Z170A GAMING PRO Rear I/O Panel (MS-7984v1.1) LAN Port ATX Motherboard PS/2 Port USB 3.1 Gen1 CS-Out Motherboard Components Overview Line-In SS-Out Line-Out DIMM2 DIMM4 Mic DIMM1 DIMM3 CPU Socket J1 JPWR2 JSMB1 USB 2.0 Ports DVI Port USB 3.1 CPUFAN1 USB 3.1 HDMI Optical Gen1 Gen 2 S/PDIF-Out CPUFAN2 Motherboard Specification SYSFAN3 CPU Support Onboard Graphics ● Supports 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3/i5/ ● 1x HDMI port, supporting a maximum i7 processors, and Intel® Pentium® and resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz, ® JPWR1 Celeron processors for Socket LGA1151 2560x1600@60Hz SYSFAN1 Chipset Multi-GPU Support ® ® ™ ● Intel Z170 Express Chipset ● upports 3-Way AMD CrossFire PCI_E1 JUSB3 Technology* ® ™ Memory Support ● Supports 2-Way NVIDIA SLI Technology PCI_E2 M2_1 ● 64GB * Supports Windows® 7 and Windows® 8/ 8.1 PCI_E3 ▶ Supports DDR4 3600(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ JSPI1 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ T1 Storage PCI_E4 BA SATA6 ® 2400(OC)/ 2133 MHz ● Intel Z170 Express Chipset SATA5 ● Dual channel memory architecture PCI_E5 ● 4x SATA 6Gb/s ports ● Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory SATA3 ● 1x M.2 ports, supports PCIe 3.0 x4 and PCI 1 ® SATA4 ● Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile SATA 6Gb/s standards, 4.2cm/ 6cm/ 8cm PCI_E6 (XMP) length SSD cards JAUD1 JLED1 ● 1x SATAe ports (PCIe3.0x2 Expansion Slots ● Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID JFP2 JUSB2 ● 3x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16/x0/x4 SYSFAN2 10 JFP1 JTPM1 JUSB1 SE1_21 ，x8/x8/x4 modes) ® JTBT1 ● Supports Intel Smart Response ● 3x PCIe x1 slots Technology, Intel® Rapid Start Technology Motherboard Specification and Intel® Smart Connect Technology*** ● 2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 ● Military Class 5 * M.2, SATA and SATAe ports maximum support USB 2.0 ports) ● Command Center 1x M.2_PCIe + 2x SATAs or 1x M.2_SATA ● 1x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) connector ● RAM Disk + 2x SATAs. Please refer to M.2 slots with ● 2x 4-pin CPU fan connectors examples of various combination possibilities ● Live Update 6 ● 3x 4-pin system fan connectors ** SATAe port is backward compatible with ● M-Cloud ● 1x Clear CMOS jumper SATA. ● 1x Front panel audio connector Form Factor *** Supports Intel® Core processors on ● 2x System panel connectors ● ATX Form Factor Windows® 7 and Windows® 8/ 8.1. ● 1x TPM module connector ● 12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) USB ● 1x Chassis Intrusion connector ● Intel® Z170 Express Chipset I/O Controller ▶ 6x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through ● NUVOTON NCT6793 Controller Chip the internal USB connector) Hardware Monitor ● ASMedia® ASM1142 Chipset ● CPU/System temperature detection ▶ 2x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps) ports ● CPU/System fan speed detection ● CPU/System fan speed control ● Audio ® ● Realtek ALC1150 Codec BIOS Features ● 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio ● 1x 128 Mb flash ● Supports S/PDIF output ● UEFI AMI BIOS ● ACPI 5.0, PnP 1.0a, SM BIOS 2.7, DMI 2.0 LAN ● Multi-language ● 1x Intel I219-V Gigabit LAN controller Special Features Back Panel Connectors ● DDR4 Boost Support ● 1x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse port ● PCI Express 3.0 Support ● 2x USB 2.0 ports ● USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps) ● 4x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports Ready ● 2x USB 3.1 Gen2(SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps) ● M.2 Ready ports ● SATA Express Support ● 1x HDMI™ port ● 1x LAN (RJ45) port Enthusiast GAMING features ● 1x DVI ● Audio Boost 3 ● 1x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector ● Game Boost ● 5x OFC audio jacks ● GAMING LAN ● GAMING APP Internal Connectors ● Optimized Thermal Design ● 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector ● 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector MSI Exclusive features ● 4x SATA 6Gb/s connectors ● Click BIOS 5 * These specification is subject to change without prior notice. (MS-7984v1.1)2015/06/18.