Internal I/O
| Serial port via internal header |
Y |
| USB 2.0 connectors |
2 |
| ATX Power connector (24-pin) |
Y |
| USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors |
1 |
| Number of SATA III connectors |
6 |
| EPS power connector (8-pin) |
Y |
| Supported storage drive interfaces |
Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III |
| CPU fan connector |
Y |
| Chassis intrusion connector |
Y |
| Number of chassis fan connectors |
1 |
| Front panel audio connector |
Y |
| Serial port headers |
1 |
| Number of M.2 (M) slots |
1 |
| Front panel connector |
Y |
Performance
| Motherboard form factor |
Micro ATX |
| Motherboard chipset family |
Intel |
| Audio output channels |
7.1 channels |
| Supported storage drive types |
HDD, SSD |
| Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) |
Y |
| Audio system |
Realtek ALC887 |
| Component for |
PC |
| Windows operating systems supported |
Y |
| Cooling type |
Passive |
Memory
| Supported memory clock speeds |
2133, 2400 MHz |
| Non-ECC |
Y |
| Unbuffered memory |
Y |
| Supported memory types |
DDR4-SDRAM |
| Memory channels |
Dual |
| Memory slots type |
DIMM |
| Supported memory module capacities |
4GB, 8GB, 16GB |
| Number of memory slots |
2 |
| Maximum internal memory |
32 GB |
Processor
| Maximum number of SMP processors |
1 |
| Processor socket |
LGA 1151 (Socket H4) |
| Intel Core i3/i5/i7 series |
i3-6xxx, i3-7xxx, i5-6xxx, i5-7xxx, i7-6xxx |
| Compatible processor series |
Celeron, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, Pentium |
BIOS
| BIOS type |
UEFI |
| Clear CMOS jumper |
Y |
Packaging content
| Manual |
Y |
| Drivers included |
Y |
Back panel I/O ports
| DVI-D ports quantity |
1 |
| PS/2 ports quantity |
1 |
| USB 2.0 ports quantity |
2 |
| Headphone outputs |
1 |
| Microphone in |
Y |
| USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity |
4 |
| VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity |
1 |
Networking
| LAN controller |
Realtek RTL8111H |
| Ethernet interface type |
Gigabit Ethernet |
Expansion slots
| PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots |
1 |
| PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots |
2 |
Graphics
| Parallel processing technology support |
Not supported |
| Discrete graphics support |
Y |
| Maximum resolution |
4096 x 2160 pixels |
Weight & dimensions
| Depth |
185 mm |
| Width |
226 mm |
Additionally
| Chipset |
Intel B250 |
| Intel Optane technology ready |
Y |
| Ethernet LAN connection |
Y |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports quantity |
1 |
Socket LGA1151, Intel B250 Chipset, 2 x DDR4 up to 32GB, 1 x Gigabit Ethernet, 6 x SATA III, 1 x M.2, 1 x PCI-Express x16, 2 x PCI-Express x1
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