MSI Z97S User Guide - Page 18

Chapter 1 Motherboard Specifications CPU Support Chipset Memory Support Expansion Slots Onboard Graphics Multi-GPU Support Storage USB ■■Supports 4th and 5th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors, and Intel® Pentium® and Celeron® Processors for Socket LGA1150 ■■Intel® Z97 Express Chipset ■■4x DDR3 memory slots supporting up to 32GB ■■Supports DDR3 3200(OC)/ 3100(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2666(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2400(OC)/ 2200(OC)/ 2133(OC)/ 2000(OC)/ 1866(OC)/ 1600/ 1333/ 1066 MHz ■■Dual channel memory architecture ■■Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory ■■Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) ■■2x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (PCI_E2 & PCI_E5) -- Supports x16/ x0 or x8/ x8 mode ■■3x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots ■■2x PCI slots ■■1x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz/ 2560x1600@60 Hz ■■1x VGA port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz ■■1x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz ■■Supports 2-Way AMD® CrossFireTM Technology* ■■Supports 2-Way NVIDIA® SLITM Technology * Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1 ■■Intel® Z97 Express Chipset ■■6x SATA 6Gb/s ports (2x ports reserved for SATA Express port)* -- SATA1~6 support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 ■■1x SATA Express port* ■■1x M.2 port, supports up to 10Gb/s speed** -- M.2 port supports 4.2cm/ 6cm/ 8cm length module -- M.2 PCIe interface does not support RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. ■■Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology, Intel® Rapid Start Technology and Intel® Smart Connect Technology*** * The SATA Express port or SATA5 and SATA6 ports will be unavailable when installing a module in the M.2 port. ** Intel RST does not support PCIe M.2 SSD with Legacy ROM. *** Supports Intel Core processors on Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1 ■■Intel® Z97 Express Chipset -- 6x USB 3.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB 3.0 connector) -- 6x USB 2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB 2.0 connectors) Getting Started 1-4