Introduction

DISCLAIMER: these specs are for revision 1.0.

Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 Certified Motherboard
Supports 6th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor
Dual Channel DDR4, 4 DIMMs
Intel® USB 3.1 with USB Type-C™ - The World's Next Universal Connector
3-Way Graphics Support with Exclusive Ultra Durable Metal Shielding over the PCIe Slots
Dual PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 Connectors with up to 32Gb/s Data Transfer (PCIe NVMe & SATA SSD support)
3 SATA Express Connectors for up to 16Gb/s Data Transfer
Integrated HDMI 2.0 support
Creative SoundCore™ 3D Gaming Audio
Killer™ E2400 and Intel® Gaming Networks
LED Trace Path with Multi-Color Choice
APP Center Including EasyTune™ and Cloud Station™ Utilities
GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS™ Technology

Processor

Processor manufacturer

Intel

Processor socket

LGA 1151 (Socket H4)

Compatible processor series

Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®

Maximum number of SMP processors

1

Memory

Supported memory types

DDR4-SDRAM

Memory slots type

DIMM

Memory channels

Dual-channel

Non-ECC

Y

Supported memory clock speeds

3866,3666,2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3733 MHz

Maximum internal memory

64 GB

Storage controllers

Supported storage drive interfaces

M.2, SATA III

RAID levels

0, 1, 5, 10

Graphics

Parallel processing technology support

2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX

Discrete graphics support

Y

Number of displays supported

2

Internal I/O

USB 2.0 connectors

2

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors

2

Number of SATA III connectors

8

Number of SATA Express connectors

3

Front panel audio connector

Y

ATX Power connector (24-pin)

Y

CPU fan connector

Y

TPM connector

Y

Serial port headers

1

Rear panel I/O ports

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity

5

USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity

2

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports

2

PS/2 ports quantity

1

HDMI ports quantity

1

HDMI version

2.0

DisplayPorts quantity

1

DisplayPort version

1.2

Headphone outputs

1

Microphone in

Y

S/PDIF out port

Y

Network

Ethernet LAN

Y

Features

Motherboard chipset

Intel® Z170

Audio output channels

5.1 channels

PC health monitoring

CPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature, Voltage

Component for

PC

Motherboard form factor

ATX

Motherboard chipset family

Intel

Power source type

ATX

Windows operating systems supported

Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64

Expansion slots

PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots

3

PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots

3

Number of M.2 (M) slots

2

BIOS

BIOS type

UEFI AMI

ACPI version

5.0

Clear CMOS jumper

Y

Clear CMOS button

Y

Processor special features

Intel® Smart Response Technology

Y

Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

Y

Weight & dimensions

Width

305 mm

Depth

244 mm

Packaging content

Cables included

SATA

Drivers included

Y

Other features

Quick installation guide

Y

BIOS switch button

Y

Serial port via internal header

Y