MSI Z170A GAMING M5 64GB DDR4 Intel Motherboard

To master the game you need a masterful system. The MSI Enthusiast GAMING motherboards are honored with the suffix “M for Master” to cite its truly outstanding design, ready to guide you to the next level in gaming.

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. An added XMP LED highlights an active Extreme Memory Profile for the best memory speed and stability setting.

GAMING DNA DESIGN
GAMING on the inside, GAMING on the outside. Attention to detail, from red and black look & feel to PCB printing, make the next generation MSI GAMING motherboards stand out once again.

DRAGON HEATSINK
The Dragon Heatsink, featuring the famous MSI GAMING dragon, confirms you are dealing with a genuine GAMING motherboard.

HEAVY PLATED HEATSINK DESIGN
The Dragon Heatsink, featuring the famous MSI GAMING dragon, confirms you are dealing with a genuine GAMING motherboard.

TRUE GAMING LAN WITH KILLER
Designed with gaming DNA, Killer LAN is optimized for championship level online and LAN eSports. The new Killer E2400 Intelligent Networking Platform, featuring Advanced Stream Detect 2.0, is built for maximum networking performance for online games and high-quality streaming media. Killer LAN automatically detects and accelerates game traffic ahead of other network traffic for smoother, stutter-free in-game performance and the competitive edge.

GAMING OPTIMIZED BANDWITH MANAGEMENT
Dedicated to giving you the best online gaming experience with optimized traffic prioritization and low latency, MSI GAMING LAN Manager automatically classifies and prioritizes the latency-sensitive applications for online games.

MSI GAMING LAN MANAGER
Automatically prioritizes games above other applications
Allows you to change applications' traffic priority
Allows you to customize you to customize bandwidth for each application

LAN PROTECT
Featuring 15KV anti-surge protection to shield your network from lightning strikes and static electricity, LAN Protect is a LAN connector designed to give you the best networking experience. It's highlighted with a red LED inside the RJ45 connector to show its functionality.

REWARD YOUR EARS WITH STUDIO GRADE SOUND QUALITY
With Audio Boost 3, powered by Nahimic Sound Technology, 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 8-channel HD Audio or high impendence headphones and truly dominate the game.

Hear beyond the limits with Nahimic Sound Technology
To lead the gaming market, MSI is adopting Nahimic sound technology to boost the audio performance for their new range of gaming computers. So what’s new about this? Nahimic now offers immersive virtual 7.1 sound in high definition using advanced sound enhancement effects.

Enjoy sound that pushes the limits of reality.
On the cutting edge of innovation, Nahimic Sound Technology has proven its quality and precision in Military and Aerospace projects. Now they’re making some serious noise by becoming an essential part of your lethal gaming arsenal.

GAME BOOST
Overclock your system instantly and generate more FPS in games with 1 push of a button using Game Boost! You can also easily enable XMP using the XMP button in Click BIOS.

GAMING HOTKEY
Gaming Hotkey enables more functionality using your own keyboard. Simply assign functions or macros to any key and launch your favorite games, load overclocking profiles or do real-time overclocking with the push of a single button. The possibilities are endless!
Customize any key on your keyboard
Up to 8 steps macro programming
User friendly, easy to use application
1 key load up of your favorite game
1 key overclocking

TOTAL FREEDOM, MAXIMUM EASE
Easily program your most used commands to be executed with a single keystroke. You are free to choose any key you want.

2X FASTER
MSI USB 3.1 GEN2
Transfer your favorite games, music and movies over USB faster than ever. USB 3.1 Gen2 enables lightning-fast transfer speeds up to 10Gb/s!

Benefits
2X faster than USB 3.1 Gen1
20X faster than USB 2.0
Up to 10Gbps data transfer bandwidth
Boost transfer rate for your PC and peripherals

Type-C with reversible design
Get all the performance benefits from USB 3.1 Gen2 combined with the convenience of the USB Type-C connector. This reversible connector allows for effortless connecting of USB devices.

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.

FAST STORAGE WITH SATA EXPRESS
SATA Express offers a solution in high speed storage through PCI-Express, providing more bandwidth for the latest generation SSDs up to 16 Gb/s.

TWIN TURBO DESIGN
Delivering speeds up to 32Gb/s using Gen3 x4, Turbo M.2 is over 5 times faster than a regular SATA III connection! Enjoy a blazing fast system boot up and insanely fast loading of applications and games with MSI motherboards.

TURBO U.2 HOST CARD (OPTIONAL)
The U.2 Host Card delivers performance up to 32 Gb/s and allows support for next gen 2.5-inch SSDs using the U.2 connector. A redriver chip is added to increase data transfer speed.

DESIGNED FOR OVERCLOCKING
With a long history of breaking world records inherited from MSI's legendary Overclocking motherboards, this motherboard has OC running through its veins. Built from the ground up to support heavy overclocking, from
its OC PCB to Military Class components, you know this MSI motherboard is ready to push the limits!

SKY'S THE LIMIT WITH OC ENGINE 2
OC Engine has been beefed up for MSI Z170 motherboards. This external clock generator gives you even more freedom to achieve the absolute maximum overclock for your setup. OC Engine 2 also offers lower jitter and lower power consumption resulting in even higher stability under extreme conditions. The sky is the limit!

