GIGABYTE GA-Z270N-Gaming 5 Motherboard

Name: GIGABYTE GA-Z270N-Gaming 5
Brand: GIGABYTE
SKU: GA-Z270N-Gaming 5
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GIGABYTE GA-Z270N-Gaming 5 Mini ITX LGA1151

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Supports 7th/ 6th Generation Intel Core Processors
Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 2 DIMMs
Supports PCIe x16 slot bifurcation in 2x8 mode by riser card
Fast USB 3.1 Gen 2 with USB Type-C and Type-A
Support OC Touch Panel for Extreme Overclocking
Ultra-Fast M.2 with PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA interface
Intel Optane Memory Ready
ALC1220 120dB SNR HD Audio with Smart Headphone Amp
802.11ac Dual Band 867Mbps wireless supports MU-MIMO and BT4.2
Intel GbE LAN with cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator Software
RGB FUSION LED Light Show design
Smart Fan 5 features Multiple Temperature Sensors and Hybrid Fan Headers
GIGABYTE UEFI BIOS
APP Center Including EasyTune and Cloud Station Utilities

Specifications Overview

Model	GA-Z270N-Gaming 5
Release Date	February 2017 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series
Socket	LGA1151
Form factor	Mini ITX
Chipset	Intel Z270
Supported Memory	DDR4 2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2800Mhz 3000Mhz 3200Mhz 3300Mhz 3333Mhz 3400Mhz 3466Mhz 3600Mhz 3666Mhz 3733Mhz 3800Mhz 3866Mhz 4000Mhz View compatible RAM ► * High clock speeds may require enabling the XMP profile in the motherboard BIOS ** RAM support may also depend on the CPU memory controller
ECC RAM Support	No
Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC1220
Audio Channels	2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
LAN Chipset	Intel GbE LAN chip
Max LAN Speed	10/100/1000Mbps
SLI Support	No
CrossFire Support	No
RAID Support	Yes
Back Connect	No
Wireless LAN	Yes
Wi-Fi Generation	5
PCI-Express x16 Slots	1
PCI-Express x4 Slots	0
PCI-Express x1 Slots	0
SATA 6 Gbps Ports	4
SATA Express Ports	0
M.2 Ports	1
M.2 Devices support	2260 / 2280 - M Key
RAM Slots	2
Maximum Supported RAM	32 GB
Onboard USB 2.0	1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1	1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2	0
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	0

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Description

CPU
1. Support for 7th and 6th generation Intel® Core™ i7 processors/ Intel® Core™ i5 processors/Intel® Core™ i3 processors/ Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1151 package
2. L3 cache varies with CPU
(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)
Chipset
1. Intel® Z270 Express Chipset
Memory
1. 2 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
  * Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed.
2. Dual channel memory architecture
3. Support for DDR4 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) / 3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 3666(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3300(O.C.) / 3200(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) / 2400 / 2133 MHz memory modules
4. Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
5. Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
6. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)
Onboard Graphics
Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:
1. 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz
  * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version.
2. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24 Hz
  * Support for HDMI 1.4 version.
Maximum shared memory of 1 GB
Audio
1. Realtek® ALC1220 codec
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
  * To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.
4. Support for S/PDIF Out
LAN
1. Intel® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Wireless Communication module
1. Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
2. BLUETOOTH 4.2, 4.1, BLE, 4.0, 3.0, 2.1+EDR
3. Support for 11ac wireless standard and up to 867 Mbps data rate
  * Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.
Expansion Slots
1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
  (The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
2. 1 x M.2 Socket 1 connector for the wireless communication module (M2_WIFI)
Storage Interface
Chipset:
1. 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector on the back of the motherboard (Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support)
2. 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
3. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
  * Refer to "1-7 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.
USB
Chipset+ASMedia® ASM2142 USB 3.1 Gen 2 Controller:
1. 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
2. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel
Chipset:
1. 6 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
2. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB header
Internal I/O Connectors
1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
4. 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector on the back of the motherboard
5. 1 x CPU fan header
6. 2 x system fan headers
7. 1 x front panel header
8. 1 x front panel audio header
9. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 header
10. 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header
11. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
12. 1 x speaker header
13. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
14. 1 x chassis intrusion header
15. 1 x OC Touch header
16. 1 x RGB (RGBW) LED strip extension cable header
Back Panel Connectors
1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
2. 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
3. 1 x DisplayPort
4. 1 x HDMI port
5. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)
6. 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
7. 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports
8. 1 x RJ-45 port
9. 3 x audio jacks (Line In, Line Out, Mic In)
I/O Controller
1. iTE® I/O Controller Chip
H/W Monitoring
1. Voltage detection
2. Temperature detection
3. Fan speed detection
4. Overheating warning
5. Fan fail warning
6. Fan speed control
  * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.
BIOS
1. 1 x 64 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
3. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
Unique Features
1. Support for APP Center
  * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
  3D OSD
  @BIOS
  AutoGreen
  BIOS Setup
  Color Temperature
  Cloud Station
  EasyTune
  Easy RAID
  Fast Boot
  Game Boost
  ON/OFF Charge
  Platform Power Management
  RGB Fusion
  Smart Backup
  Smart Keyboard
  Smart TimeLock
  System Information Viewer
  USB Blocker
  V-Tuner
2. Support for 3TB+ Unlock
3. Support for Q-Flash
4. Support for Xpress Install
Bundle Software
1. Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
2. Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
3. cFosSpeed
Operating System
1. Windows® 10 64-bit (for 7th Generation Intel® Processors)
2. Windows® 10 64-bit / Windows® 8.1 64-bit / Windows® 7 32-bit / 64-bits (for 6th Generation Intel® Processors)
  * Please download the "Windows USB Installation Tool" from GIGABYTE's website and install it before installing Windows 7.
Form Factor
1. Mini-ITX Form Factor; 17.0cm x 17.0cm
Box Contents
1. GA-Z270N-Gaming 5 motherboard
2. Motherboard driver disk
3. Wireless module driver disk
4. User's Manual
5. Two SATA cables
6. Quick Installation Guide
7. I/O Shield
8. One antenna