Motherboard Specifications - MSI X99A GAMING 7 Manual

Motherboard Specifications

■ Supports New Intel
CPU
LGA2011-3 Socket
Support
■ Intel
Chipset
■ 8x DDR4 memory slots supporting up to 128GB
Memory
■ Supports DDR4-2133/ 2200(OC)/ 2400(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2666(OC)/
Support
2750(OC) / 3000(OC)/ 3110(OC)/ 3333(OC)
■ Quad channel memory architecture
■ Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
■ 4x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, support up to 3-way mode
Expansion
- 1-way mode: x16/ x0/ x0/ x0
Slots
- 2-way mode: x16/ x16/ x0/ x0*, 16/ x8/ x0/ x0**
- 3-way mode: x16/ x16/ x0/ x8*, x8/ x8/ x8/ x0**
■ 2x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
* For the CPU that supports 40 PCIe lanes
** For the CPU that supports 28 PCIe lanes
■ Supports 3-Way AMD
Multi-GPU
■ Supports 3-Way NVIDIA
Support
* Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1
■ Intel
Storage
■ 10x SATA 6Gb/s ports (2 ports reserved for SATA Express port)*
- SATA1~6 support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10
- SATA7~10 ports only support IDE mode and AHCI mode.
- Supports Intel
■ 1x SATA Express port*
■ 1x M.2 port, supports up to 32Gb/s speed**
- M.2 port supports 4.2cm/ 6cm/ 8cm length module
- M.2 PCIe interface does not support RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and
RAID 10.
* The SATA Express port or SATA5~6 ports will be unavailable when installing the M.2 SATA
interface module in the M.2 port.
** Intel RST does not support PCIe M.2 SSD with Legacy ROM.
■ Intel
USB
- 6x USB 3.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available
through the internal USB 3.0 connectors*)
- 6x USB 2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available
through the internal USB 2.0 connectors)
■ ASMedia ASM1142
- 2x USB 3.1 ports on the back panel
■ VIA VL805
- 4x USB 3.0 ports on the back panel
* Internal JUSB1 connector supports MSI Super Charger.
■ Realtek
Audio
- 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
- Supports S/PDIF output
■ 1x Killer E2205 Gigabit LAN controller*
LAN
* The Killer Network Manager is only available for Windows 7/ 8/ 8.1 currently. The support-
ed drivers for other operating systems would be available on the website if provided by
vender.
Getting Started
® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition for
® X99 Express Chipset
® CrossFire
®
® X99 Express Chipset
® Smart Response Technology (Windows 7/ 8/ 8.1)
®
X99 Express Chipset
® ALC1150 Codec
1-4
TM Technology*
SLI™ Technology