MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK LGA1151

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 -Supports ECC UDIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory (non-ECC mode) • Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)* Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs




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 • 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 slot (Key M) - 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

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