MSI Intel Z370-A PRO Coffee Lake ATX Motherboard

BUILT FOR CONTENT CREATORS AND PROFESSIONALSCombining quality you can rely on with top performance and clever business solutions are key aspects of the MSI PRO SERIES motherboards. Engineered to gratify even the most demanding professional, these motherboards will fit in any PC. Making your life easier and supporting your business with super stable, reliable and long-lasting top performance.

Please note: Z370 Motherboards are ONLY compatible with Intel 8th Gen 'Coffee Lake' CPUs. Although these Intel Z370 Motherboards share the same socket as Intel's 200 & 100 Series Motherboards, they are electrically incompatible & will not work with 7th & 6th Gen Intel CPUs.

1 4x USB 3.1 Gen1  2 DVI / VGA  3 Displayport  4 Golden audio jacks

5 Heavy plated heatsinks - Leading heatsink design, for maximum cooling

6 DDR4 Boost - Optimized traces and isolated memory circuitry

7 PCI-E Steel Armor - Protecting VGA cards against bending and EMI

8 Turbo M.2 - NVMe support, up to 32 Gb/s using PCI-Express Gen3 x4

9 Audio Boost with amplifier - Optimized audio using the best components, 120 dB SNR 32-bit

OPTIMIZED FOR CRYPTO CURRENCY MINING MSI PRO Series motherboards are optimized for crypto currency mining like Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum and more. These motherboards come with more PCI expansion slots, perfectly placed so you can install multiple graphics cards simultaneously with ease. Optimized Power Design and special BIOS options ensure a rock solid system for long mining sessions to maximize efficiency and coin generation.

DC OR PWM MODE WITH HYSTERESIS Total Fan Control allows you to take control of your fans and check your primary system characteristics in a simplified graphical interface. You can also set up to 4 temperature targets for CPU and motherboard, which will adjust the fan speeds automatically. MSI fan headers automatically detect fans running in DC or PWM mode for optimal tuning of fan speeds and silence, giving you full control to set up a cool & silent system. Hysteresis also makes your fans spin up fluently to make sure your system stays silent, no matter what.

Get More Performance Gaming enthusiasts are always looking for more performance to get the ultimate experience. Using multiple graphics cards is a great way to find out just how good it gets. MSI motherboards fully support multi GPU technologies and have optimal PCI-E slot placement for the best thermal performance. Supporting the latest display connectors for new technologies (OLED, HDR) and legacy connectors for beamers, MSI motherboards are designed to make life easier for any professional user.

Speed up with onboard M.2 up to 32Gbps Enjoy a blazing fast system boot up and insanely quick loading of applications and games with MSI motherboards. Delivering speeds up to 32Gb/s per device using Gen3 x4, Turbo M.2 is over 5 times faster than a regular SATA III connection. With the easy M.2 Genie you can set up multiple SSDs in RAID 0 and get speeds up to 300% faster. X-Boost optimizes your SSDs to keep your system fast and maximize storage performance, saving you a lot of time when loading or transferring data. Start programs faster, load data faster and increase productivity.

Advanced performance with the Optane Cache Memory

Intel Optane™ is a revolutionary non-volatile memory technology supported by Z370-A PRO. Intel Optane memory modules accelerate attached storage to reduce boot and load times, so everything feels faster and more responsive.

Amplify your game with Audio Boost MSI Audio Boost delivers the highest sound quality through the use of premium quality audio components. This lets you enjoy breathtaking, game-changing sound to create the most dynamic soundscapes dedicated to giving gamers true Hi-Fi sound offering a clear advantage over your opponents when gaming. Audio Boost operates like a dedicated soundcard by being physically isolated from the rest of the motherboard circuitry to ensure the purest audio signal possible. A bright border illuminated by LEDs showcases and protects the Hi-Fi audio unit.

Complete your Immersion From the start of Virtual Reality, MSI has been deeply involved in making VR Ready hardware in each of its product lines. Whether it's a feature-rich motherboard, a framerate boosting graphics card or a blazing fast complete gaming system, a huge set of VR-supporting features awaits you. Both hardware and software need to be in tune for a smooth VR experience. One Click to VR makes it very fast and easy to get primed for VR. A single click sets all your key components to their highest performance and makes sure other software applications won’t impact your virtual adventure.

Advanced performance with the Optane Cache Memory MSI motherboards are crammed with features to fuel your system's memory with more speed, higher overclockability and increased stability. The technical enhancements of DDR4 Boost allow for more stability at higher memory speeds compared to other brands. Enjoy the additional boost in operational performance or when working with large video and photography files. MSI conducts thorough memory testing with the most popular memory brands under extreme conditions to ensure your system runs stable no matter what.

packed with smart features Countless system tuning and troubleshooting tools are at your disposal to push your system to new heights and satisfy even the most demanding tweaker.

X-BOOST YOUR USB PERFORMANCE Transfer lots of data, music and movies over USB faster than ever. MSI offers a wide variety of options to connect and boost your USB 3.1 devices, delivering lightning-fast transfer speeds! When enabled, X-Boost optimizes your devices for even better transfer speeds and can provide up to 30% increase in USB performance, saving a lot of time when transferring data. MSI Super Charger USB ports charge any connected device faster and delivers more power than regular USB ports to your smartphone, tablet, USB peripherals or other battery-powered gear. The USB ports on MSI motherboards are shielded by a set of protective ICs to prevent damage caused by Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) from plugging/unplugging USB devices.

performance enhancing toolsWith years of experience in creating performance enhancing tools that are easy to use, only the highest quality applications are at your disposal. Use these tools to get the most out of your motherboard and achieve victory when gaming.

Built on everlasting quality MSI PCI Express Steel Armor slots are armed with more solder points on the motherboard for a stronger hold, preventing any damage due to heavy-weight graphics cards. Steel Armor also protects PCI Express signals against electromagnetic interference to provide a pure and reliable signal for the best performance, even when turning it up a notch. MSI motherboards feature Double ESD protection with double layer grounding around the motherboard mounting holes, preventing Electrostatic discharge (ESD) surges from damaging the motherboard.

EASY MODE FOR QUICK TWEAKS MSI have made sure the BIOS contains all the latest options and is easy to use for everyone. The extensive features found in CLICK BIOS 5 let you fine-tune your system to deliver reliable maximum performance. When you just want to get back to work, EZ-mode presents you with basic BIOS settings and functions for some quick adjustments. If you feel like spending more time fine-tuning options to boost your system’s performance, the Advanced mode is the way to go. Can't find a specific BIOS setting? Don’t worry, a permanent search option in the top right corner can be used to find what you need whilst 'My Favorites' gives easy access to selected Favorite settings, supporting up to 5 groups of Favorites.

Hotkey for Flash BIOS MSI motherboard support both Legacy (MBR) and UEFI (GPT) boot. In the legacy mode, the UEFI firmware functions as a standard BIOS instead of UEFI firmware. This can help improve the compatibility with older operating systems that weren’t designed with UEFI in mind — Windows 7, for example. Updating your motherboard BIOS will not be a nightmare anymore. MSI motherboards are easily for entering Flash BIOS menu, just press CTRL+F5 and one click for updating your motherboard BIOS.

Super Stable with the Highest Quality Components Using only the finest quality components and integrating the latest technological innovations delivers the best possible professional experience. Rigorous quality testing under the most extreme conditions ensures a super reliable, long-lasting and high performance motherboard. MSI uses Military Class 5 components, which is the latest evolution of the industries’ highest quality standard. These high quality components are shielded by the best protection to make sure your system runs smoothly under the most extreme conditions.

TITANIUM CHOKE Ti chokes run much cooler and deliver a 30% improvement in power efficiency, allowing for better overclocking and stability.

SOLID CAP With their aluminum core design and Japanese made quality, Solid CAPs are made for high-end design motherboard. Not only do Solid CAPs could provide lower Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR), but also work firmly for over-10-year.

DARK CHOKE A special core design allows the Dark Choke to run at a lower temperature offering better power efficiency and stability.