Asus
TUF B360M-E Gaming Intel B360 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard

The Intel B360 chipset of the ASUS TUF B360M-E Gaming motherboard is ideal for use with -8000 series Coffee Lake CPUs and offers support for USB 3.1 - without the need for an additional chip. The chipset also natively supports an M.2 slot over PCIe for ultra fast NVMe SSDs as well as Intel Optane. Socket 1151 motherboards with the B360 chipset make the perfect foundation for a budget gaming PC or a computer for the home office.

The Features of the ASUS TUF B360M-E Gaming at a Glance:

• 1x PCIe (3.0) x16 & 2x PCIe (3.0) x1
• 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4) / 6x SATA 6G
• 2x USB 3.1 Type A on the I/O panel
• Total of 4x USB 3.0 and 6x USB 2.0 (internal & external)
• Supports max. 32 GB DDR4-RAM at 2.666 MHz
• RGB-LED lighting + RGB-LED header

The ASUS TUF B360M-E Gaming in Detail

The ASUS TUF B360M-E Gaming mATX motherboard offers one PCIe x16 slot, which is connected to the chipset via 16 full lanes. For upgrades and expansion cards the board also comes with two PCIe x1 slots.

The M.2 slot is connected over four PCIe 3.0 lanes and supports the NVMe protocol when paired with a compatible M.2 SSD with data transfer rated of nearly 4 GB/s. That is roughly eight times faster than an SSD connected using SATA 6G! Additional drives like SSDs, HDDs and optical drives may be connected using the six SATA 3.0 ports. A maximum of 32 GB of RAM clocked at up to 2.666 MHz can be installed in the two DDR4-DIMM slots.

The I/O panel of the ASUS TUF B360M-E Gaming comes with two USB 3.1 ports. USB 3.1 ports are capable of reaching speeds of up to 10 Gbit/s, twice as fast as traditional USB 3.0 ports! Additional peripheral devices can be connected using two USB 3.0- and USB 2.0 ports.

A DVI- and HDMI port are available and allow the processor's integrated GPU to output to the monitor. Onboard sound is also available (Realtek ALC887) and uses three 3,5 mm jacks. In terms of internal connectors, the board comes with a COM port-, S/PDIF Out-, Power LED-, Speaker Header, two fan connectors as well as USB 2.0 headers and one USB 3.0 header.

The black-yellow ASUS TUF B360M-E Gaming is illuminated by means of RGB-LEDs and looks fantastic as a result. Furthermore the board possesses a 4-pin RGB-LED header to enable control over additional RGB-LED products.