Front header for USB 3.1

User360 · May 18, 2017

Hi,
I'm going to buy the MSI B350m MORTAR motherboard, which has front header pins front USB 3.1. Will this front panel utilize it to the full speeds and current capacity? If not is there some other model which will?

Link to front panel:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281989176281

Suztera · May 18, 2017

It will be usb 3.1 gen 1 speeds, which is the same as usb 3.0.
Remember that the bandwidth is shared between all the ports.

User360 · May 18, 2017

Suztera :

Does that mean it can't reach the potential 10gbps of 3.1?

Where does the second header go to?
This: http://i.imgur.com/S96IPzj.png

Also, is it strange that it is using a USB interface with the board or is it normal?
http://i.imgur.com/YdNQhDK.png

Appreciate the help

Suztera · May 18, 2017

User360 :

There are two different types of usb 3.1.
USB 3.1 gen 1 (which is usb 3.0) and USB 3.1 gen 2 (which can support up to 10gbps and other features if implemented such as thunderbolt 3, power delivery 2.0, etc).
Your motherboard only has a USB 3.1 gen 1 header so you will be limited to that bandwidth of 5gbps. Whatever you plug into that header, the bandwidth is shared.
The second connector is a SATA power connector which you need to plug in from your power supply.

It's up to the manufacturer's choice in how they design their products. It will still work as intended.

User360 · May 18, 2017

Thanks for the help!
Shame the motherboard doesn't have USB 3.1 gen 2

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