Performance
| Motherboard form factor |
ATX |
| Motherboard chipset family |
Intel |
| Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) |
Y |
| Trusted Platform Module (TPM) |
Y |
| Component for |
PC |
Memory
| Supported memory clock speeds |
3600, 2133, 2400, 2600, 2800, 3000, 3200 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 |
BIOS
| BIOS type |
UEFI |
| Clear CMOS jumper |
Y |
Internal I/O
| USB 2.0 connectors |
2 |
| ATX Power connector (24-pin) |
Y |
| Number of SATA III connectors |
6 |
| EPS power connector (8-pin) |
Y |
| CPU fan connector |
Y |
| Chassis intrusion connector |
Y |
| Front panel audio connector |
Y |
| Number of SATA Express connectors |
1 |
| Number of M.2 (M) slots |
1 |
| Number of SATA Express ports |
1 |
Back panel I/O ports
| DVI-D ports quantity |
1 |
| USB 3.1 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity |
4 |
| PS/2 ports quantity |
1 |
| Headphone outputs |
1 |
| S/PDIF out port |
Y |
| Microphone in |
Y |
| HDMI ports quantity |
1 |
Expansion slots
| PCI slots |
1 |
| PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots |
3 |
| PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots |
3 |
Processor special features
| Intel® Smart Response Technology |
Y |
Additionally
| Chipset |
Intel Z170 |
| Ethernet LAN connection |
Y |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports quantity |
1 |
ATX, Intel Z170 Express, LGA1151, 3 x PCIe 3.0 x16, 3 x PCIe 3.0 x1, 1 x PCI, HDMI, DVI-D, Realtek ALC1150, 305 x 234 mm
GAME IN STYLE
Each game demands different skills, each gamer selects, customizes and levels their own gaming character. Why stop there? MSI Performance GAMING motherboards allow you to fully customize & personalize your gaming PC to any color you want while delivering top performance for a great gaming experience.
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.
An added XMP LED highlights an active Extreme Memory Profile for the best memory speed and stability setting.
BLACK & WHITE HEATSINK DESIGN
Black & white heavy played premium heatsinks make sure your system stays cool during even the longest gaming sessions.
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.
DEDICATED GAMING LAN WITH INTEL®
Experience a more fluid game with Intel® i219 LAN. Intel® i219 LAN is designed to deliver high performance when gaming, delivering more throughput than other solutions.
Intel® i219 LAN is optimized for championship level online and LAN eSports by reducing CPU overhead and offering exceptionally high TCP and UDP throughput. This way, your CPU can be used more effectively and you can enjoy more FPS when gaming.
GAMING OPTIMIZED BANDWITH 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 you to customize bandwidth for each application
LAN PROTECT
Featuring 15KV anti-surge protection to shield your network from lightning strikes and static electricity, LAN Protect is a LAN connector designed to give you the best networking experience.
STUDIO GRADE SOUND WITH AUDIO BOOST 3
With Audio Boost 3, 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 8-channel HD Audio or high impendence headphones and truly dominate the game.
GAME BOOST
Overclock your system instantly and generate more FPS in games with 1 push of a button using Game Boost! You can also easily enable XMP using the XMP button in Click BIOS.
GAMING HOTKEY
Gaming Hotkey enables more functionality using your own keyboard. Simply assign functions or macros to any key and launch your favorite games, load overclocking profiles or do real-time overclocking with the push of a single button. The possibilities are endless!
TOTAL FREEDOM, MAXIMUM EASE
Easily program your most used commands to be executed with a single keystroke. You are free to choose any key you want.
