The MSI B450 Gaming Plus is a motherboard that supports 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen processors, including Ryzen with Radeon Vega Graphics and Athlon with Radeon Vega Graphics Desktop Processors. It is based on the AMD B450 chipset.
The motherboard has four DDR4 memory slots that can support up to 128GB of memory. It supports various memory speeds, including 1866/2133/2400/2667MHz (by JEDEC) and higher speeds like 2667/2800/2933/3000/3066/3200/3466MHz (by A-XMP OC mode). It utilizes a dual channel memory architecture and can support both non-ECC UDIMM and ECC UDIMM memory modules.
In terms of expansion slots, it features one PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (PCI_E1) that supports x16 mode for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen processors, x8 mode for Ryzen with Radeon Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen with Radeon Graphics, and x4 mode for Athlon with Radeon Vega Graphics. Additionally, there is one PCIe 2.0 x16 slot (PCI_E4) that supports x4 mode, and four PCIe 2.0 x1 slots. The PCI_E4 slot will run at x1 speed if devices are installed in the PCI_E2/PCI_E3/PCI_E5 slots.
For storage, the motherboard provides two SATA 6Gb/s ports and one M.2 slot (Key M). The M.2 slot supports PCIe 3.0 x4 for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen processors, Ryzen with Radeon Vega Graphics, and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen with Radeon Graphics. For Athlon with Radeon Vega Graphics, it supports PCIe 3.0 x2 and SATA 6Gb/s. The motherboard also has four additional SATA 6Gb/s ports, but using the M.2 slot will disable two of these ports.
The motherboard supports 2-Way AMD CrossFire Technology for multi-GPU setups.
In terms of connectivity, it provides USB ports, including 2 USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A ports and 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports on the back panel. There are also USB 2.0 ports, both on the back panel and available through internal connectors. The LAN controller is a Realtek 8111H Gigabit LAN controller.
The motherboard features audio capabilities with the Realtek ALC892 Codec, providing 7.1-channel high-definition audio. It also includes various internal connectors for power, storage, USB, fans, and other components.
The back panel of the motherboard includes ports such as PS/2 Combo, USB 3.1 Gen1, LAN, HD Audio, a flash BIOS button, USB 2.0, DVI-D, HDMI, and USB 3.1 Gen2.
The MSI B450 Gaming Plus is an ATX form factor motherboard.
Warranty: 06 Months
