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B360M-ITX/ac Intel B360 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Mini-ITX Motherboard

Product information:

B360M-ITX/ac Intel B360 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Mini-ITX Motherboard

The Intel B360 chipset of the ASRock B360M-ITX/AC motherboard is designed for Core 8000- series processors from Intel and offers support for USB 3.1 - without needing to use an additional add-in chip. The chipset also supports an M.2 slot connected natively via PCIe for ultra fast NVMe SSDs as well as Intel Optane. Socket 1151 motherboards usiling the B360 chipset form a great foundation for a budget gaming PC or home office computer.

The Features of the ASRock B360M-ITX/AC at a Glance:

• 1x PCIe (3.0) x16
• 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4) / 4x SATA 6G
• 2x USB 3.1 Type A on the I/O panel
• Total of 4x USB 3.0 and 2x USB 2.0 (internal & external)
• Supports max. 32 GB DDR4-RAM at 2666 MHz

The ASRock B360M-ITX/AC in Detail

The ASRock B360M-ITX/AC Mini-ITX motherboards comes with one PCIe x1 slots which is connected to the chipset via a full 16 lanes. For upgrades and add-in cards the board offers an M.2 slot (key E) with a pre-installed WiFi/Bluetooth modules. Using WiFi 802.11ac and Bluetooth 4.2, the board is on the cutting edge of technology.

The M.2 slot is connected over four PCIe 3.0 lanes and supports the NVMe protocol, enabling in combination with a compatible M.2 SSD, a data transfer rate of almost 4 GB/s. This is roughly eight times faster than an SSD connected over SATA 6G! Additional drives like SSDs, HDDs and optical drives can be connected using four SATA 3.0 connectors. A maximum of 32 GB RAM clocked at up to 2666 MHz can be installed in two DDR4-DIMM slots.

The ASRock B360M-ITX/AC has two USB 3.1 ports on its I/O panel. USB 3.1 p are capable of achieving speeds of 10 Gbit/s - twice as fast as standard USB 3.0 ports! Additional peripheral devices can be connected over two USB 3.0 slots angeschlossen werden.

DVI-, HDMI- and DisplayPort connections allow display outputs from the processor's integrated GPU. In order to output sound, the motherboard uses a Realtek ALC887 chip and three 3,5 mm audio jacks. Counting among the internal connections are, among others, a Chassis Intrusion Header, two water pump/fan headers, a USB 2.0- and a USB 3.0 header.

Technical Details:

• Format: Mini-ITX
• Chipset: Intel B360
  Socket: 1151 (8th gen "Coffee Lake" Intel CPUs)
• RAM: 2x DDR4 (max.: 2666 MHz; max. 32 GB)
  Dual-Channel
• Slots (physical):
  1x PCIe 3.0 x16
  1x M.2 Key-E (2230; including WiFi-802.11ac/Bluetooth 4.2 module)
• Internal Connections:
  4x SATA 6G
  1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4, 2280)
  1x Chassis Intrusion Header
  1x CPU Fan (4-Pin)
  1x Water pump/case fan header (4-Pin)
  1x Front Panel Audio Connector
  2x USB 3.0 (one header)
  2x USB 2.0 (one header)
• External Connections:
  2x Antenna connectors
  1x PS/2 Keyboard/mouse
  2x USB 3.1 (Type-A)
  2x USB 3.0
  1x RJ45 LAN
  1x HDMI
  1x DVI-D
  1xDisplayPort 1.2
  3x Audio (Realtek ALC887)
• Power Supply:
  1x 24-Pin EATX
  1x 8-Pin ATX 12V