Gigabyte Z170MX-Gaming 5 Motherboard

Main Specifications

The main specifications for the Gigabyte Z170MX-Gaming 5 include:

• Socket: LGA1150
• Chipset: Intel Z170
• Super I/O: ITE IT8628E
• Parallel ATA: none
• Serial ATA: six SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 10, and 5) supporting one SATA Express connector
• External SATA: none
• USB 2.0: six USB 2.0 ports, two on the rear panel and four available through two headers on the motherboard
• USB 3.0: seven USB 3.0 ports, three on the motherboard rear panel and four available through two headers, controlled by the chipset
• USB 3.1: two USB 3.1 ports, one Type A and one Type C, controlled by an Intel DSL6540 chip
• FireWire (IEEE 1394): none
• Thunderbolt: none
• On-board video: controlled by the CPU; one VGA, one DVI-D, and one HDMI connectors
• On-board audio: produced by the chipset together with a Realtek ALC1150 codec (7.1+2 channels, 24-bit resolution, 192 kHz sampling rate, 115 dB SNR for the outputs, and 104 dB SNR for the inputs), on-board optical SPDIF output, and audio amplifier for analog headphones with replaceable operational amplifier (OPA2134PA)
• On-board LAN: one Gigabit Ethernet port, controlled by an Atheros Killer E2400 chip
• Buzzer: no
• Infrared interface: no
• Power supply required: EPS12V
• Slots: two PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (working at x16/x0 or x8/x8), one PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot (working at x4), one PCI Express 3.0 x1 slot, and one M.2 slot compatible with PCI Express 3.0 x4 and SATA-600 SSDs
• Memory: four DDR4-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-3466, 64 GiB maximum)
• Fan connectors: two four-pin connector for the CPU cooler, and three four-pin connector for auxiliary fans
• Extra features: two BIOS chips
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: one
• Programs included: motherboard utilities and drivers
• More Information: https://www.gigabyte.com
• Average Price in the U.S.*: USD 150.00

* Researched at Newegg.com on the day we published this First Look article.