MSI B360 GAMING ARCTIC Review

Name: MSI B360 GAMING ARCTIC
Brand: MSI

Nate

on Sep 28th, 2018,

in Motherboards.

Manufacturer: MSI

CPU Performance »

Storage Interfaces

Storage Support
SATA:	5x 6 Gbps	Intel B360
M.2 (32 Gb/s):	1x PCIe 3.0 x4, SATA	Intel B360
USB: (rear)	2x USB 2.0 1x USB 3.1 Gen2, Type-A, 10 Gbps 1x USB 3.1 Gen2, Type-C, 10 Gbps 2x USB 3.1 Gen1, Type-A	Intel B360 Intel B360 Intel B360 Intel B360
USB: (internal)	2x USB 3.1 Gen1 4x USB 2.0	Intel B360 Intel B360

Storage Performance

The MSI B360 GAMING ARCTIC performed adequately in all categories of the storage test, though it did place towards the bottom of the pack in places. It is important to note that in these tests, the difference between the highest and lowest performers is marginal or even negligible for actual real-world use. I do think that MSI can and likely will improve some of these results with future BIOS updates, particularly for M.2 performance.

All of that said, the MSI B360 GAMING ARCTIC has it where it counts: connectivity. USB 3.1 Gen2 is present in both a Type-A and a Type-C port. I can say with absolute certainty that this is more important than a marginal speed difference.