Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

CPU

1. Support for 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^® Z170 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 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(O.C.) /2133 MHz memory modules

4. Support for ECC UDIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)

5. Support for non-ECC UDIMM 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 D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60 Hz

2. 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60 Hz
   * The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.

3. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24 Hz
   * Support for HDMI 1.4 version.

4. Support for up to 3 displays at the same time

5. Maximum shared memory of 512 MB

Audio

1. Realtek^® ALC1150 codec

2. TI Burr Brown^® OPA2134 operational amplifier

3. Support for Sound Blaster X-Fi MB3

4. High Definition Audio

5. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

6. Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

1. Killer E2201 LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

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 will operate at up to x8 mode.

3. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)

4. 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
   (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

Multi-Graphics Technology

1. Support for 3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire™ and 2-Way NVIDIA^® SLI™ Technology

Storage Interface

Chipset:

1. 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA & PCIe x4/x2/x1 SSD support)

2. 3 x SATA Express connectors

3. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

4. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
   * Refer to "1-9 Internal Connectors," for the supported configurations with the M.2, SATA Express, and SATA connectors.

USB

Chipset:

1. 7 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (3 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

2. 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

Chipset+Intel^® USB 3.1 Controller:

1. 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 support

2. 1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red) on the back panel

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 M.2 Socket 3 connector

4. 3 x SATA Express connectors

5. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

6. 1 x CPU fan header

7. 1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT)

8. 3 x system fan headers

9. 1 x front panel header

10. 1 x front panel audio header

11. 1 x S/PDIF Out header

12. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers

13. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

14. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header

15. 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector

16. 1 x serial port header

17. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

18. 1 x audio gain control switch

Back Panel Connectors

1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port

2. 1 x D-Sub port

3. 1 x DVI-D port

4. 1 x HDMI port

5. 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 support

6. 1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red)

7. 3 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports

8. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

9. 1 x RJ-45 port

10. 5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)

I/O Controller

1. iTE^® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring

1. System voltage detection

2. CPU/System temperature detection

3. CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed detection

4. CPU/System overheating warning

5. CPU/CPU OPT/System fan fail warning

6. CPU/CPU OPT/System 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
   Ambient LED
   AutoGreen
   Cloud Station
   EasyTune
   Easy RAID
   Fast Boot
   Smart TimeLock
   Smart Keyboard
   Smart Backup
   System Information Viewer
   USB Blocker

2. Support for Q-Flash

3. Support for Smart Switch

4. Support for Xpress Install

Bundle Software

1. Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)

2. Intel^® Smart Response Technology

Operating System

1. Support for Windows 10/8.1/7*
   * Please download “Windows^® USB Installation Tool” to install Windows^® 7.

Form Factor

1. Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 24.4cm

Box Contents

1. GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 motherboard

2. Four SATA cables

3. Motherboard driver disk

4. I/O Shield

5. User's Manual

6. One 2-Way SLI bridge connector

7. Quick Installation Guide

8. One G Connector

Remark

1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.

2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.