MSI Z170M MORTAR 64GB DDR4 Intel Motherboard

Equip yourself with the MSI Arsenal GAMING Series motherboards to improve your game. MSI Arsenal GAMING Series motherboards are covered in full black camouflage with LED ambient lights and is packed with gaming features, making them the perfect weapon to dominate the battlefield.

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 LED EFFECT
The Arsenal GAMING Series motherboards come with LEDs on the back of the motherboard to let you fully enjoy the gaming side of things. Like war paint, turn them on for the full Arsenal GAMING experience and you are ready to dominate any battlefield.

GAMING OPTIMIZED BANDWIDTH 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 bandwidth for each application

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.

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 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!

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.

FAST STORAGEWITH 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.

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.

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.

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.

OPTIMIZED FOR MULTIPLE GRAPHICS CARDS
CROSSFIRE SUPPORT
This motherboard supports 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 AMD CrossFire setup.

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 to get the most out of your games. 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

OBS STREAMING SOFTWARE
Share your gaming achievements with the world! Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) is world’s most popular open source software for video recording and live streaming. Show your friends your gaming progress live.

CONNECTIVITY
Be sure to take full advantage of all the GAMING weapons by connecting your devices to the optimized ports.
Mouse/Keyboard
VGA port
USB 3.1 Gen1 ports
LAN
Clear CMOS
Audio Connectors
USB 2.0 ports
DVI-D port
HDMI
USB 3.1 Gen1 ports
Optioal S/PDIF-Out

Features
Supports 6th Gen Intel Core / Pentium / Celeron processors for LGA 1151 socket
Supports DDR4 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2400/ 2133 MHz
DDR4 Boost : Give your DDR4 memory a performance boost
GAMING LAN : The best online gaming experience with lowest latency
GAMING DNA : LED ambient lights are added to give it an awesome look & feel, ready for battle
Audio Boost : Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality
Military Class 4 : Top Quality & Stability
Guard-Pro : Improved Protection and Power Efficiency
MULTI-GPU with VGA Armor : VGA Armor PCI-E slots. Supports AMD Crossfire
SATA Express 16Gb/s + SATA 6Gb/s
Click BIOS5: Secure and Reliable UEFI BIOS solution
EZ Debug LED : Easiest way to troubleshoot
Overvoltage Protection : Prevent Unforeseen Damage
4K UHD Support : Ultra-high Definition Visual Experience
GAMING CERTIFIED : 24-hour on- and offline game testing by eSports players for the best gaming experience
WHQL CERTIFIED.WINDOWS 10 READY.

Technical details

General
Brand : MSI
Model : Z170M MORTAR

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)*
2 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots
1 x M.2 Key E Socket supports type 2242 Wi-Fi devices

Onboard Graphics
1 x HDMI ports, support a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz
Support for HDMI 1.4 version.
1 x VGA port, supports a maximum resolution of 2048x1536@50Hz, 2048x1280@60Hz, 1920x1200@60Hz
1 x DVI-D port, supports a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 @60Hz
 
Multi-GPU
Supports 2-Way AMD CrossFire Technology

On-Board SATA
Intel Z170 Chipset
6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
1 x SATAe port*
Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 (Z170M MORTAR)
Supports Intel Smart Response Technology for Intel

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 connectors)
4 x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connectors)

Audio
Realtek ALC892 Codec
7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
Supports S/PDIF output

LAN
1 x Realtek RTL8111H Gigabit LAN controller
1 x M.2 Key E Socket supports type 2230 Wi-Fi devices

Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port
-2 x USB 2.0 ports
4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports
1 x VGA port
1 x HDMI port
1 x DVI-D port
1 x LAN (RJ45) port
1 x Clear CMOS button
1 x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector
5 x OFC 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 3.1 Gen1 connectors (support additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)
1 x USB 2.0 connector (supports additional 2 USB 2.0 ports)
1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector
2 x 4-pin system fan connectors
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
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

Dimension
9.6 in. x 9.6 in. (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm) M-ATX Form Factor

Mounting
8 mounting holes