Performance
Motherboard form factor |
Micro ATX |
Intel Rapid Storage Technology |
Y |
Motherboard chipset family |
Intel |
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) |
Y |
Audio system |
Realtek ALC892 |
Component for |
PC |
Memory
Supported memory clock speeds |
2133 MHz |
ECC |
Y |
Unbuffered memory |
Y |
Supported memory types |
DDR4-SDRAM |
Memory channels |
Dual |
Memory slots type |
DIMM |
Number of memory slots |
4 |
Maximum internal memory |
64 GB |
Internal I/O
USB 2.0 connectors |
2 |
ATX Power connector (24-pin) |
Y |
TPM connector |
Y |
USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors |
1 |
Number of SATA III connectors |
6 |
CPU fan connector |
Y |
Chassis intrusion connector |
Y |
Front panel audio connector |
Y |
Serial port headers |
1 |
Number of M.2 (M) slots |
1 |
Front panel connector |
Y |
Processor special features
Intel Trusted Execution Technology |
N |
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA) |
Y |
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) |
N |
Conflict Free |
Y |
Intel® Smart Response Technology |
N |
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) |
VT-d |
Intel vPro Technology |
N |
Back panel I/O ports
DVI-D ports quantity |
1 |
USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity |
1 |
PS/2 ports quantity |
2 |
USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity |
3 |
HDMI ports quantity |
1 |
Networking
Bluetooth version |
4.2 |
Wi-Fi |
Y |
Wi-Fi standards |
IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n |
Bluetooth |
Y |
Technical details
Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise |
N |
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) |
Y |
Expansion slots
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots |
2 |
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots |
1 |
Processor
Intel Core i3/i5/i7 series |
i3-6xxx, i5-6xxx, i7-6xxx |
Additionally
Chipset |
Intel B150 |
Intel HD Audio Technology |
Y |
Ethernet LAN connection |
Y |
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports quantity |
1 |
Chipset Intel B150, Socket LGA1151, 4 DIMM DDR4, Dual, 64GB, ECC, un-buffered memory, SATA III, M.2, M-ATX
NON-STOP GAMING
Equip yourself with the MSI Arsenal GAMING Series motherboards to improve your game. MSI Arsenal GAMING Series motherboards are covered in full black camouflage with LED ambient lights and is packed with gaming features, making them the perfect weapon to dominate the battlefield.
Unmatched memory performance and stability
With traditional memory design the memory signals are often distorted by electromagnetic signals from other components, making the system perform slower or become unstable. MSI introduces DDR4 Boost technology with optimized traces and fully isolated memory circuitry. This design ensures the memory signals stay pure for optimal performance and stability.
CAMOUFLAGE STYLED HEATSINK AND IO COVER
Combining military component and gaming certified testing, truly presenting the best appearance with the great stability and gaming performance.
Dominate the game with lowest latency
Get ready to crush your enemies on the battlefield with MSI® GAMING LAN, featuring carefully selected components to ensure the best online gaming experience without lag.
Gaming optimized bandwidth management
Dedicated to giving you the best online gaming experience with optimized traffic prioritization and low latency, MSI GAMING LAN Manager automatically classifies and prioritizes the latency-sensitive applications for online games.
MSI GAMING LAN Manager
- Automatically prioritizes games above other applications
- Allows you to change applications' traffic priority
- Allows you to customize bandwidth for each application
GAMING LED EFFECT
The Arsenal GAMING Series motherboards come with LEDs on the back of the motherboard to let you fully enjoy the gaming side of things. Like war paint, turn them on for the full Arsenal GAMING experience and you are ready to dominate any battlefield.
Light Extension
Designed for anyone who simply wants to have a perfectly stylish gaming rig. With MSI's Light Extension header, it provides the most intuitive way to control the fascinated LED strip. Just install the standard 12V strips onto the 4-pin Light Extension strip header, then control your lighting to any style you want. Extend the Light to whole gaming rig and your gaming room.
Studio grade sound with AUDIO BOOST
With Audio Boost we're delivering the highest sound quality through the use of premium quality audio components. That way, you can enjoy breathtaking, crystal clear sound and music through 6-channel Audio or high impendence headphones and truly dominate the game.
Isolated Audio PCB WITH LED LINE
Audio Boost acts like a dedicated soundcard by physically isolating the audio circuitry to give you a more clear audio signal.
Chemi-Con Audio Capacitors
Delivering high fidelity crystal clear sound with exceptional acoustics and realism.
Separated Audio Layers
Equal and perfect sound quality for left & right channel audio through the use of seperated layers in the PCB.
Anti-popcorn Noise
Audio Boost protects your ears against annoying loud popping sounds when you plug devices in or out or turn your PC on/off.
5.1 Audio Jacks
7.1 via front
With high quality audio connectors you get the best possible signal output with less chance of distortion.
Front Dedicated Headphone Out
Convenient use of the front panel audio output while retaining high quality amplified sound.
GAMING HOTKEY
Gaming Hotkey enables more functionality using your own keyboard. Simply assign functions to any key and launch your favorite games, load profiles with the push of a single button. The possibilities are endless!
- Customize any shortcut on your keyboard
- User friendly, easy to use application
- 1 key load up of your favorite game
MSI USB 3.1 GEN1
Transfer your favorite games, music and movies over Type-C connector more convenient than ever. USB 3.1 Gen1 enables lightning-fast transfer speeds up to 5Gb/s!
