Features Supports 7th / 6th Generation Intel Core™ Processors Dual Channel DDR4, 4 DIMMs Fast USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 with USB (Universal Serial Bus) Type-C™ -The World’s Next Universal Connector 2-Way Graphics with Premium PCIe Lane PCIe Gen 3 x 4 M.2 Connector with up to 32 Gb/s Data Transfer (PCIe NVMe & SATA SSD support) 3 SATA Express Connectors for up to 16 Gb/s Data Transfer 8-channel HD Audio with High Quality Audio Capacitors Audio Noise Guard with LED Trace Path Lighting Realtek Green Gb E LAN with c Fos Speed Internet Accelerator Software APP Center Including Easy Tune™ & Cloud Station™ Utilities GIGABYTE UEFI Dual BIOS™ Technology Product Overview GIGABYTE Ultra Durable ™ Motherboards GIGABYTE 100 series motherboards support the latest 6th Generation Intel Core™ processors, a 14nm desktop CPU which features enhanced performance, power efficiency & support for DDR4 memory, bringing cutting edge features & ultimate performance to your next PC build. Fast USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Solution The latest USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 offers a staggering 10 Gb/s transfer speed, 2x faster than USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0 & backward compatibility with existing USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices. Fast Onboard Storage with 32 Gb/s M.2 GIGABYTE M.2 solution offers considerably faster storage performance & support for both PCIe & SATA interface for M.2 SSD devices. All New GIGABYTE App Center Including Easy Tune™, Cloud Station™ Utilities & More... GIGABYTEs Easy Tune™ is a simple & easy-to-use interface that allows users to fine-tune their system settings or adjust system & memory clocks & voltages in a Windows environment. With Smart Quick Boost, one click is all it takes to automatically overclock your system, giving an added performance boost when you need it the most. APP Center GIGABYTE APP Center gives you easy access to a wealth of GIGABYTE APPs that help you get the most from your GIGABYTE motherboard. Using a simple, unified user interface, GIGABYTE APP Center means that you can launch all GIGABYTE APPs installed on your system. Easy Tune™ Get the highest levels of performance from your PC with easy to use GIGABYTE overclocking features. Cloud Station™ GIGABYTE Cloud Station™ is composed of several GIGABYTE unique apps that allow your smart phones/tablet devices to communicate, share resources, & control your desktop PC via a wireless connection. Next Generation SATA Express SATA Express combines the benefits of PCI Express & SATA to provide much higher bandwidth, featuring data transfer rates of up to 16 Gb/s. 2-Way Cross Fire™ Multi-Graphics Multi-graphics configuration offers better graphics performance for gaming enthusiasts who demand the highest frame rates without compromising on resolution. Realtek Green Gb E LAN with c Fos Speed Internet Accelerator Software Realtek Green Gb E LAN features c Fos Speed, a network traffic management application which helps to improve network latency & maintain low ping times to delivery better responsiveness in a crowded LAN environments. Realtek Green Gb E consumes significant less power when it’s in idle state in comparison with others. 15μ Gold Plated CPU Socket Design GIGABYTE motherboards come equipped with a 15 micron thick gold plated CPU socket, which means that enthusiasts can enjoy absolute reliability & longevity for the CPU socket overtime, without having any concerns about corroded pins or bad contacts. GIGABYTE Patented Dual BIOS™ (UEFI) Design GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ motherboards feature GIGABYTE Dual BIOS™, an exclusive technology from GIGABYTE that protects arguably one of your PCs most crucial components, the BIOS. GIGABYTE Dual BIOS™ means that your motherboard has both a Main BIOS & a Backup BIOS, making users protected from BIOS failure due to virus attack, hardware malfunction, improper OC settings or power failure during the update process. 4K Ultra HD Support 4K resolution is the next technological milestone in high-definition content delivery, utilizing Approx. 4, 000 pixels on the horizontal axis, more than four times todays standard HD pixel density. GIGABYTE motherboards provide native 4K support with integrated Intel HD Graphics via HDMI. HDMI™
- The Next Generation Multimedia Interface HDMI™ is a High-Definition Multimedia Interface which provides up to 5 Gb/s video transmitting bandwidth & 8-channel high quality audio all through a single cable. Able to transmit superior, uncompressed digital video & audio, HDMI™ ensures the crispest rendering of digital content up to 1080p without the quality losses associated with analog interfaces & their digital-to-analog conversion. In addition, HDMI™ is compatible with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection), allowing the playback of Blu-ray/HD DVD & other protected media content. Specifications CPU Support for 7th/6th Generation Intel Core™ i 7 processors/ Intel Core™ i 5 processors/ Intel Core™ i 3 processors/ Intel Pentium processors/ Intel Celeron processors in the LGA1151 package * For 7th Generation Intel Core™ processors support need to update the latest BIOS. L3 cache varies with CPU (Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.) Chipset Intel Z170 Express Chipset Memory 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory * Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed. Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR4 3466 (O.C.) /3400 (O.C.) /3333 (O.C.) /3300 (O.C.) /3200 (O.C.) /3000 (O.C.) /2800 (O.C.) /2666 (O.C.) /2400 (O.C.) /2133 MHz memory modules Support for ECC UDIMM 1 Rx 8/2 Rx 8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode) Support for non-ECC UDIMM 1 Rx 8/2 Rx 8/1 Rx 16 memory modules Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules (Please refer " Memory Support List" for more information.) Onboard Graphics Integrated Graphics Processor- Intel HD Graphics support: 1 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x 1200@60 Hz 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x 1200@60 Hz * The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x 2160@24 Hz * Support for HDMI 1.4 version. Support for up to 3 displays at the same time Maximum shared memory of 1024 MB Audio Realtek ALC887 codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for S/PDIF Out LAN Realtek Gb E LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x 16 slot, running at x 16 (PCIEX16) * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot. 1 x PCI Express x 16 slot, running at x 4 (PCIEX4) * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX1_2 slot. The PCIEX1_2 slot will become unavailable when a PCIe x 4 expansion card is installed. * The PCIEX4 slot will run at up to x 1 speed if the PCIEX1_2 slot is populated with an expansion card. 2 x PCI Express x 1 slots (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.) 2 x PCI slots Storage Interface Chipset: 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA & PCIe x 4/x 2/x 1 SSD support) 3 x SATA Express connectors 6 x SATA 6 Gb/s connectors Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, & RAID 10 * Refer to "1-7 Internal Connectors, " for the supported configurations with the M.2, SATA Express, & SATA connectors. Multi-Graphics Technology Support for 2-Way AMD Cross Fire™ technology USB Chipset+ASMedia ASM1142 chip: 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 support 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Type-A port (red) on the back panel Chipset: 7 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0/2.0 ports (3 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) headers) 6 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) headers) Internal I/O Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector 3 x SATA Express connectors 6 x SATA 6 Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 3 x system fan headers 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0/2.0 headers 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector 1 x serial port header 1 x parallel port header 1 x Clear CMOS jumper Back Panel Connectors 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x DVI-D port 1 x HDMI port 3 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.0/2.0 ports 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Type-A port (red) 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) Type-C™ port, with USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 support 1 x RJ-45 port 6 x audio jacks (Center/ Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Side Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In) I/O Controller i TE I/O Controller Chip H/W Monitoring System voltage detection CPU/ System temperature detection CPU/ System fan speed detection CPU/ System overheating warning CPU/ System fan fail warning CPU/ System fan speed control * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install. BIOS 2 x 64 Mbit flash Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS Support for Dual BIOS™ Pn P 1.0a, DMI 2.7, Wf M 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0 Unique Features Support for APP Center * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications. 3D OSD @BIOS Auto Green Cloud Station Easy Tune Easy RAID Fast Boot Smart Time Lock Smart Keyboard Smart Backup System Information Viewer USB (Universal Serial Bus) Blocker Support for Q-Flash Support for Smart Switch Support for Xpress Install Bundle Software Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Intel Smart Response Technology c Fos Speed Operating System Windows 10 64-bit (for 7th Generation Intel Processors) Windows 10 64-bit / Windows 8.1 64-bit / Windows 7 32-bit / 64-bits (for 6th Generation Intel Processors) * Please download the " Windows USB (Universal Serial Bus) Installation Tool" from GIGABYTEs website & install it before installing Windows 7. Form Factor ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 19.9cm Box Contents GA-Z170-HD3P motherboard Two SATA cables Motherboard driver disk I/O Shield Users Manual One G Connector Remark Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors website or 3rd party website. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win 9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.