3460x1920 - Ultra Preset, VeryHigh Quality, VeryHigh Tesselation, 16x AF

Specifications

Version 1.31.21360High Preset - 1920x1080, Mid Shadow Quality, 1x MSAACrazy Preset - 1920x1090, High Shadow Quality, 2x MSAAHigh Preset - 4k ~3460x1920, Mid Shadow Quality, 1x MSAACrazy Preset - 4k ~3460x1920, High Shadow Quality, 2x MSAA Ports 2x M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 32Gbps (1 x PCIe 3.0 x4 up to 22110, 1 x PCIe 2.0 x4/SATA 6Gbps up to 2280), 6 x SATA 6Gbps, 2 x USB 3.1 Type-A, 8 x USB 3.0 (4 via headers), 6 x USB 2.0 (4 via headers), 1 x LAN, audio out, line in, mic, Optical S/PDIF out Prime X470 Pro VRM is quite significantly better (it's the same VRM as on Strix SKUs) and it comes at nearly the same price. Our gaming synthetics consist of 3DMark’s Skydiver, Firestrike, and Firestrike Extreme, which are all pretty light for this system. The TUF takes second placein Skydiver and Firestrike, but it appears that not even the updated processor or graphics card can help lift our 1440p results of Firestrike Extreme. It's interesting to note that the Asus TUF X470-Plus Gaming takes a hit with Graphics in Skydiver. The physics score helps lift the Combined metric up, showing a pretty good balance for the platform as a whole.