MSI Z97 GAMING 7 - Motherboard Specifications and Layout

Chapter 1
1-4Getting Started
Motherboard Speci󰘰cations
CPU
Support
Supports 4th and 5th Generation Intel
®
Core™ Processors, and
Intel
®
Pentium
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and Celeron
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Processors for Socket LGA1150
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Memory
Support
4x DDR3 memory slots supporting up to 32GB
Supports DDR3 3200(OC)/ 3100(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/
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-bu󰘯ered memory
Supports Intel
®
Extreme Memory Pro󰘰le (XMP)
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Expansion
Slots
3x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16, x8/x8, x8/x4/x4 modes)
4x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
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Onboard
Graphics
2x HDMI ports, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24
Hz/ 2560x1600@60 Hz
1x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of
4096x2304@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz, 3840x2160@60Hz,
1920x1200@60Hz
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Multi-GPU
Support
Supports 3-Way AMD
®
CrossFire
TM
Technology*
Supports 2-Way NVIDIA
®
SLI
TM
Technology
* Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1
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Storage Intel
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Z97 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, Intel
®
Rapid Start
Technology and Intel
®
Smart Connect Technology****
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
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USB Intel
®
Z97 Express Chipset
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.
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Audio Realtek
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ALC1150 Codec
7.1-Channel High De󰘰nition Audio
Supports S/PDIF output
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