BIOS
| Clear CMOS jumper |
Y |
| BIOS memory size |
128 MB |
| BIOS type |
UEFI AMI |
Performance
| Component for |
PC |
| Audio system |
High Definition Audio |
| Motherboard chipset family |
Intel |
Back panel I/O ports
| USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity |
4 |
| HDMI ports quantity |
1 |
| VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity |
1 |
| PS/2 ports quantity |
1 |
| Analog audio output |
6 |
| DVI-D ports quantity |
1 |
Graphics
| Number of displays supported |
3 |
| Maximum graphics adapter memory |
512 MB |
Memory
| Supported memory types |
DDR4-SDRAM |
| Memory slots type |
DIMM |
| ECC |
Y |
| Non-ECC |
Y |
Internal I/O
| USB 2.0 connectors |
6 |
| Number of SATA connectors |
9 |
| Number of M.2 (M) slots |
1 |
| Serial port headers |
1 |
| Parallel connector |
Y |
| USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors |
8 |
| TPM connector |
Y |
| Number of Parallel ATA connectors |
1 |
| S/PDIF out connector |
Y |
Expansion slots
| PCI Express x16 slots |
1 |
| PCI slots |
2 |
| PCI Express x1 slots |
2 |
Additionally
| Chipset |
Intel Z170 |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports quantity |
1 |
| Ethernet LAN connection |
Y |
Dual Channel DDR4, 4 DIMMs, 2-Way Graphics, PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2, 3 SATA, HD Audio,
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