·         CPU

1.    Support for 7^th/6^th Generation Intel^® Core™ i7 processors/Intel^® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel^® Core™ i3 processors/Intel^®Pentium^® processors/ Intel^® Celeron^® processors in the LGA1151 package
* For 7^th Generation Intel^® Core™ processors support need to update the latest BIOS.

2.    L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)

·         Chipset

1.    Intel^® Z170 Express Chipset

·         Memory

1.    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.

2.    Dual channel memory architecture

3.    Support for DDR4 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) / 3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 3666(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 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

4.    Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)

5.    Support for non-ECC Un-buffered 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules

6.    Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)

·         Onboard Graphics

Integrated Graphics Processor+Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller:

1.    2 x Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 connectors, supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs and a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz
* Because of the limited I/O resources of the PC architecture, the number of Thunderbolt™ devices that can be used is dependent on the number of the PCI Express devices being installed. (Refer to Chapter 1-7, "Back Panel Connectors," for more information.)
* Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version.

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel^® HD Graphics support:

2.    1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24 Hz
* Support for HDMI 1.4 version.

3.    1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz
* Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version.

ŠŠMaximum shared memory of 1024 MB

·         Audio

1.    Realtek^® ALC1150 codec

2.    High Definition Audio

3.    2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

4.    Support for S/PDIF Out

·         LAN

1.    2 x Intel^® GbE LAN chips (10/100/1000 Mbit)

2.    Support for Teaming

·         Expansion Slots

1.    1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.

2.    1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
* The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode.

3.    1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
* The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the SATA 3 0/1 and PCI Express x1 connectors. When the PCIEX4 slot is installed with a x4 or above card, the SATA 3 0/1 and PCI Express x1 connectors become unavailable.

4.    3 x PCI Express x1 slots
(All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

·         Storage Interface

Chipset:

1.    1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support)

2.    1 x U.2 connector

3.    2 x SATA Express connectors

4.    6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

5.    Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
* Refer to "1-9 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the U.2, M.2, SATA Express, and SATA connectors.

·         Multi-Graphics Technology

1.    Support for NVIDIA^® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 2-Way NVIDIA^® SLI™ technologies

2.    Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

·         USB

Chipset+Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller:

1.    2 x USB Type-C™ ports on the back panel, with USB 3.1 support

Chipset:

2.    6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

3.    6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

·         Internal I/O Connectors

1.    1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

2.    1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

3.    2 x SATA Express connectors

4.    6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

5.    1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector

6.    1 x U.2 connector

7.    1 x CPU fan header

8.    1 x water cooling fan/pump header (CPU_OPT_PUMP)

9.    2 x system fan headers

10.                                               1 x system fan/water cooling pump header (SYS_FAN2_PUMP)

11.                                               1 x front panel header

12.                                               1 x front panel audio header

13.                                               1 x S/PDIF Out header

14.                                               1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header

15.                                               2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

16.                                               1 x RGB LED strip extension cable header

17.                                               1 x Clear CMOS jumper

18.                                               1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header

19.                                               1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector

20.                                               1 x power button

21.                                               1 x reset button

22.                                               1 x Clear CMOS button

23.                                               1 x OC button

·         Back Panel Connectors

1.    1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port

2.    1 x Mini-DisplayPort In

3.    2 x Thunderbolt™3 connectors

4.    4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports

5.    2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

6.    1 x HDMI port

7.    1 x DisplayPort

8.    2 x RJ-45 ports

9.    5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)

·         I/O Controller

1.    iTE^® I/O Controller Chip

·         H/W Monitoring

1.    System voltage detection

2.    CPU/System/Chipset temperature detection

3.    CPU/CPU OPT/System fan (pump) speed detection

4.    CPU/System/Chipset overheating warning

5.    CPU/CPU OPT/System fan (pump) fail warning

6.    CPU/CPU OPT/System fan (pump) speed control
* Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.

·         BIOS

1.    2 x 128 Mbit flash

2.    Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS

3.    Support for DualBIOS™

4.    PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

·         Unique Features

1.    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
Ambient LED
AutoGreen
BIOS Setup
Color Temperature
Cloud Station
EasyTune
Easy RAID
Fast Boot
ON/OFF Charge
Platform Power Management
Smart TimeLock
Smart Keyboard
Smart Backup
System Information Viewer
USB Blocker
V-Tuner

2.    Support for Q-Flash

3.    Support for Smart Switch

4.    Support for Xpress Install

·         Bundle Software

1.    Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)

2.    Intel^® Smart Response Technology

3.    cFosSpeed

·         Operating System

1.    Windows^® 10 64-bit (for 7^th Generation Intel^® Processors)

2.    Windows^® 10 64-bit / Windows^® 8.1 64-bit / Windows^® 7 32-bit / 64-bits (for 6^th Generation Intel^® Processors)
* Please download the "Windows USB Installation Tool" from GIGABYTE's website and install it before installing Windows 7.

·         Form Factor

1.    ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm