Internal I/O
| Serial port via internal header |
Y |
| USB 2.0 connectors |
3 |
| ATX Power connector (24-pin) |
Y |
| TPM connector |
Y |
| USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors |
1 |
| Number of SATA III connectors |
6 |
| Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin) |
2 |
| Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connector |
1 |
| CPU fan connector |
Y |
| Number of COM connectors |
1 |
| Chassis intrusion connector |
Y |
| Number of chassis fan connectors |
1 |
| Number of EATX power connectors |
1 |
| Front panel audio connector |
Y |
| Serial port headers |
1 |
| Parallel port via internal header |
Y |
Performance
| Motherboard form factor |
Micro ATX |
| Motherboard chipset family |
Intel |
| Audio system |
Realtek ALC892 |
| Component for |
PC |
| Cooling type |
Passive |
Memory
| Supported memory clock speeds |
1600 MHz |
| Non-ECC |
Y |
| Unbuffered memory |
Y |
| Supported memory types |
DDR3-SDRAM |
| Memory channels |
Dual |
| Memory slots type |
DIMM |
| Number of memory slots |
4 |
| Maximum internal memory |
32 GB |
BIOS
| BIOS memory size |
8 MB |
| BIOS type |
AMI |
| Clear CMOS button |
Y |
Processor
| Maximum number of SMP processors |
1 |
| Intel Core i3/i5/i7 series |
i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx |
Packaging content
| Trial software |
Muzee |
| Drivers included |
Y |
Back panel I/O ports
| DVI-D ports quantity |
1 |
| PS/2 ports quantity |
1 |
| Headphone outputs |
1 |
| Microphone in |
Y |
| USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity |
2 |
| HDMI ports quantity |
1 |
| VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity |
1 |
Expansion slots
| PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slots |
1 |
| PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slots |
1 |
| PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots |
1 |
Additionally
| Chipset |
Intel Z97 |
| Ethernet LAN connection |
Y |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports quantity |
1 |
LGA1150, Intel Z97, 4 X 240-pin DDR3 1600 MHz, SATA 6Gb/s, Gigabit Ethernet, USB3.0, mATX
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