Product Position / Schedule B150 Platform Overview Product Overview Product Spec Feature Table Exclusive Features 5X PROTECION II LANGuard | Overvoltage Protection | DIGI+ VRM Stainless Steel Back I/O | DRAM Overcurrent Protection High Performance DDR4 Memory support | M.2 support | Intel LAN Gaming Audio LED-illuminated design | Audio Shielding Dedicated Audio PCB Layers | Japanese-made Audio Caps EZ DIY USB Type-C support | EZ Flash 3 | PC Cleaner | Mobo Connect Competitor Spec Comparison

Product Position / Schedule B150 Platform Overview Product Overview Product Spec

2015 Oct 2015 Nov 2015 Dec B150M-PLUS B150M-PLUS D3 B150M-A B150M-A D3 B150, DDR4 2133,DIGI+VRM, 6 Power Phase, HDMI/DVI/RGB output, 2*PCIe x16, 1*PCIe x1, 1*PCI, CFX, M.2 onboard, COM header, Intel Gb LAN, MOS Heatsink, FAN Xpert 2+, 5X PROTECTION II, Audio Features, SBA B150M-PLUS NEW B150M-PLUS D3 B150, DDR3-1866(O.C.), DIGI+VRM, 6 Power Phase, HDMI/DVI/RGB output, 2*PCIe x16, 1*PCIe x1, 1*PCI, CFX, COM header, MOS Heatsink, FAN Xpert 2+, 5X PROTECTION II, Audio Features, SBA B150M-A B150, DDR4 2133 , DIGI+VRM, 6 Power Phase, HDMI/DVI/RGB output, 1*PCIe x16, 2*PCIe x1, 5Gb/s USB Type C, COM header, LPT header , FAN Xpert 2+, 5X PROTECTION II, Audio Features, SBA B150M-A D3 B150, DDR3-1866(O.C.), DIGI+VRM, 6 Power Phase, HDMI/DVI/RGB output, 1*PCIe x16, 2*PCIe x1, COM header, LPT header , FAN Xpert 2+, 5X PROTECTION II, Audio Features, SBA B150M-D D3 LGA 1151, B150 Chipset, DDR3-1866(O.C.), DIGI+VRM, 6 Power Phase, DVI/RGB, 1*PCIe x16, 2*PCIe x1, 1*PCI, LPT Port, COM header , 5X PROTECTION II, FAN Xpert, Audio Features, SBA B150M-K D3 LGA 1151, B150 Chipset, DDR3-1866(O.C.), DIGI+VRM, 6 Power Phase, DVI/RGB, 1*PCIe x16, 2*PCIe x1, COM header , 5X PROTECTION II, FAN Xpert, Audio Features, SBA

6 x USB 3.0 PCIe 3.0 Intel® B150 PCH SATA 6Gb/s Intel 6th Gen Core™ Processors DDR4 - 2133 DDR3L – 1600 up to 6 x USB 3.0 Digital Display x16 PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0 Intel® B150 PCH up to 6 x SATA 6Gb/s

B150M-PLUS Intel LGA 1151 Socket M.2 Support DIGI+ Power control 4 x DDR4 Memory, 2133 MHz Support Intel LGA 1151 Socket Support 14nm CPU 2 x front USB 3.0 connectors M.2 Support DIGI+ Power control 3+2+1 Digital Power Phase SATA 6Gb/s RGB & DVI HDMI Intel® B150 Chipset 5Gb/s USB Type C Intel LAN & LANGuard Gaming Audio Audio PCI Express 3.0 Slot CFX Support

Spec Table Allocation Date 1st Sample Allocation: 10/20 MP Allocation: 10/20 Socket LGA 1151 socket Chipset Intel® B150 Express Chipset Memory DDR4 x4, 2133 MHz PCIe 3.0 x16 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16(@ x16) 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16(max. @ x4) PCIe 3.0 x1 1 PCI slot VGA HDMI/DVI-D/RGB LAN Intel® I219-V Gigabit LAN Audio Realtek ALC887, 8-ch M.2 1 x 16Gb/s M.2 Socket 3 with M Key SATA 6.0 Gb/s 6 5Gb/s USB Type C USB 3.0 5(2@mid-board,3@back) USB 2.0 6(4@mid-board,2@back,) COM header YES SBA Form Factor uATX, 9.6*8.7 inch 　Feature Table 5X Protection II LANGuard Overvoltage Protection DIGI+ VRM DRAM Overcurrent Protection Stainless Steel Back I/O Gaming Audio LED-illuminated design Audio Shielding Premium Japanese-made Audio Caps Dedicated Audio PCB Layers ASUS EZ DIY Q-Slot Q-DIMM EZ Flash 3 UEFI BIOS Push Notice Exclusive Features AI Suite 3 USB 3.0 Boost EPU Fan Xpert 2+

