GIGABYTE GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 Motherboard

Name: GIGABYTE GA-Z270X-Gaming 7
Brand: GIGABYTE
SKU: GA-Z270X-Gaming 7
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GIGABYTE GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 ATX LGA1151

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Supports 7th/ 6th Generation Intel Core Processors
Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs, DDR4 4133+(OC)
Intel USB 3.1 Gen 2 with USB Type-C and Type-A
3-Way Graphics Support with Dual Armor and Ultra Durable Design
Triple NVMe PCIe SSDs in RAID 0 Support
NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 U.2 Connector
Dual Ultra-Fast M.2 with PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA interface
Intel Optane Memory Ready
Creative Sound Core3D with SBX Pro Studio Audio Suite
Killer E2500 Gaming Network + Intel Gigabit LAN
USB DAC-UP 2 with Adjustable Voltage
RGB FUSION with Multi-Zone LED Light Show design
Swappable Overlay for Accent LED
Smart Fan 5 features Multiple Temperature Sensors and Hybrid Fan Headers
2 External Thermistors Headers with 2 Included Thermistors
Extreme 40 Gb/s Thunderbolt 3
GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS
APP Center Including EasyTune and Cloud Station Utilities

Specifications Overview

Model	GA-Z270X-Gaming 7
Release Date	January 2017 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	AORUS
Socket	LGA1151
Form factor	ATX
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	Creative Sound Core 3D chip
Audio Channels	2/5.1-channel
LAN Chipset	Intel GbE LAN chip
Max LAN Speed	Dual 10/100/1000Mbps
SLI Support	Yes
CrossFire Support	Yes
RAID Support	Yes
Back Connect	No
Wireless LAN	No
PCI-Express x16 Slots	3
PCI-Express x4 Slots	0
PCI-Express x1 Slots	3
SATA 6 Gbps Ports	6
SATA Express Ports	3
M.2 Ports	2
M.2 Devices support	2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key
RAM Slots	4
Maximum Supported RAM	64 GB
Onboard USB 2.0	2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1	2
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. 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 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 4133(O.C.) / 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® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller:
1. 1 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 connector, supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs and a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60 Hz
  * Because of the limited I/O resources of the PC architecture, the number of Thunderbolt™ devices that can be used is dependent on the number of the PCI Express devices being installed. (Refer to Chapter 1-7, "Back Panel Connectors," for more information.)
  * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version.
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.
Support for up to 3 displays at the same time
Maximum shared memory of 1 GB
Audio
1. Creative® Sound Core 3D chip
2. Support for Sound Blaster Recon3Di
3. TI Burr Brown® OPA2134 operational amplifier
4. High Definition Audio
5. 2/5.1-channel
6. Support for S/PDIF Out
LAN
1. 1 x Intel® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)(LAN1)
2. 1 x Killer E2500 LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN2)
  * Teaming is not supported.
Expansion Slots
1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
  * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
  * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode.
3. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
  * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the M2P_32G connector. The PCIEX4 slot operates at up to x2 mode when an SSD is installed in the M2P_32G connector.
4. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
  * The PCIEX1_3 slot shares bandwidth with the SATA3 1 connector. The SATA3 1 connector becomes unavailable when the PCIEX1_3 is populated.
  (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
Storage Interface
Chipset:
1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_32G)
2. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_32G)
3. 1 x U.2 connector
4. 3 x SATA Express connectors
5. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
6. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
  * Refer to "1-10 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the PCIEX4, M.2, and SATA connectors.
Multi-Graphics Technology
1. Support for NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ technologies
2. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ and 3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies
USB
Chipset+Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 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+Realtek® USB 3.1 Gen 1 Hub:
1. 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (available through the internal USB headers)
Chipset:
1. 5 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports on the back panel
2. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (available through the internal USB headers)
Internal I/O Connectors
1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 1 x U.2 connector
4. 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
5. 3 x SATA Express connectors
6. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
7. 1 x CPU fan header
8. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header
9. 4 x system fan headers
10. 2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers
11. 1 x front panel header
12. 1 x front panel audio header
13. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 headers
14. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
15. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
16. 1 x RGB (RGBW) LED strip extension cable header
17. 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector
18. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
19. 2 x temperature sensor headers
20. 1 x power button
21. 1 x reset button
22. 1 x Clear CMOS button
23. 1 x ECO button
24. 1 x OC button
25. 1 x audio gain control switch
26. Voltage Measurement Points
27. 2 x BIOS switches
Back Panel Connectors
1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
2. 1 x DisplayPort
3. 1 x HDMI port
4. 1 x Thunderbolt™3 port (USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support)
5. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)
6. 5 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports
7. 2 x RJ-45 ports
8. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
9. 5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In/Mic In, Line Out, Headphone)
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. 2 x 128 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
3. Support for DualBIOS™
4. 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
  USB DAC-UP 2
  V-Tunerr
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
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. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm
Box Contents
1. GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 motherboard
2. Motherboard driver disk
3. User's Manual
4. Quick Installation Guide
5. Four SATA cables
6. I/O Shield
7. One GC-SLI2P bridge connector
8. One G Connector
9. One pack of back I/O dust cover
10. One RGB (RGBW) LED strip extension cable
11. Two velcro cable ties
12. Two thermistors cables
Remark
1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chi