PROCESSOR

Supports 8th Generation Intel^® Core™ Processors, and Intel^® Pentium^® and Celeron^® Processors for Socket LGA1151

CHIPSET

Intel^® Z370 Chipset

MEMORY

·         4 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB

o    Supports 4000+(OC)/ 3866(OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/ 3300(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC) / 2800(OC)/ 2667/ 2400/ 2133 MHz*¹

·         Dual channel memory architecture

·         Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory

·         Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

1.      Please refer to www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory

SLOTS

·         2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (supports x16/x4 mode)¹

·         3 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots²

·         1 x PCI slot

1.      The PCI_E4 slot will be unavailable when an M.2 PCIe SSD module has been installed in the M.2_2 slot.

2.      The PCI_E2/ PCI1 slot will be unavailable when an expansion card has been installed in the PCI_E3/ PCI_E5 slot.

ONBOARD GRAPHICS

·         1 x HDMI™ port, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@30Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz

·         1 x DVI-D port, supports a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz

·         1 x VGA port, supports a maximum resolution of 2048x1536@50Hz, 2048x1280@60Hz, 1920x1200@60Hz

MULTI-GPU

·         Supports 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ Technology

STORAGE

Intel^® Z370 Chipset

·         6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports¹

·         2 x M.2 slots (Key M)

o    Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s

o    Support PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe U.2 SSD with Turbo U.2 Host Card²

o    M2_1 slot supports 2242/ 2260 /2280/ 22110 storage devices

o    M2_2 slot supports 2242/ 2260 /2280 storage devices

o    Supports Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready for all M.2 slots***³

1.      M.2 and SATA ports maximum support 2x M.2 PCIe SSDs + 6x SATA HDDs. Please refer to page 29 for M.2 slots with examples of various combination possibilities.

2.      The Turbo U.2 Host Card is not included, please purchase separately.

3.      Before using Intel^® Optane™ memory modules, please ensure that you have updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI website.

RAID

Intel^® Z370 Chipset

·         Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices

·         Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 storage devices¹

1.      M.2 PCIe RAID volume can be created with M.2/Optane Genie.

USB

ASMedia^® ASM3142 Chipset

·         1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) Type-C port on the back panel

·         1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) Type-A port on the back panel

Intel^® Z370 Chipset

·         8 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (4 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors)

·         6 x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors)

AUDIO

Realtek^® ALC887 Codec

·         7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

LAN

·         1 x Intel^® I219-V Gigabit LAN controller

INTERNAL CONNECTORS

·         1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

·         1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

·         6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

·         2 x USB 2.0 connectors (support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)

·         2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (support additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)

·         1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector

·         1 x 4-pin water pump fan connector

·         4 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 Serial port connector

·         1 x Parallel port connector

·         1 x Thunderbolt add-on card connector

·         1 x RGB LED connector

·         1 x Clear CMOS jumper

BACK PANEL PORTS

1.      PS/2 Combo Port

2.      VGA Port

3.      LAN Port

4.      USB 3.1 Gen 1

5.      USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A

6.      HD Audio Connectors

7.      USB 2.0 Port

8.      DVI-D Port,HDMI

9.      USB 3.1 Gen 1

10. LIGHTNING USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C

DIMENSIONS

·         12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.4 cm x 24.3 cm)

·         ATX Form Factor