MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC

MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC Socket 1151 Z170 DDR4 M.2 USB 3.1 Type-A Mini-ITX

MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC Socket 1151 Z170 DDR4 M.2 USB 3.1 Type-A Mini-ITX

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  • Supports 6th Gen Intel Core / Pentium / Celeron processors for LGA 1151 socket
  • Supports DDR4-4200+(OC) Memory
  • DDR4 Boost: Give your DDR4 memory a performance boost
  • Turbo M.2 32Gb/s: Supports 2 sizes of M.2 SSDs, on the back of the motherboard
  • SATA Express 10 Gb/s + SATA 6Gb/s
  • GAMING LAN powered by Intel: The best online gaming experience with lowest latency
  • Audio Boost 3: Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality
  • Golden USB Audio Power: Serve Stable 5V Power & Better Signal Transmission over USB
  • Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2, Supports Intel Wireless Display

Specifications Overview

Model Z170I Gaming Pro AC
Release Date October 2015

* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.

Series
Socket LGA1151
Form factor Mini ITX
Chipset Intel Z170
Supported Memory DDR4
2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2800Mhz 3000Mhz 3200Mhz
* 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
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC1150
Audio Channels 7.1 Channels
LAN Chipset Intel I219-V
Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps
SLI Support
CrossFire Support
RAID Support
Wireless LAN
Wi-Fi Generation 5
PCI-Express x16 Slots 1
PCI-Express x4 Slots 0
PCI-Express x1 Slots 0
SATA 6 Gbps Ports 2
SATA Express Ports 1
M.2 Ports 1
M.2 Devices support
  • 2242 / 2260 - 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

Description

CPU

• Supports 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3/i5/i7 processors, and Intel® Pentium® and Celeron® processors for Socket LGA1151
* Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.
 

 


Chipset

• Intel® Z170 Chipset
 


Main Memory

• 2 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 32GB
- Supports DDR4 4200(OC)/4000(OC)/3866(OC)/3600(OC)/3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2400/ 2133 MHz
• Dual channel memory architecture
• Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
* Hyper DIMM support depends on the individual CPU physical characteristics
 


Slots

• 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots

 

 
Onboard Graphics


• 1 x HDMI™ port, support a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz
- Support for HDMI™ 1.4 version.
• 1 x DisplayPort, support a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz, 3840x2160@60Hz, 1920x1200@60Hz
 


Storage

• Intel® Z170 Chipset
• 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
• 1 x M.2 Key M Socket supports type 2260/2242 storage devices in both PCIE Gen3 x4 & SATA mode on the back side
• Supports PCIe 3.0 x 4 and SATA 6Gb/s standards, 4.2cm/ 6cm length M.2 SSD cards
• 1 x SATAe port (PCIe 3.0 x 2)*
• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10
• Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors
* SATAe port is backward compatible with SATA.
 


USB

• Intel® Z170 Chipset
- 6 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connector)
- 5 x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (3 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connectors)
 


Audio

• Realtek® ALC1150 Codec
- 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
- Supports S/PDIF output
 

 
LAN

• 1 x Intel® I219-V Gigabit LAN controller
 

 
WLAN / Bluetooth

• 1x Wi-Fi Bluetooth® expansion module with Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 chip in M.2 Key E Socket
• Supports Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual band (2.4GHz, 5GHz) up to 867Mbps speed.
• Supports Dual Mode Bluetooth® 2.1, 2.1+EDR, 3.0, 4.0 BLE, 4.2
 

 
Internal I/O Connectors


- 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
- 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- 1 x SATAe connector
- 1 x USB 2.0 connector (supports additional 2 USB 2.0 ports)
- 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)
- 1 x 4-pin CPU fan connectors
- 1 x 4-pin system fan connectors
- 1 x Front panel audio connector
- 2 x Front panel connectors
- 1 x TPM module connector
- 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
 

 
Back Panel I/O Ports

- 1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse port
- 3 x USB 2.0 ports
- 1 x DisplayPort
- 1 x HDMI™ port
- 1 x LAN (RJ45) port
- 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports
- 1 x Clear CMOS button
- 2 x antenna connectors
- 1 x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector
- 5 x OFC audio jacks
 


Dimension

• 6.7 in. x 6.7 in. (17 cm x 17 cm)
• Mini-ITX Form Factor
 


Mounting

• 4 mounting holes



Expert reviews

100

The MSI Z170I Gaming Pro AC is an excellent mini-ITX motherboard. Great build quality. A surprising amount of features and competitive performance. Consumers will be able to make some awesome compact systems if pairing this board with the likes of AMDs R9...

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79

The Z170I Gaming Pro AC is a bit of a mixed bag, but does have some redeeming features. It looks great, sports an attractive and easy-to-use EFI and is easy to overclock. The onboard audio is on-par with most of the best Z170 boards we've seen and the...

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83

MSI har sendt os et M-ITX Gaming Series Z170I bundkort. Dermed er der lagt i ovnen til et meget lille build, men med funktioner og præstationer som de større ATX bundkort. Man vil også forvente software og funktioner specifikt til Gaming. Med andre ord...

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