Product Comparison: ASUS Prime B360M-A vs ASUS Prime B360M-K

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ASUS Prime B360M-A Motherboard

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ASUS Prime B360M-K Motherboard

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General Specifications

Brand

ASUS

Model

Prime B360M-A

Prime B360M-K

Origin

China

About the Product

Intel B360 Express is the latest chipset optimized for 8th Gen Intel Core processors in LGA 1151 socket. It offers high stability, performance and bandwidth. Finding the optimal computer settings has become extremely easy - just use the 5-way optimization function from ASUS.

The Intel B360 is a single-chipset design that supports 8th Generation Intel Core LGA1151 processors. It provides improved performance by utilizing serial point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth and stability.

Key Specs

Form Factor

Micro ATX

Socket

LGA1151

Chipset

Intel B360

Supported Processors

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

Supports 9th / 8th Gen Intel Core / Pentium Gold / Celeron

Memory Slot Type

288 pin

What customers say about "Key Specs"

ASUS Prime B360M-A Motherboard

It works for the 9th generation i3-5-7 even though in the description it says only the 8th.
I have it mounted with i5-9400F. Easy assembly and set-up.
It has one 1151 socket, 4 RAM slots to use Dual Channel and two M2 slots.
Powerful motherboard. Great socket.
You cannot use 9th gen Intel CPUs without first installing an 8th gen to update the BIOS.

ASUS Prime B360M-K Motherboard

Good support for the Intel i3-8100.
I paired the motherboard with an 8th Gen i5 8400 1151 CPU and 16GB of Corsair Vengeance 2666Mhz RAM.
An excellent motherboard that supports new processors.
This motherboard has an excellent list of supported processors. I recommend.

Size & Weight

Height

9.6 in.

8.9 in.

Width

8.1 in.

7.3 in.

Depth

1 in.

Weight

1.1 lbs.

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Memory

Memory Type

DDR4

Maximum Speed

2666 MHz

Number Of Memory Slots

Max. Memory Supported

64 GB

32 GB

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What customers say about "Memory"

ASUS Prime B360M-A Motherboard

It has space for two pairs of ram for future upgrades.
No problem even with RAM and all fan connectors work perfectly.
The motherboard is great and works very well with DDR4.
Recognized all the components at the first stroke, very stable and performing.
Reliable and working correctly. Great memory compatible.

ASUS Prime B360M-K Motherboard

With DDR4 memory on it and it works insanely fast.
The memory is immediately recognized at the correct frequency.
Only two DIMM slots and a lack of USB type C.
It only has 2 DIMM slots, despite the processor and chipset supporting 4.
Memory speed capped at 2666MHz.

Connectivity

PCI

PCI-E

PCIe 3.0 x16, 2x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x1

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

HDMI

USB

2x USB 3.1 Gen2, 2x USB 3.1 Gen1, 6x USB 2.0/1.1, USB Type-C

2x USB 3.1 Gen2, 4x USB 3.1 Gen1, 6x USB 2.0/1.1

SATA

Other Interfaces

2x M.2, 2x PS/2, DVI-D, VGA, RJ-45, 3x audio jacks

M.2, 2x PS/2, DVI-D, VGA, RJ-45, 3x audio jacks

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What customers say about "Connectivity"

ASUS Prime B360M-A Motherboard

Installation is simple and all connectors are well placed.
The board immediately recognized all the peripherals.
Solid board with all required records/slots.
The BIOS is very complete and for the price it is great. Has amazing connectivity.
All ports are available and run super stable.

ASUS Prime B360M-K Motherboard