GIGABYTE 100 series motherboards support the latest 6th Generation Intel® Core™ processors, a 14nm desktop CPU which features improved performance, power efficiency and support for DDR4 memory, bringing cutting edge features and ultimate performance to your next PC build.

Technical Specifications:

CPU

• Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel®Celeron® processors in the LGA1151 package
• L3 cache varies with CPU

Chipset

• Intel® Z170 Express Chipset

Memory

• 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory
• Dual channel memory architecture
• Support for DDR4 3466(O.C.) /3400(O.C.) /3333(O.C.) /3300(O.C.) /3200(O.C.) /3000(O.C.) /2800(O.C.) /2666(O.C.) /2400(O.C.) /2133 MHz memory modules
• Support for ECC UDIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
• Support for non-ECC UDIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
• Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

Onboard Graphics

• Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support
• 1 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of [email protected] Hz
• 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of [email protected] Hz
• 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of [email protected] Hz
• Support for up to 3 displays at the same time
• Maximum shared memory of 1024 MB

Audio

• Realtek® ALC1150 codec
• High Definition Audio
• 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
• Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

• Intel® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots

• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
• 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
• 3 x PCI slots

Multi-Graphics Technology

• Support for 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technology

Storage Interface (Chipset)

• 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA & PCIe x4/x2/x1 SSD support)
• 3 x SATA Express connectors
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

USB

• 8 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)
• 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB headers)
• 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.0 support
• ŠŠ Chipset+GENESYS LOGIC USB 2.0 Hub: 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB header

Internal I/O Connectors

• 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector
• 3 x SATA Express connectors
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 1 x CPU fan header
• 1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT)
• 3 x system fan headers
• 1 x front panel header
• 1 x front panel audio header
• 1 x S/PDIF Out header
• 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers
• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
• 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
• 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector
• 1 x serial port header
• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors

• 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
• 1 x D-Sub port
• 1 x DVI-D port
• 1 x HDMI port
• 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.0 support
• 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 1 x RJ-45 port
• 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Side Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)

I/O Controller

• iTE® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring

• System voltage detection
• CPU/System temperature detection
• CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed detection
• CPU/System overheating warning
• CPU/CPU OPT/System fan fail warning
• CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed control

BIOS

• 2 x 64 Mbit flash
• Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
• Support for DualBIOS™
• PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features

• Support for APP Center: 3D OSD, @BIOS, Ambient LED, AutoGreen, Cloud Station, EasyTune, Easy RAID, Fast Boot, Smart TimeLock, Smart Keyboard, Smart Backup, System Information Viewer, USB Blocker
• Support for Q-Flash
• Support for Smart Switch
• Support for Xpress Install

Bundle Software

• Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
• Intel® Smart Response Technology
• cFosSpeed

Operating System

• Support for Windows 10/8.1 64-bit
• Support for Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit

Form Factor

• ATX Form Factor, 30.5cm x 21.4cm