MSI Z170A Gaming M9 ACK Socket LGA1151 HDMI Display Port 7.1-Channel HD Audio ATX Motherboard Specifications CPU Supports 6th Gen Intel Core i 3/i 5/i 7 processors, & Intel Pentium & Celeron processors for Socket LGA1151 Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only. Chipset
- Intel Z170 Express 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 is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs Please refer to Compatibility reports for more information of compatible memory. Slots 3 x PCIe 3.0 x 16 slots (support x 16/x 4/x 0 or x 8/x 4/x 8 or x 8/x 1/x 8 modes) 3 x PCIe 3.0 x 1 slots Onboard Graphics 1 x HDMI port, support a maximum resolution of 4096x 2160@24 Hz, 2560x 1600@60 Hz Support for HDMI™ 1.4 version. 1 x Display Port, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x 2304@60 Hz, 2560x 1600@60 Hz, 3840x 2160@60 Hz, 1920x 1200@60 Hz Multi-GPU Supports 3-Way AMD Cross Fire™ Technology Supports 2-Way NVIDIA SLI™ Technology Storage Intel Z170 Express Chipset 6 x SATA 6 Gb/s ports* (4 ports reserved for SATA Express port) 2 x M.2 Key M Socket support type 2280/2260/2242 storage devices in both PCIE Gen 3 x 4 & SATA mode* Supports PCIe 3.0 x 4 & SATA 6 Gb/s standards, 4.2cm/ 6cm/ 8cm length M.2 SSD cards Supports PCIe 3.0 x 4 NVMe Mini-SAS SSD with Turbo U.2 Host Card** 2 x SATAe port (PCIe 3.0 x 2)*** Supports Intel Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors M.2, SATA & SATAe ports maximum support 1x M.2_PCIe + 6x SATAs or 1x M.2_SATA + 1x M.2_PCIe + 4x SATAs. The Turbo U.2 Host Card is not included, please purchase separately. SATAe port is backward compatible with SATA. RAID Intel Z170 Express Chipset Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 & RAID 10 for SATA storage devices Supports RAID 0 & RAID 1 for M.2 PCIe storage devices* M.2 PCIe RAID volume can only be created with UEFI BIOS USB (Universal Serial Bus) ASMedia ASM1142 Chipset 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 (Super Speed USB (Universal Serial Bus) 10 Gbps) port on the back panel 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C port on the back panel Intel Z170 Express Chipset 6 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 (Super Speed USB) ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 connector) 5 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (3 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 connectors) Audio Cmedia CM6632 codec 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio Supports S/PDIF output LAN
- 1 x Killer E2400 Gigabit LAN controller Wireless LAN Killer Wireless 1535 module. Supports 2x 2 802.11a/b/g/n/ac with advanced features Supports 20/ 40 M Hz at 2.4 G Hz & 20/ 40/ 80 M Hz at 5 G Hz Supports Miracast Bluetooth Killer Wireless 1535 module. Supports Bluetooth v 4.1 Internal I/O Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 6 x SATA 6 Gb/s connectors 2 x SATAe connectors 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 connector (supports additional 2 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports) 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 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 GAME BOOST button 1 x Power button 1 x Reset button 1 x BIOS FLASHBACK+ button 1 x HOTKEY switch
- 1 x Slow mode switch 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 1 x 2-Digit Debug Code LED Back Panel I/O Ports 1 x Clear CMOS button 1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse port 3 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports (1 x HOTKEY port) (1 x BIOS FLASHBACK+ port) 1 x Display Port 1 x HDMI port 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 port 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C port 1 x LAN (RJ45) port 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 ports 1 x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector 5 x OFC audio jacks BIOS The motherboard BIOS provides " Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices & expansion cards of the board automatically. The motherboard provides a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) function which records your motherboard specifications. Dimension 12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ATX Form Factor Mounting
- 9 mounting holes