Technical Specifications
| CPU Support | Supports 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7 processors, and Intel® Pentium® and Celeron® processors for Socket LGA1151 |
| Chipset | Chipset Intel® Z170 Chipset |
| Main Memory | 2 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 32GB – Supports DDR4 4200(OC)/4000(OC)/3866(OC)/3600(OC)/3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2400/ 2133 MHz • Dual channel memory architecture • Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory • Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) * Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs |
| PCI-E | 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots |
| Graphics | 1 x HDMI™ port, support a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@24Hz, 2560×1600@60Hz 1 x DisplayPort, support a maximum resolution of 4096×2304@60Hz, 2560×1600@60Hz, 3840×2160@60Hz, 1920×1200@60Hz |
| SATA | Intel® Z170 Chipset • 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports • 1 x M.2 slot (on the under side of the motherboard)* • Supports PCIe 3.0 x 4 and SATA 6Gb/s standards, 4.2cm/ 6cm length M.2 SSD cards • 1 x SATAe port (PCIe 3.0 x 2)** • Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 • Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors * SATAe port is backward compatible with SATA. |
| USB | Intel® Z170 Chipset – 6 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connector) – 5 x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (3 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connectors) |
| Audio | Realtek® ALC1150 Codec – 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio – Supports S/PDIF output |
| Network | 1 x Intel® I219-V Gigabit LAN controller
Wi-Fi Bluetooth® expansion module with Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 chip |
| Multi-GPU | N/A |
| Internal I/O Connections | – 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector – 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector – 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors – 1 x SATAe connector – 1 x USB 2.0 connector (supports additional 2 USB 2.0 ports) – 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) – 1 x 4-pin CPU fan connectors – 1 x 4-pin system fan connectors – 1 x Front panel audio connector – 2 x Front panel connectors – 1 x TPM module connector – 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector – 1 x Clear CMOS jumper |
| Rear Panel I/O Connections | – 1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse port – 3 x USB 2.0 ports – 1 x DisplayPort – 1 x HDMI™ port – 1 x LAN (RJ45) port – 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports – 1 x Clear CMOS button – 2 x antenna connectors – 1 x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector – 5 x OFC audio jacks |
| Dimensions | 6.7 in. x 6.7 in. (17 cm x 17 cm) Mini-ITX Form Factor |
| Mounting Holes | 4 mounting holes. |
Accessories
- I/O Shield plate with dark outer coating with visible port labels
- Software and Driver CDs
- SATA3 cables & labels
- Quick Install Guide
- Manual
Included Software Utilities
- Command Centre. This includes utilities for Fan control, overclocking, RAMDISK, Monitoring etc.
- GameBoost
- Live Update (one stop shop for driver, utility and bios updates)
A notable omission is the Internal I/O header that you can connect all your case I/O cables to and then easily plug these into the board. MSI (and some other vendors) seem to be leaving this accessory out of their ITX offerings in Z170. It’s a shame because of the cramped working space of your typical ITX case but it isn’t a deal breaker.
Other Features
Military Class 4 components including:
- Super Ferrite Chokes that run cooler and with a higher current capacity and efficiency than alternatives
- Dark CAPs with an aluminium core design are expected to last over 10 years (so well past your next upgrade)
- MSI state that all connections have ESD protection to prevent short circuit
