Motherboard Specifications - MSI Z97 GAMING 7 Preface

Motherboard Specifications

CPU ■ Supports 4th and 5th Generation Intel
Intel
Support
Chipset ■ Intel
Memory ■ 4x DDR3 memory slots supporting up to 32GB
■ Supports DDR3 3200(OC)/ 3100(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/
Support
2666(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2400(OC)/ 2200(OC)/ 2133(OC)/ 2000(OC)/
1866(OC)/ 1600/ 1333/ 1066 MHz
■ Dual channel memory architecture
■ Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
■ Supports Intel
Expansion ■ 3x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16, x8/x8, x8/x4/x4 modes)
■ 4x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
Slots
Onboard ■ 2x HDMI ports, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24
Hz/ 2560x1600@60 Hz
Graphics
■ 1x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of
4096x2304@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz, 3840x2160@60Hz,
1920x1200@60Hz
Multi-GPU ■ Supports 3-Way AMD
■ Supports 2-Way NVIDIA
Support
* Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1
Storage ■ Intel
- 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA1~6)
- 1x M.2 port*
- M.2 port supports M.2 SATA 6Gb/s module
- M.2 port supports M.2 PCIe module up to 10Gb/s speed**
- M.2 port supports 4.2cm/ 6cm/ 8cm length module
- Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10***
- Supports Intel
Technology and Intel
■ ASMedia ASM1061 Chipset
- 2x SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA7~8)
* The SATA5 and SATA6 ports will be unavailable when installing a module in the M.2 port.
** Intel RST only supports PCIe M.2 SSD with UEFI ROM, does not support Legacy ROM.
*** M.2 PCIe interface does not support RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10.
**** Supports Intel Core processors on Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1
USB ■ Intel
- 4x USB 3.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 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 ASM1074 Chipset
- 4x USB 3.0 ports on the back panel
■ ASMedia ASM1042 Chipset
- 2x USB 3.0 ports on the back panel
* Internal JUSB1 connector supports MSI Super Charger.
Audio ■ Realtek
- 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
- Supports S/PDIF output
Getting Started
Pentium and Celeron
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Z97 Express Chipset
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Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
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CrossFire
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Z97 Express Chipset
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Smart Response Technology, Intel
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Smart Connect Technology****
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Z97 Express Chipset
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ALC1150 Codec
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1-4
Core™ Processors, and
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Processors for Socket LGA1150
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Technology*
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SLI Technology
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Rapid Start
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