MSI Z170M Mortar Motherboard Review

Specifications

Features

Supports 6th Gen Intel® Core™ / Pentium® / Celeron® processors for LGA 1151 socket
Supports DDR4 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2400/ 2133 MHz
DDR4 Boost: Give your DDR4 memory a performance boost
GAMING LAN: The best online gaming experience with lowest latency
GAMING DNA: LED ambient lights are added to give it an awesome look & feel, ready for battle
Audio Boost: Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality
Military Class 4: Top Quality & Stability
Guard-Pro: Improved Protection and Power Efficiency
MULTI-GPU with VGA Armor: VGA Armor PCI-E slots. Supports AMD Crossfire™
SATA Express 16Gb/s + SATA 6Gb/s
Click BIOS5: Secure and Reliable UEFI BIOS solution
EZ Debug LED: Easiest way to troubleshoot
Overvoltage Protection:Prevent Unforeseen Damage
4K UHD Support: Ultra-high Definition Visual Experience
GAMING CERTIFIED: 24-hour on- and offline game testing by eSports players for the best gaming experience
WHQL CERTIFIED.WINDOWS 10 READY.

CPU

• Supports 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7 processors, and Intel® Pentium® and Celeron® processors for Socket LGA1151
* Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.

Chipset

• Intel® Z170 Chipset

Main Memory

• 4 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB
– Supports DDR4 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2400/ 2133 MHz
• Dual channel memory architecture
• Supports ECC, un-buffered memory
– ECC UDIMM memory (non-ECC mode)
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
* Hyper DIMM support depends on the individual CPU physical characteristics
* Please refer to Compatibility reports for more information of compatible memory.

Slots

• 2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16/x4)*
• 2 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots
• 1 x M.2 Key E Socket supports type 2242 Wi-Fi devices
* The PCI_E4 slot will only run PCIe 3.0 x2 speed when the PCI_E3 slot is installed a device.

Onboard Graphics

• 1 x HDMI™ ports, support a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@24Hz, 2560×1600@60Hz
– Support for HDMI™ 1.4 version.
• 1 x VGA port, supports a maximum resolution of 2048×1536@50Hz, 2048×1280@60Hz, 1920×1200@60Hz
• 1 x DVI-D port, supports a maximum resolution of 1920×1200 @60Hz

Multi-GPU

• Supports 2-Way AMD® CrossFire™ Technology

On-Board SATA

• Intel® Z170 Chipset
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
• 1 x SATAe port*
• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 (Z170M MORTAR)
• Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel

* SATAe port is backward compatible with SATA.

USB

• Intel® Z170 Chipset
– 8 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors)
– 4 x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connectors)

Audio

• Realtek® ALC892 Codec
• 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
• Supports S/PDIF output

LAN

• 1 x Realtek RTL8111H Gigabit LAN controller
• 1 x M.2 Key E Socket supports type 2230 Wi-Fi devices

Back Panel I/O Ports

– 1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port
– 2 x USB 2.0 ports
– 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports
– 1 x VGA port
– 1 x HDMI™ port
– 1 x DVI-D port
– 1 x LAN (RJ45) port
– 1 x Clear CMOS button
– 1 x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector
– 5 x OFC audio jacks

Internal I/O Connectors

– 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
– 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
– 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
– 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (support additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)
– 1x USB 2.0 connector (supports additional 2 USB 2.0 ports)
– 1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector
– 2 x 4-pin system fan connectors
– 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
– 1 x Front panel audio connector
– 2 x Front panel connectors
– 1 x TPM module connector
– 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
– 1 x Serial port connector

Dimension

• 9.6 in. x 9.6 in. (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm) M-ATX Form Factor

Mounting

• 8 mounting holes

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