Benefits
- 10X faster than USB 2.0
- Up to 5Gbps data transfer bandwidth
- Boost transfer rate for your PC and peripherals
Type-C with reversible design
Get all the performance benefits from USB 3.1 Gen1 combined with the convenience of the USB Type-C connector. This reversible connector allows for effortless connecting of USB devices.
2X FRONT USB 3.1 GEN1
With a clever placed USB 3.1 Gen1 front pin header, available on MSI motherboards, you can connect up to 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 devices directly to the front of your PC Chassis. This way you can easily enjoy fast USB speeds without having to use the hard-to-reach USB ports on the rear.
DOUBLE ESD PROTECTION
The front USB 3.1 Gen1 ports on MSI motherboards are protected by a set of protective ICs to prevent damage caused by Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) from plugging/unplugging USB devices.
PUSH YOUR SSD HARDER WITH M.2
Delivering speeds up to 32Gb/s using Gen3 x4, Turbo M.2 is over 5 times faster than a regular SATA III connection! Enjoy a blazing fast system boot up and insanely fast loading of applications and games with MSI motherboards.
ENHANCED CPU OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION
Onboard overcurrent protection prevents overcurrent and short-circuit damage of the CPU and other components. There shows a warning message let’s you know that overcurrent protection is activated for easier troubleshooting.
EASY DIAGNOSTIC
MSI EZ DEBUG LED is an easy troubleshooting tool built with 4 LEDs to indicate to CPU / Memory / VGA / Boot operation every time you boot up your system.
Run into trouble? Use the LEDs to easy identify the item causing problems.
SteelSeries Certified
Get ready to enjoy the best gaming experience with MSI & SteelSeries!
Enthusiast gaming gear brand SteelSeries has officially approved MSI GAMING motherboards as ‘SteelSeries Certified (SSC)’. This certification is based on the performance demands and stability of MSI GAMING motherboards and SteelSeries products. Your SteelSeries headset, mouse and other top quality gaming gear works best on MSI GAMING motherboards.
GAMING CERTIFIED
Our GAMING motherboards are tested in our gaming lab, internet cafes and together with the world’s best eSports players to make sure you get top performance and reliability in the world’s most popular games. Through 24-hour on- and offline game testing, MSI ensures the onboard network configuration, audio reception and FPS performance are tested and tuned to perfection for you to enjoy the best possible gameplay experience.
Only the motherboards that pass this test receive the GAMING CERTIFIED status and are considered true MSI® GAMING motherboards.
MILITARY CLASS 4 COMPONENTS
DARK CHOKE
Dark Choke uses the special core design and allows the Dark Choke to run at a lower temperature with higher capacity and better power efficiency and stability.
SOLID CAP
With their aluminum core design and Japanese made quality, Solid CAPs are made for high-end design motherboard. Not only do Solid CAPs could provide lower Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR), but also work firmly for over-10-year.
HUMIDITY PROTECTION
Reduction in moisture absorption helps prevent "Conductive Anodic Filament". Untreated PCB's can have 10x higher failure rate.
HIGH TEMPERATURE PROTECTION
All key components used in MSI motherboards have all passed military testing ensuring stable operation in the harshest environments.
CIRCUIT PROTECTION
Carefully selected materials, multiple PCB layers and shielding result in the best circuit protection for our GAMING motherboards.
ESD PROTECTION
Each and every I/O port is protected against the hazards of Electro Static Discharge.
EMI PROTECTION
All MSI motherboards comply with strict American FCC regulations and reduce the impact of Electromagnetic Interference.
BENEFIT FROM THE NEW
INTEL® SMALL BUSINESS ADVANTAGE
SOLUTION with MSI® MOTHERBOARDS
Intel® SBA is a unique, customizable solution that helps improve small businesses data security, maximizes employee productivity and boosts overall office computers’ performance.
A simple and intuitive interface offering hardware-based security and improves productivity – With software monitoring, health center, data backup and restore, USB blocker, screen sharing, file sharing, and chatting.
THE ALL NEW, AWARD-WINNING CLICK BIOS 5
Explore the greatly improved, award-winning CLICK BIOS 5 and use it to tune your system to maximum performance to get the most out of your games. MSI CLICK BIOS 5 is the next generation UEFI BIOS with optimizations for Windows 10.
Control your system in two modes: EZ mode, for the most used settings and functions. Advanced mode for more detailed settings and fine-tuning options to boost your system’s performance.
- Variety of options to boost your game performance
- Next gen UEFI BIOS with award winning design
- High-resolution multi language scalable font
- Easy to use
- Advanced overclocking
GAMING DEVICE PORT
MSI Gaming Device Port is optimized to deliver the best connectivity for high end gaming mice to fully utilize its speed. You can customize your mouse’ DPI to change accuracy and program macro combinations using the easy to use Mouse Master software to perform multiple commands with just one click.
Gaming benefits
- More responsive, faster reactions
- Customizable mouse settings
- Customizable mouse accuracy (DPI)
- Program macros for multiple actions in 1 click
- Smoother gameplay
Technical benefits
- 3x more gold than regular connectors
- 10x longer lifetime when plugging/un-plugging
- Prevents oxidation