LANGuard Overvoltage Protection DIGI+ VRM Stainless Steel Back I/O DRAM Overcurrent Protection

Safe & Reliable! ASUS Exclusive LANGuard Your Computer is in danger… Protect your motherboard from lightning strikes! Your Computer is in danger… More reliable connection and better throughput Lightning Strike Safe & Reliable! ASUS LANGuard is hardware-level networking protection that employs signal-coupling technology and premium anti-EMI surface-mounted capacitors ensure a more reliable connect and better throughput, plus electrostatically-guarded and surge-protected components for greater tolerance to static electricity and improved protection against surges.

15KV Protect your motherboard from lightning strikes! EMI Cover Surface-mounted capacitors Protect your motherboard from lightning strikes! 15KV Line to Ground 6KV * ESD result is undertaken by individual LANGuard LANGuard Traditional LAN port

Protect your motherboard from inferior power supplies B150M-PLUS Motherboard Other brand Motherboard Stable Electric Current Unstable Electric Current The Circuit Protector can protect your motherboard from the high-level voltage which coming from some inferior power supplies result in excellent circuit protection for your motherboard! Protect your Chipset, I/O devices, Expansion devices and audio codec from unstable inferior power supply No protection at all and the motherboard may result in unexpectedly damage

Hardware safeguards to ensure long-term durability DIGI+ VRM Precise digital power control and Long-lasting Stability Rich tuning options, all-round balanced power phase loading Dynamic adjustment, lower temperature can significantly enhance the overclocking stability DRAM Overcurrent Protection Onboard Polyswitch (resettable fuse) protect connection ports and DRAM against overcurrent and short-circuit damage by onboard resettable fuses, extending your motherboard’s life. * The location of DRAM polyswitch varies with models. Stainless Steel Back I/O 3X longer usage life compared to ordinary panels. We are the only MB maker using stainless steel shields! Protective Coating

High Performance DDR4 Memory Support M.2 Support Intel LAN

2133 DDR4 MHz SUPPORT Make your memory go faster Enjoy the DDR4 The motherboard supports the dual-channel DDR4 memory that features data transfer rates of DDR4 2133 MHz to boost the system’s performance, and to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of 3D graphics, multimedia and Internet applications. DDR4 2133 MHz SUPPORT Enjoy the DDR4 benefits with ASUS B150

Both PCIe /SATA mode available Upgrade to B150 platform & enjoy the incredible data transfer speed B85 Series Are you still perplexed that your B85 Series Motherboard is not supporting M.2 SSD? And you have nothing to do with it! X Both PCIe /SATA mode available Now,B150M-PLUS, our new motherboards of B150 Series, support 3 types of M.2 devices (2242 / 2260 / 2280) with both PCIe & SATA modes. We provide the excellent compatibility that can fulfill all your demand!

More throughput, less CPU usage and great gaming experiences B150M-PLUS features the very latest Intel® Ethernet for faster, smoother gaming — always. Intel's LAN has the serious double advantage of reducing CPU overhead and offering exceptionally high TCP and UDP throughput. This significantly reduces the processor's workload, so there's more power for your game and your gameplay!

LED-illuminated design Audio Shielding Dedicated Audio PCB Layers Premium Japanese-made Audio Caps

Create a great atmosphere to enhance the entertainment experience The LED onboard around audio shielding are now programmable, so you can create a stylish light path with a cool looks. LED-illuminated Design Breathing Audio LED We provide you the perfect LED motherboards to match your transparent acrylic chassis!

Dedicated Audio PCB Layers Get ready to rule! Audio Shielding Dedicated Audio PCB Layers Ensures precision analog/digital separation and greatly reduces multi-lateral interference Separate layers for left and right channels to guard the quality of the sensitive audio signals Premium Japanese-made Audio Caps Provides warm, natural and immersive sound with exceptional clarity and fidelity High Freq. Decrease the peak feeling sound at high compass Low Freq. Increase massive sound at low compass

USB Type-C support EZ Flash 3 PC Cleaner Mobo connect

1 2 Any way up! Enjoy and forget the legacy USB ports! Smaller Size USB Type-C has smaller size than legacy USB ports. 1 Any-way up design With any-way-up design, USB Type C can eliminates your puzzle of how to find the right angle to plug your USB devices. 2 Type A Type C Traditional USB solution is both brilliantly simple and deeply frustrating. Everything just works but getting plug into the socket the right way up never seems to happen first time – you twist, turn, and twist again. Exclusive Type C any-way-up design eliminates this problem, so you'll make your USB connections first time, every time! A sad story tells you why you need reversible USB Type-C port

