MSI Z97 XPOWER AC - Manual (Page 18)

Chapter 1
1-4 Getting Started
Motherboard Specifications
CPU
Support
■ Supports 5th and 4th Generation Intel ® Core™ Processors, and
Intel ® Pentium ® and Celeron ® Processors for the Socket LGA1150
Chipset ■ Intel ® Z97 Express Chipset
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-buffered memory
■ Supports Intel ® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
Expansion
Slots
■ 5x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots*
- The operating mode will be x0/x16/x0/x0/x0, x16/x0/x0/x16/x0,
x16/x0/x0/x8/x8 or x8/x0/x8/x8/x8.*
- Support for installing up to 4 PCIe x16 expansion cards.
■ 2x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
* For a single expansion card installation with optimum performance, using the PCI_E2 slot
is recommended.
Onboard
Graphics
■ 1x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of
4096x2160@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz
■ 1x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of
4096x2304@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz, 3840x2160@60Hz,
1920x1200@60Hz
Multi-GPU
Support
■ Supports 4-Way AMD ® CrossFire TM Technology*
■ Supports 4-Way NVIDIA ® SLI TM Technology
* Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1
Storage ■ Intel 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
- 4x SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA7~10)
* 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 Z97 Express Chipset
- 4x USB 3.0 ports available through the internal USB connectors
- 6x USB 2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available
through the internal USB connectors*)
■ ASMedia ASM1074 Chipset
- 6x 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.