ASUS Prime B365-Plus Intel DDR4 Motherboard

The ASUS Prime B365-Plus is an ATX form-factor motherboard built on Intel's B365 chipset, designed to support 8th and 9th Generation Intel Core, Pentium Gold, and Celeron processors via the LGA 1151 socket. It delivers a dependable and feature-rich foundation for home office builds, everyday productivity rigs, and entry-level gaming systems alike. Memory flexibility is a key strength. Four DIMM slots accept up to 64 GB of DDR4 RAM at speeds of 2133, 2400, or 2666 MHz in a dual-channel configuration. ASUS OptiMem technology routes memory traces and vias to the optimal PCB layer and applies a T-Topology trace layout to balance signal lengths between slots, promoting stability and compatibility across a broad range of memory kits, including modules listed on the Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) standard. Storage is equally well catered for. Two M.2 Socket 3 (M Key) slots support devices up to 22110 mm in length — one via PCIe 3.0 x4 and one via SATA or PCIe 3.0 x2 — complemented by six SATA 6 Gb/s ports with support for RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 arrays. The board is also Intel Optane Memory Ready, enabling acceleration of attached storage drives. Connectivity includes 14 USB ports in total: eight USB 3.1 Gen 1 (four rear, four via internal headers) and six USB 2.0 (two rear, four via internal headers), alongside a rear panel that also provides HDMI 1.4b, DVI-D, D-Sub video outputs, Gigabit Ethernet (Realtek RTL8111H), and three audio jacks. Onboard audio is handled by the Realtek ALC887 8-channel HD Audio CODEC, with audio shielding and dedicated PCB layers for left and right channels reducing crosstalk and interference. Expansion options comprise one PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 slot running at full x16 bandwidth, a second PCIe x16 physical slot operating at up to x4 bandwidth, and four PCIe x1 slots. AMD 2-Way CrossFireX multi-GPU configurations are supported. Two onboard Aura RGB strip headers allow synchronised lighting control via ASUS Aura Sync software. The board ships with ASUS 5X Protection III safeguards — including SafeSlot Core reinforced PCIe slot, overvoltage protection circuitry, stainless-steel rear I/O panel, DIGI+ VRM, and ESD Guards — alongside the UEFI AMI BIOS with EZ Mode, CrashFree BIOS 3, and EZ Flash 3 for straightforward setup and recovery. Verified Specifications: Socket: LGA 1151 | Chipset: Intel B365 | Form Factor: ATX (12.0 x 8.7 in / 30.5 x 22.1 cm) | Memory: 4x DIMM, max 64 GB, DDR4 2666/2400/2133 MHz, Non-ECC Unbuffered | Storage: 2x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 + SATA/PCIe 3.0 x2), 6x SATA 6 Gb/s, RAID 0/1/5/10 | GPU Outputs: HDMI 1.4b (4096x2160@24Hz), DVI-D (1920x1200@60Hz), D-Sub (1920x1200@60Hz) | USB: 8x USB 3.1 Gen 1, 6x USB 2.0 | LAN: Realtek RTL8111H Gigabit | Audio: Realtek ALC887 8-channel HD | BIOS: 128 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI | OS Support: Windows 10 64-bit | Warranty: 3 Years