Product Comparison: MSI Z170A Krait Gaming 3X vs MSI Z170A SLI Plus
General Specifications
Brand
MSI
MSI
Model
Z170A Krait Gaming 3X
Z170A SLI Plus
Origin
China
China
About the Product
MSI Z170A Krait Gaming 3X features the black and white color-scheme distinctive of the Krait family of motherboards, with bright white on the heatsinks and ports, contrasting the black PCB, and hints of red, reminding you of the "Gaming" family origins.
With a large number of PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots for every MSI motherboard, you get to choose optimal placement for your graphics cards for better fitting and airflow up to Quad SLI/CF. That way, you can enjoy the best graphics at the highest framerate jumping off from your screen when running a NVIDIA SLI or AMD CrossFire setup.
Key Specs
Form Factor
ATX
ATX
Socket
LGA1151
LGA1151
Chipset
Intel Z170
Intel Z170
Supported Processors
Supports 6th Gen Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7 / Pentium / Celeron processors
Supports 6th Gen Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7 / Pentium / Celeron processors
Memory Slot Type
288 pin
288 pin
What customers say about "Key Specs"
MSI Z170A Krait Gaming 3X ATX Motherboard
- Very easy to work with. Put this together with an I7 6700k.
- Overclocking was fast and simple. No problems with bios.
- This board looks awesome in a black and white build. Has amazing socket type.
- This motherboard works like a charm, amazing for Intel processors.
- A great motherboard for i7 6700k processor and gtx 1080.
MSI Z170A SLI Plus ATX Motherboard
- Overclocked my 6700k well and I like the command center software the came with it.
- Solid board. Great BIOS UI for setup. Good socket.
- This is great socket 1151 for Intel skylake processors.
- The bios user interface is not buggy and it's pretty easy to use.
- Went well with the MSI 1060 video card and Intel I5 6600k processor. No issues.
Size & Weight
Height
12 in.
12 in.
Width
9.25 in.
9.6 in.
Depth
1 in.
1 in.
Weight
2.75 lbs.
2.92 lbs.
Memory
Memory Type
DDR4
DDR4
Maximum Speed
3600 MHz
3600 MHz
Number Of Memory Slots
4
4
Max. Memory Supported
64 GB
64 GB
What customers say about "Memory"
MSI Z170A Krait Gaming 3X ATX Motherboard
- Super stable memory overclock. Highly recommend.
- Enough SATA ports, an M.2 slot, and support for 64GB of RAM.
- Overclocks like a champ for the CPU and RAM. Got 2133Mhz RAM to 2400.
- Placing the memory in dual channel mode gave problems at booting.
- Memory slots were an issue on MSI boards.
MSI Z170A SLI Plus ATX Motherboard
- It supports memory up to 3200 DIMM Slots.
- OC is very simple, it is possible to set up a simple setting in the menu.
- Very reliable and fast. I pared this with an i5-6600K and 16GB of memory.
- Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 memory to run at full speed.
- The memory works great, all 4 slots are easy to use.
Connectivity
PCI
7
6
PCI-E
3x PCIe 3.0 x16, 4x PCIe 3.0 x1
3x PCIe 3.0 x16, 3x PCIe 3.0 x1
HDMI
1
1
USB
USB 3.1 Gen2, USB Type-C, 6x USB 3.1 Gen1, 8x USB 2.0
USB Type-C, 6x USB 3.1 Gen1, 6x USB 2.0
SATA
6
6
Other Interfaces
M.2, PS/2, DVI-D, RJ-45, Optical S/PDIF out, 5x audio jacks
M.2, 2x PS/2, DVI-D, VGA, RJ-45, 6x audio jacks
What customers say about "Connectivity"
MSI Z170A Krait Gaming 3X ATX Motherboard
- M.2 slot for compatibility with new M.2 SSDs and Wifi cards. Pretty awesome.
- Lots of PCIE slots for multiple graphics cards or other expansion cards.
- Plenty of fan headers for most cases.
- USB 3.1 Type C connector, the I/O of the future!
- Kind of wish it had more USB ports on the back.
MSI Z170A SLI Plus ATX Motherboard
- Very easy to assemble the components on the motherboard with plenty of connectors.
- Plenty of Sata connections, USB 3, easy to work with. No complaints.
- It has all of the connections that I needed and more.
- The Sata III connections can take full advantage of my SSD, it has USB 3.1 and 3.0 connections.
- Lots of connections and works great.
Features
Native Audio
Realtek ALC1150
Realtek ALC1150
Additional Accessories Included
I/O Shield, 2x SATA cables, Driver disk
I/O Shield, 2x SATA cables, Driver disk
Extras
DDR4 Boost, Turbo M.2, Audio Boost 3, Nahimic Audio Enhancer, Military Class 5, Improved Protection and Power Efficiency, Game Boost, EZ Debug LED
DDR4 Boost, Turbo M.2, Multi-GPU, OC Genie 4, Click BIOS 5, Audio Boost, Military Class 4, EZ Debug LED, 4K UHD Support
What customers say about "Features"
MSI Z170A Krait Gaming 3X ATX Motherboard
- Sound quality has been excellent, networking connection comparable to high end intel add on cards.
- All solid metal heat sinks, no noisy motherboard fans to worry about.
- It has some nice white LEDs under the heatsinks to light up the board.
- Some of the included software is useful.
- Looks very nice and works very good.
MSI Z170A SLI Plus ATX Motherboard
- This has all of the modern features we were looking for and a great price to boot!
- MOBO looks really nice and has some great features.
- This Z170 board has some nice features for this price point.
- It has all the features that you need at a price you can afford.
- Great motherboard and great features for the price, if you plan to overclock.
Power
Power Connectors
24-pin ATX, 8-pin ATX 12V
24-pin ATX, 8-pin ATX 12V
Warranty / Certifications
Manufacturer Warranty
1 year(s)
1 year(s)
Certifications
CE, FCC
CE, FCC
Other Information
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