Motherboard Specifications - MSI Z97 PC Mate Preface

Motherboard Specifications

CPU ■ Supports 4th and 5th Generation Intel
Intel
Support
Chipset ■ Intel
Memory ■ 4x DDR3 memory slots supporting up to 32GB
■ Z97 PC Mate supports DDR3 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2666(OC)/
Support
2600(OC)/ 2400(OC)/ 2200(OC)/ 2133(OC)/ 2000(OC)/ 1866(OC)/
1600/ 1333/ 1066 MHz
■ H97 PC Mate supports DDR3 1600/ 1333/ 1066 MHz
■ Dual channel memory architecture
■ Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
■ Supports Intel
Expansion ■ 2x PCIe x16 slots
- PCI_E2 supports PCIe 3.0
Slots
- PCI_E4 supports PCIe 2.0
- Support x16, x4/x4 modes
■ 2x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
■ 2x PCI slots
Onboard ■ 1x VGA port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 @
60Hz, 24bpp
Graphics
■ 1x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 @
60Hz, 24bpp
■ 1x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of
4096x2160@24Hz, 24bpp/ 2560x1600@60Hz, 24bpp/
1920x1080@60Hz, 36bpp
Multi-GPU ■ Supports AMD CrossFire
Support
Storage ■ Z97 PC Mate/ H97 PC Mate
- Intel Z97/ H97 Express Chipset
- 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA1~6)
- Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10
- Supports Intel Smart Response Technology, Intel Rapid Start
Technology and Intel Smart Connect Technology*
* Supports Intel Core processors on Windows 7 and Windows 8.
USB ■ Intel Z97/ H97 Express Chipset
- 4x USB 3.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available
through the internal USB connectors)
- 8x USB 2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available
through the internal USB connectors)
Audio ■ Realtek
LAN ■ Realtek
Getting Started
Pentium and Celeron
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Z97/ H97 Express Chipset
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Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
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TM
ALC887 Codec
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RTL8111G Gigabit LAN controller
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1-4
Core™ Processors, and
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Processors for Socket LGA1150
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Technology