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Z170A TOMAHAWK | MSI Global | Motherboard - The world leader in motherboard design

  • Supports 6th Gen Intel® Core™ / Pentium® / Celeron® processors for LGA 1151 socket
  • Supports DDR4-3600(0C)
  • 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™
  • 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

Detail
 
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 3600(OC)/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, x16/ x4 modes)
• 3 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots
• 2 x PCI slots
• 1x M.2 Wi-Fi module slot (Key E)
 
* No support PCI wake-up on S3, S4 & S5
 
Onboard Graphics
• 1 x HDMI™ ports, support a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz,2560x1600@60Hz
- Support for HDMI™ 1.4 version.
• 1 x DVI-D port, support a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz
 
Multi-GPU
• Supports 2-Way AMD® CrossFire™ Technology
 
On-Board SATA
• Intel® Z170 Chipset
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
• 1 x M.2 Key M Socket supports type 2280/2260/2242 storage devices in both PCIE Gen3 x4 & SATA mode
- Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s standards,4.2cm/ 6cm/ 8cm length M.2 SSD cards
- Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe Mini-SAS SSD with Turbo U.2 Host Card***
• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
• Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors
 
* SATA5~6 ports will be unavailable when installing the M.2 module in M.2 (M2_1) slot.
*** The Turbo U.2 Host Card is not included, please purchase separately.

 
USB
• ASMedia® ASM1142 Chipset
- 2 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) ports onthe back panel
 
• Intel® Z170 Chipset
- 6 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB 3.1 Gen 1 connectors)
- 4 x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB 2.0 connectors)
 
Audio
• Realtek® ALC892 Codec
• 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
• Supports S/PDIF ouput
 
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 port
• 2 x USB 2.0 ports
• 2 x USB 3.1 Gen2 ports
• 1 x DVI-D port
• 1 x HDMI™ port
• 1 x Clear CMOS button
• 1 x LAN (RJ45) port
• 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports
• 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
- 1 x USB 2.0 connector (support additional 2 USB 2.0 ports)
- 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)
- 2 x 4-pin CPU fan connectors
- 3 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 Serial port connector
- 1 x Parallel port connector
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
 
Dimension
• 12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.4 cm x 22.4 cm) ATX Form Factor
 
Mounting
• 6 mounting holes

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Product Specifications
 
Socket 1151
CPU (Max Support) I7
Chipset Intel® Z170 Chipset
DDR4 Memory 3600(OC)/3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2400/ 2133 MHz
Memory Channel Dual
DIMM Slots 4
Max Memory (GB) 64
PCI-Ex16 2
PCI-E Gen Gen3(16)
PCI-Ex1 3
PCI 2
SATAIII 6
M.2 Slot 1 x 2280 Key M(PCIe Gen3 x4/SATA), 1 x 2230 Key E(Wi-Fi)
RAID 0/1/5/10
TPM (header) 1
LAN 10/100/1000*1
USB 3.1 ports (Front) 2(Gen1)
USB 3.1 ports (Rear) 2(Gen1),2(Gen2)
USB 2.0 ports (Front) 1
USB 2.0 ports (Rear) 2
Audio ports (Rear) 5 x OFC audio jacks + 1 x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector
HDMI 1
DVI 1
DirectX DX12
Form Factor            ATX
CrossFire Y
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