MSI Z170A SLI PLUS 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

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
SLI /CROSSFIRE SUPPORT
This motherboard supports SLI / 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 from your screen when running an NVIDIA SLI or AMD CrossFire setup.

WHQL CERTIFIED. WINDOWS 10 READY.
Benefit from great compatibility and a worry-free user experience when using Microsoft Windows 8 / 8.1 or Windows 10 with MSI PRO Series motherboards. MSI is world’s first motherboard manufacturer to receive official Microsoft Windows 10 WHQL certification. With a true testament to compatibility and performance, the MSI R&D team ensures a worry-free experience when using the latest version of Microsoft Windows on any MSI PRO Series motherboard.

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.

2X FASTER MSI USB 3.1 GEN2
Transferring your favorite games, music and movies over USB has never been faster. 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

FRONT USB 3.1 GEN1
With a cleverly placed USB 3.1 Gen1 front pin header on MSI motherboards, you can connect up to 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 devices directly to the front of your PC Chassis. This way you can easily enjoy fast USB speeds without having to use the hard-to-reach USB ports at the rear.

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

HDMI
This motherboard is equipped with a HDMI port supporting the latest 4K Ultra-HD 4096×2160p resolution @ 30Hz to provide a breathtaking visual experience.

Features
Supports 6th Gen Intel Core / Pentium / Celeron processors for LGA 1151 socket
Supports DDR4-3600 Memory (OC)
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
Turbo M.2 32Gb/s + Turbo U.2 ready + USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C + SATA 6Gb/s
MULTI-GPU with Steel Armor : Steel Armor PCI-E slots. Supports NVIDIA SLI and 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 : Z170A SLI PLUS

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 3600(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2400/ 2133 MHz
Dual channel memory architecture
Supports ECC, un-buffered memoryECC UDIMM memory (non-ECC mode)
Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

Slots
3x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16/x0/x4, x8/x8/x4 modes)
3x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

Onboard Graphics
1 x HDMI port, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz
1 x VGA port, supports a maximum resolution of 2048x1536@50Hz, 2048x1280@60Hz, 1920X1200@60Hz
1 x DVI-D port, supports a maximum resoulution of 1920x1200@60Hz

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

On-Board SATA
Intel Z170 Chipset
6x SATA 6Gb/s ports - Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
1x M.2 slot
Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 standard, 4.2cm/ 6cm/ 8cm length M.2 SSD cards
Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe Mini-SAS SSD with Turbo U.2 Host Card
Supports Intel Smart Response Technology for Intel Core processors

USB
ASMedia ASM1142 Chipset
1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) ports onthe back panel

Intel Z170 Chipset
6 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB 3.1 Gen 1 connectors)
6 x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB 2.0 connectors)

Audio
Realtek ALC1150 Codec
7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

LAN
1 x Intel I219-V Gigabit LAN controller

Back Panel I/O Ports
1x PS/2 mouse port
1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x VGA port
1 x DVI-D port
1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port
2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports
1 x HDMI port
1 x LAN (RJ45) port
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 USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (supports additional 4 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 Chassis Intrusion connector
1 x Serial port connector
1 x Parallel port connector
1 x Clear CMOS jumper

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

Mounting
9 mounting holes