One port, more choices! So far as we know, some mobile devices such as the Apple New MacBook, the Nokia N1 (pad) and a lot of expansion devices had already used USB type C standard. USB Type C will be a very popular industry connector standard in the coming future. Apple New MacBook What you need is a ASUS motherboard supports native USB type C port and enjoy the connection with your new devices, isn’t it? Nokia N1

Get your latest BIOS fast and easy! 4 simple steps to update your BIOS through the Internet! 1 2 Connect to a LAN cable Select flash by Internet 3 4 Select suitable connection Update automatically Get your latest BIOS fast and easy!

PC Cleaner Get rid of junk files and free up disk space Get Rid of Junk Files and Free Up Disk Space! Running slow? PC Cleaner cleans up unused and unwanted files/programs that take up spaces in your drives, eliminating the clog. Suggested to Clean 845.5 MB 100% CLEANED  Work Faster  Start Quicker & Smoother

Keyboard/Mouse Sharing Audio Mode Share PC’s input devices for your Android machines! Work with your PC & Android devices at the same time through a single keyboard/mouse set. Keyboard/Mouse Sharing Audio Mode Use a set of keyboard/mouse to control PC, and your Android mobile Better sound with PC speaker played from your phone*. * Support on Win8.1/10.

SPEC Comparison Layout Comparison

ASUS Gigabyte Asrock MSI B150M-PLUS GA-B150M-D3H B150M Pro4 Brand ASUS Gigabyte Asrock MSI Model B150M-PLUS GA-B150M-D3H B150M Pro4 B150M MORTAR Chipset Intel®B150 Memory Slots 4 x DIMM; Max. 64GB DDR4 Power Phase DIGI+6 Power Phase 5 Power Phase 6 Power Phase PCIe 3.0x16 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (@ x16) 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (max. @ x4) 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (max. @ x4 PCIe x1 1 N/A 2 PCI VGA HDMI/DVI/D-Sub Multi-GPU 2-Way CFX LAN Intel® I219-V Intel® Gb Lan Realtek® 8111H Audio Realtek® ALC887 Realtek®ALC892 SATA 6Gb/s 6*SATA 6Gb/s 6+2*SATA 6Gb/s M.2 YES USB 3.0 6 *USB 3.0 (1xType C, 3@b,2@f) 6*USB 3.0(4@b,2@f) USB 2.0 6 *USB 2.0(2@b,4@f) 6*USB 2.0(2@b, 4@f) 2*USB 2.0( 2@f) 4*(2@b, 2@F)) Form factor uATX 24.4 x 22.1 uATX,24.4 x 22.5 uATX uATX,23.5 x 22.8

1 3 4 2 4 N/A 2 N/A ASUS Gigabyte V.S. B150M-PLUS GA-B150M-D3H ASUS: Digital 6 phase Gigabyte: 5 phase Solid Vcore design, Better thermal performance! 1. Vcore Design 2. LANGuard ASUS LANGuard protects against Lan surges, lightning strikes! More safe & reliable! 3. Back I/O ASUS stainless steel back I/O have a usage life 3x longer compared with ordinary panels 4. USB Type-C B150M-PLUS support native USB type C port for convenient connectivity

3 4 2 1 4 N/A 2 N/A 1N/A ASUS V.S. ASRock B150M-PLUS B150M Pro4 ASUS: YES ASRock: N/A Enjoy the incredible data transfer speed! 1. M.2 Support 2. LANGuard ASUS LANGuard protects against Lan surges, lightning strikes! More safe & reliable! 3. Back I/O ASUS stainless steel back I/O have a usage life 3x longer compared with ordinary panels 4. USB Type-C B150M-PLUS support native USB type C port for convenient connectivity

3 4 1 2 4 N/A ASUS V.S. MSI B150M-PLUS B150M MORTAR 3. Back I/O 1. M.2 Support ASUS: YES MSI: only M.2 Wifi module Enjoy the incredible data transfer speed! 2. Intel Lan ASUS: Intel® I219-V MSI: N/A Enjoy faster, smoother gaming experiences! 3. Back I/O ASUS stainless steel back I/O have a usage life 3x longer compared with ordinary panels 4. USB Type-C B150M-PLUS support native USB type C port for convenient connectivity!