MSI Z87-G55 manual Motherboard Specifications, Cpu

Chapter 1

Motherboard Specifications

CPU	■ 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 / Pentium® /
Support	Celeron® processors for LGA 1150 socket
Chipset	■ Intel® Z87 Express Chipset
Memory	■ 4x DDR3 memory slots supporting up to 32GB
Support	■ Supports DDR3 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2666(OC)/ 2600(OC)/
	2400(OC)/ 2200(OC)/ 2133(OC)/ 2000(OC)/ 1866(OC)/ 1600/ 1333/
	1066 MHz

■Dual channel memory architecture

■Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory

■Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

Expansion	■ 3x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots
Slots	-	The operating mode will be x16/ x0/ x0, x8/ x8/ x0, or x8/ x4/ x4.
		Please always install expansion card into the PCI_E2 “First”.
	■ 4x	PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
Onboard	■ 1x	VGA port, supports the maximum resolution of 1920x1200 @
Graphics	60Hz
(Z87-G55	■ 1x	HDMI® port, supports the maximum resolutions of
	4096x2160@24Hz, 24bpp/ 2560x1600@60Hz, 24bpp/
only)	1920x1080@60Hz, 36bpp

■1x DVI-D port, supports the maximum resolution of 1920x1200 @ 60Hz

Multi-GPU	■ Supports 3-Way AMD CrossFireTM Technology*
Support	■ Supports 2-Way NVIDIA® SLITM Technology
	* Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8.
Storage	■ Intel Z87 Express Chipset
	- 1x mSATA 6Gb/s port* (For Z87-G55 only)
	- 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA1~6)*
	- Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10
	- Supports Intel Smart Response Technology, Intel® Rapid Start
	Technology and Intel Smart Connect Technology**
	* The SATA6 port will be unavailable when install a SSD in the mSATA port.
	** Supports Intel Core processors on Windows 7 and Windows 8.

USB ■ Intel Z87 Express Chipset

-6x USB 3.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connectors)

-8x USB 2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB connectors)

Audio ■ Realtek® ALC892 Codec

-7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

-Supports S/PDIF output

LAN ■ 1x Realtek® 8111G Gigabit LAN controller

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