MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC - Motherboard Specifications

Chapter 1
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Getting Started
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CPU
Support
󰀲 Supports New Intel
®
Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition for
LGA2011-3 Socket
Chipset 󰀲 Intel
®
X99 Express Chipset
Memory
Support
󰀲 8x DDR4 memory slots supporting up to 128GB
󰀲 Supports DDR4-2133/ 2200(OC)/ 2400(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2666(OC)/
2750(OC) / 3000(OC)/ 3110(OC)/ 3333(OC)
󰀲 Quad channel memory architecture
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Expansion
Slots
󰀲 5x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, support up to 4-way mode
- 1-way mode: x16/ x0/ x0/ x0/ x0
- 2-way mode: x16/ x0/ x0/ x16/ x0*, 16/ x0/ x0/ x8/ x0**
- 3-way mode: x16/ x0/ x0/ x16/ x8*, x8/ x8/ x0/ x8/ x0**
- 4-way mode: x8/ x8/ x0/ x16/ x8*, x8/ x8/ x0/ x8/ x4**
* For the CPU that supports 40 PCIe lanes
** For the CPU that supports 28 PCIe lanes
Streaming
Engine
󰀲 Supports H.264 hardware video/ audio encoding up to 1920x1080@
(24p/25p/30p)
Multi-GPU
Support
󰀲 Supports 4-Way AMD
®
CrossFire
TM
Technology*
󰀲 Supports 4-Way NVIDIA
®
SLI™ Technology (For the CPU that
supports 40 PCIe lanes)
󰀲 Supports 3-Way NVIDIA
®
SLI™ Technology (For the CPU that
supports 28 PCIe lanes)
* Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1
Storage 󰀲 Intel
®
X99 Express Chipset
󰀲 10x SATA 6Gb/s ports (2 ports reserved for SATA Express port)*
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- Supports Intel
®
Smart Response Technology (Windows 7/ 8/ 8.1)
󰀲 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.
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interface module in the M.2 port.
** Intel RST does not support PCIe M.2 SSD with Legacy ROM.
USB 󰀲 Intel
®
X99 Express Chipset
- 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 ASM1042AE
- 2x USB 3.0 ports on the back panel
󰀲 VIA VL805
- 4x USB 3.0 ports on the back panel
* Internal JUSB3 connector supports MSI Super Charger.
Audio 󰀲 Realtek
®
ALC1150 Codec
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- Supports S/PDIF output