Motherboard Specifications - MSI Z97 GAMING 3 Manual

Motherboard Specifications

CPU ■ Z97 GAMING 3/ H97 GAMING 3
- Supports 4th and 5th Generation Intel
Support
Intel
■ B85 GAMING 3
- Supports 4th Generation Intel
Pentium
Chipset ■ Intel
Memory ■ 4x DDR3 memory slots supporting up to 32GB
■ Z97 GAMING 3 supports DDR3 3200(OC)/3100(OC)/ 3000(OC)/
Support
2800(OC)/ 2666(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2400(OC)/ 2200(OC)/ 2133(OC)/
2000(OC)/ 1866(OC)/ 1600/ 1333/ 1066 MHz
■ H97 GAMING 3 and B85 GAMING 3 supports DDR3 1600/ 1333/
1066 MHz
■ Dual channel memory architecture
■ Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
■ Supports Intel
Expansion ■ 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (PCI_E2, supports x16 speed)
■ 1x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot (PCI_E4, supports x4 speed)*
Slots
■ 2x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
■ 3x PCI slots
* The PCIe x1 slots (PCI_E1, PCI_E3) will be unavailable when installing an expansion card
in the PCI_E4 slot.
Onboard ■ 1x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of
4096x2160@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz
Graphics
■ 1x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of
4096x2304@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz, 3840x2160@60Hz,
1920x1200@60Hz
■ 1x VGA port, supporting a maximum resolution of
1920x1200@60Hz
■ 1x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of
1920x1200@60Hz
Multi-GPU ■ Supports 2-Way AMD
Support
* Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1
Storage ■ Z97 GAMING 3/ H97 GAMING 3
- Intel Z97/ H97 Express Chipset
- 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 Smart Response Technology, Supports Intel Rapid
Start Technology and Intel Smart Connect Technology****
* 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
Getting Started
Pentium and Celeron
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and Celeron
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Z97/ H97/ B85 Express Chipset
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Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
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CrossFire
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1-4
Core™ Processors, and
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Processors for Socket LGA1150
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Core™ Processors, and Intel
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Processors for Socket LGA1150
Technology*
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