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Specifications & Features

CPU• Supports 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7 processors, and Intel® Pentium® and Celeron® processors for Socket LGA1151
* Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.

Chipset• Intel® Z170 Chipset

Main Memory

• 2 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 32GB
– Supports DDR4 4200(OC)/4000(OC)/3866(OC)/3600(OC)/3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2400/ 2133 MHz
• Dual channel memory architecture
• Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
* Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs

Slots• 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots

Onboard Graphics• 1 x HDMIâ„¢ port, support a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@24Hz, 2560×1600@60Hz
• 1 x DisplayPort, support a maximum resolution of 4096×2304@60Hz, 2560×1600@60Hz, 3840×2160@60Hz, 1920×1200@60Hz
Storage• Intel® Z170 Chipset
• 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
• 1 x M.2 slot (on the botton of the motherboard)*
• Supports PCIe 3.0 x 4 and SATA 6Gb/s standards, 4.2cm/ 6cm length M.2 SSD cards
• 1 x SATAe port (PCIe 3.0 x 2)**
• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10
• Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors
* SATAe port is backward compatible with SATA.
USB• Intel® Z170 Chipset
– 6 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connector)
– 5 x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (3 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connectors)
Audio• Realtek® ALC1150 Codec
– 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
– Supports S/PDIF output

LAN• 1 x Intel® I219-V Gigabit LAN controller
WLAN / Bluetooth• Wi-Fi Bluetooth® expansion module with Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 chip
• Supports Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual band (2.4GHz, 5GHz) up to 867Mbps speed.
• Supports Dual Mode Bluetooth® 2.1, 2.1+EDR, 3.0, 4.0 BLE, 4.2
Internal I/O Connectors
– 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
– 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
– 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
– 1 x SATAe connector
– 1 x USB 2.0 connector (supports additional 2 USB 2.0 ports)
– 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)
– 1 x 4-pin CPU fan connectors
– 1 x 4-pin system fan connectors
– 1 x Front panel audio connector
– 2 x Front panel connectors
– 1 x TPM module connector
– 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
– 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
Back Panel I/O Ports– 1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse port
– 3 x USB 2.0 ports
– 1 x DisplayPort
– 1 x HDMIâ„¢ port
– 1 x LAN (RJ45) port
– 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports
– 1 x Clear CMOS button
– 2 x antenna connectors
– 1 x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector
– 5 x OFC audio jacks
Dimension• 6.7 in. x 6.7 in. (17 cm x 17 cm)
• Mini-ITX Form Factor
Mounting• 4 mounting holes

 

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  • Supports 6th Gen Intel® Coreâ„¢ / Pentium® / Celeron® processors for LGA 1151 socket
  • Supports DDR4-3600+(OC) Memory
  • DDR4 Boost: Give your DDR4 memory a performance boost
  • Turbo M.2 32Gb/s: Supports 2 sizes of M.2 SSDs, on the back of the motherboard
  • SATA Express 10 Gb/s + SATA 6Gb/s
  • GAMING LAN powered by Intelâ„¢: The best online gaming experience with lowest latency
  • LAN Protect: 15KV Anti-surge protection with stylish red LED
  • Audio Boost 3: Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality
  • Golden USB Audio Power: Serve Stable 5V Power & Better Signal Transmission over USB
  • Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2, Supports Intel® Wireless Display
  • Military Class 4: Top Quality & Stability
  • Guard-Pro: Improved Protection and Power Efficiency
  • OBS Streaming software: Share your gaming achievements with the world!
  • Game Boost: Generate more FPS in games with 1 push of a button
  • DPC Latency Tuner: Optimize to get a smooth audio/video playback experience
  • Overcurrent Protection:Prevent Unforeseen Damage
  • GAMING Hotkey: Launch your favorite games with a single button
  • Click BIOS 5: Award-winning brand new Click BIOS 5 with high resolution scalable font
  • SteelSeries Certified: Optimized for SteelSeries gaming gear
  • GAMING CERTIFIED: 24-hour on- and offline game testing by eSports players for the best gaming experience
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2 COMMENTS

  1. Isn’t it just as good on average as the Asus Z170i, meaning partly clearly better, and in 3DMark and CPU tests of all things?
    As an unconvinced buyer I hate both boards, which are kind of the only selection, but I don’t know why the MSI usually gets the worse average performance score and the Asus’ problems are often not even noticed. Asus shucks… Completely unreliable. But the others are not even trying, in mini ITX and humane prices, at least.

    • It’s horses for courses really. The overall difference in performance isn’t MASSIVE, but there is still a minute difference which is why we compare! 😀

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