MSI Z170-A PRO 64GB DDR4 Motherboard

The PRO Series motherboards fit in any PC. Quality you can trust with top performance and clever business solutions are key aspects of these motherboards. Make your life easier and boost your business with the super stable, reliable and long-lasting PRO Series motherboards.

UNMATCHED MEMORY PERFORMANCE AND STABILITY
With traditional memory design the memory signals are often distorted by electromagnetic signals from other components, making the system perform slower or become unstable. MSI introduces DDR4 Boost technology with optimized traces and fully isolated memory circuitry. This design ensures the memory signals stay pure for optimal performance and stability.

OC GENIE 4
OC Genie is the world's first built-in hardware overclocking technology on motherboards. With this one-second overclocking option we're giving you even more performance. Just hit the button and your PC gets another adrenalin shot.

THE ALL NEW, AWARD-WINNING CLICK BIOS 5
Explore the greatly improved, award-winning CLICK BIOS 5 and use it to tune your system to maximum performance. MSI CLICK BIOS 5 is the next generation UEFI BIOS with optimizations for Windows 10. Control your system in two modes: EZ mode, for the most used settings and functions. Advanced mode for more detailed settings and fine-tuning options to boost your system’s performance.
Variety of options to boost your game performance
Next gen UEFI BIOS with award winning design
High-resolution multi language scalable font
Easy to use
Advanced overclocking

STABLE, SECURE NETWORKING
The Gigabit network adapter on MSI Professional motherboards offers fast, reliable and secure networking.

EASY DIAGNOSTIC
MSI EZ Debug LED is an easy troubleshooting tool using 3 LEDs to indicate CPU / Memory / VGA operation every time you boot up your system. Run into trouble? Use the LEDs to easily identify the source of your problem and get back into operation quickly.

ENHANCED CPU OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION
Onboard overvoltage protection prevents overvoltage and short-circuit damage of the CPU and other components. A red LED near the 24 pin CPU power connector let you know that overvoltage protection is activated for easier troubleshooting.

OPTIMIZED FOR MULTIPLE GRAPHICS CARDS
CROSSFIRE SUPPORT
This motherboard supports AMD CrossFire. Optimal PCI-Express slot placement allows for better fitting and airflow. That way, you can enjoy the best graphics at the highest framerate jumping off from your screen when running an AMD CrossFire setup.

PREVENT DAMAGE!
Worried about damaging the PCI-Express slot or your graphics card because of the weight?

MSI VGA ARMOR
With the increased size and weight of modern high end graphics cards, traditional PCI Express slots often show signs of bending or even breaking. Meet VGA Armor, strengthened PCI Express slots using more solder points to make sure you never have to worry about breaking off any of the slots.

STUDIO GRADE SOUND WITH AUDIO BOOST
With Audio Boost we're delivering the highest sound quality through the use of premium quality audio components. That way, you can enjoy breathtaking, crystal clear sound and music through 6-channel Audio or high impendence headphones and truly dominate the game.

SUPER CHARGER
With MSI Super Charger you can deliver more power than regular USB chargers to your smartphone, tablet, USB game controller or portable console. You can quickly charge these devices when you're not gaming on your PC, eliminating the need for wall power sockets.

LEGACY DVI / VGA VIDEO SUPPORT
To support professional monitors, TV's, beamers and other displays, this MSI motherboard features DVI and a VGA video output. No matter what screen type you want to connect, using a dedicated graphics card or an onboard connector, MSI motherboards have you covered.

4K UHD(60HZ)
Enjoy awesome 4K UHD (2160p ultra-high definition) video playback with MSI motherboards.

DISPLAY PORT 1.2
This motherboard is equipped with DisplayPort 1.2 supporting the latest 4K Ultra-HD 4096×2160p resolution @ 60Hz to provide an unprecedented breathtaking visual experience.

Features
Supports 6th Gen Intel Core / Pentium / Celeron processors for LGA 1151 socket
Supports DDR4-3200 Memory (OC)
DDR4 Boost : Give your DDR4 memory a performance boost
Turbo M.2 32Gb/s + Turbo U.2 ready + SATA Express 16Gb/s + SATA 6Gb/s
MULTI-GPU with VGA Armor : VGA Armor PCI-E slots. Supports AMD Crossfire
OC Genie 4 : Overclock in 1 Second
Click BIOS 5 : Award-winning brand new Click BIOS 5 with high resolution scalable font
Audio Boost : Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality
Military Class 4 : Top Quality & Stability
Guard-Pro : Improved Protection and Power Efficiency
EZ Debug LED : Easiest way to troubleshoot
Overvoltage Protection : Prevent Unforeseen Damage
4K UHD Support : Ultra-high Definition Visual Experience
Windows 10 Ready : 100% Compatibility, Performance, Trusted and Certified.

Technical details

General
Brand : MSI
Model : Z170-A PRO

CPU
Supports 6th Gen Intel Core i3/i5/i7 processors, and Intel Pentium and Celeron processors for Socket LGA1151

Chipset
Intel Z170 Chipset

Main Memory
4 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB
Supports DDR4 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2400/ 2133 MHz
Dual channel memory architecture
Supports ECC, un-buffered memory
ECC UDIMM memory (non-ECC mode)
Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

Slots
2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16/ x4 modes)
4 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

Onboard Graphics
1 x DisplayPort, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@60Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz, 3840x2160@60Hz, 1920x1200@60Hz
1 x DVI-D port, support a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz
1 x VGA port, support a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz
 
Multi-GPU
Supports 2-Way AMD CrossFire Technology
 
On-Board SATA
Intel Z170 Express Chipset
6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
1 x M.2 slot
Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe Mini-SAS SSD with Turbo U.2 Host Card
2 x SATAe port (PCIe 3.0 x2)
Supports Intel Smart Response Technology for Intel Core processors.

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

Audio
Realtek ALC892 Codec
7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

LAN
1 x Realtek RTL8111H Gigabit LAN controller

Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse port
1 x VGA port
1 x DVI-D port
1 x DisplayPort
1 x LAN (RJ45) port
4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports
2 x USB 2.0 ports
6 x audio jacks

Internal I/O Connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
2 x SATAe connector
2 x USB 2.0 connectors (support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 connector (supports additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)
2 x 4-pin CPU fan connectors
3 x 3-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 Serial port connector
1 x Parallel port connector
1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Dimension
12 in. x 8.9 in. (30.5 cm x 22.5 cm) ATX Form Factor
 
Mounting
6 mounting holes