STEELSERIES CERTIFIED
Get ready to enjoy the best gaming experience with MSI & SteelSeries!
Enthusiast gaming gear brand SteelSeries has officially approved MSI GAMING motherboards as ‘SteelSeries Certified (SSC)’. This certification is based on the performance demands and stability of MSI GAMING motherboards and SteelSeries products. Your SteelSeries headset, mouse and other top quality gaming gear works best on MSI GAMING motherboards.

GAMING CERTIFIED
Our GAMING motherboards are tested in our gaming lab, internet cafes and together with the world’s best eSports players to make sure you get top performance and reliability in the world’s most popular games. Through 24-hour on- and offline game testing, MSI ensures the onboard network configuration, audio reception and FPS performance are tested and tuned to perfection for you to enjoy the best possible gameplay experience.Only the motherboards that pass this test receive the GAMING CERTIFIED status and are considered true MSI® GAMING motherboards.

GAMING DEVICE PORT
MSI Gaming Device Port is optimized to deliver the best connectivity for high end gaming mice to fully utilize its speed. You can customize your mouse’ DPI to change accuracy and program macro combinations using the easy to use Mouse Master software to perform multiple commands with just one click.

Gaming benefits
More responsive, faster reactions
Customizable mouse settings
Customizable mouse accuracy (DPI)
Program macros for multiple actions in 1 click
Smoother gameplay

Technical benefits
3x more gold than regular connectors
10x longer lifetime when plugging/un-plugging
Prevents oxidation

XSPLIT 1 Year Premium License, Showing Off or Just for Fun
Best Live Streaming App Ever
XSplit Gamecaster lets you easily record your gaming experience and broadcast it live to Twitch, YouTube, UStream and more. It’s simple, easy to use and ideal for sharing your gameplay with friends, family or the world - or for capturing those perfect gaming moments, just for the heck of it.With the upgraded version, you can even edit your gameplay video and share it to your social media pages directly through Gamecaster.

Features

Supports 6th Gen Intel Core/ Pentium/Celeron processors for LGA 1151 socket
Supports DDR4-3600+(OC) Memory
DDR4 Boost : Give your DDR4 memory a performance boost
USB 3.1 Gen2 2X FASTER : USB 3.1 Gen2 offers performance twice as fast as a regular USB 3.0 connection
Twin Turbo M.2 64Gb/s + Turbo U.2 ready + USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C + Type-A combo + SATA 6Gb/s
GAMING LAN with LAN Protect, powered by Killer : The best online gaming experience with lowest latency
Audio Boost 3 : Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality
Nahimic Audio Enhancer: Immersive sound quality that pushes the limits of reality
Game Boost : This one goes up to eleven; 11 levels of easy overclocking
GAMING Hotkey : Assign macros, launch your favorite games or do real-time overclocking using a single button
Designed for overclocking : with OC Essentials and OC Engine 2
XSplit Gamecaster v2 : 1 year free premium license to show off your skills and achievements to the world
SteelSeries Certified : Optimized for SteelSeries gaming gear
Military Class 5 : The latest evolution in high quality components featuring the brand new Titanium Chokes
MULTI-GPU with Steel Armor : Steel Armor PCI-E slots. Supports NVIDIA SLI & AMD Crossfire
Click BIOS 5 : Award-winning brand new Click BIOS 5 with high resolution scalable font
BIOS Flashback+ : Easy BIOS recovery without the need of a CPU, memory and VGA card
GAMING CERTIFIED : 24-hour on- and offline game testing by eSports players for the best gaming experience

Technical details

Model

Brand : MSI
Model : Z170A GAMING M5

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

Chipset
Intel Z170 Express Chipset

Main Memory
4 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB
Supports DDR4 3600(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2400/ 2133 MHz
Dual channel memory architecture
Supports ECC, un-buffered memory
Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

Slots
3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16, x8/x8, x8/x8/x4 or x8/ x8/x1 modes)
4 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

Onboard Graphics
1 x HDMI port, support a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz
1 x DVI-D port, support a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz

Multi-GPU Support
Supports 3-Way AMD CrossFire Technology
Supports 2-Way NVIDIA SLI Technology

Storage
Intel Z170 Express Chipset
6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports* (4 ports reserved for SATA Express port)
2 x M.2 slots
Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s standards, 4.2cm/ 6cm/ 8cm length M.2 SSD cards
Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe Mini-SAS SSD with Turbo U.2 Host Card
2 x SATAe ports (PCIe 3.0 x2)
Supports Intel Smart Response Technology for Intel Core processors

RAID
Intel Z170 Express Chipset
Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
Supports RAID 0 and RAID1 for M.2 PCIe storage devices

USB

ASMedia ASM1142 Chipset
1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) port on the back panel
1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port on the back panel

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

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

LAN
1 x Killer E2400 Gigabit LAN controller

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 connectors
2 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)
2 x 4-pin CPU fan connectors
3 x 4-pin system fan connectors
1 x Front panel audio connector
2 x Front panel connectors
1 x TPM module connector
1 x Serial port connector
1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
1 x Slow mode switch
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
1 x 2-Digit Debug Code LED
 
Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse port
2 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x DVI-D port
1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 port
1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port
4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports
1 x HDMI port
1 x LAN (RJ45) port
1 x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector
5 x OFC audio jacks

BIOS
The motherboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.
The motherboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your motherboard specifications.

Dimension
12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
ATX Form Factor

Mounting
9 mounting holes