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

(Please refer “CPU Support List” for more information.)

1. Intel^® Z170 Express Chipset

1. 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory
   * Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed.
2. Dual channel memory architecture
3. Support for DDR4 3866(O.C)/3733(O.C)/3666(O.C) /3600(O.C.) /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
4. Support for ECC UDIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
5. Support for non-ECC UDIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
6. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer “Memory Support List” for more information.)

1. 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2304@60 Hz
   * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version.

ŠŠ Integrated Graphics Processor+MegaChips MCDP2800 chip:

1. 1 x HDMI 2.0 port
   Requires the latest Intel^® Graphic Driver from GIGABYTE website.

Maximum shared memory of 512 MB

1. Creative^® Sound Core 3D chip
2. Support for Sound Blaster Recon3Di
3. TI Burr Brown^® OPA2134 operational amplifier
4. High Definition Audio
5. 2/5.1-channel
6. Support for S/PDIF Out

1. 1 x Intel^® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)(LAN1)
2. 1 x Killer E2400 chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) (LAN2)
   * Teaming is not supported.

1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
   * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
   * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot will operate at up to x8 mode.
3. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
   * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the M2H_32G connector. The PCIEX4 slot will become unavailable when an SSD is installed in the M2H_32G connector.
4. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots
   (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

1. Support for NVIDIA^® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 2-Way NVIDIA^® SLI™ technologies
2. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ and 3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

1. 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA & PCIe x4/x2/x1 SSD support)
2. 3 x SATA Express connectors
3. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0~5)
4. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
   * Refer to “1-10 Internal Connectors,” for the supported configurations with the M.2, SATA Express, and SATA connectors.

ASMedia^® ASM1061 chip:

1. 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 6~7), supporting AHCI mode only

1. 5 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel
2. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (available through the internal USB headers)

Chipset+Renesas^® USB 3.0 Hub:

1. 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (available through the internal USB headers)

Chipset+Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller:

1. 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 support
2. 1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red) on the back panel

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
4. 3 x SATA Express connectors
5. 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
6. 1 x I/O shield audio LED power connector
7. 1 x CPU fan header
8. 1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT)
9. 3 x system fan headers
10. 1 x front panel header
11. 1 x front panel audio header
12. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers
13. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
14. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header
15. 1 x serial port header
16. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
17. 1 x power button
18. 1 x reset button
19. 1 x Clear CMOS button
20. 1 x ECO button
21. 1 x OC button
22. 1 x audio gain control switch
23. Voltage Measurement Points
24. 1 x BIOS switch

1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
2. 1 x DisplayPort
3. 1 x HDMI port
4. 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 support
5. 1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red)
6. 5 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
7. 2 x RJ-45 ports
8. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
9. 5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In/Mic In, Line Out, Headphone)

1. iTE^® I/O Controller Chip

1. System voltage detection
2. CPU/System/Chipset temperature detection
3. CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed detection
4. CPU/System/Chipset overheating warning
5. CPU/CPU OPT/System fan fail warning
6. CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed control
   * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.

1. 2 x 128 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
3. Support for DualBIOS™
4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

1. Support for APP Center
   * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
   3D OSD
   @BIOS
   Ambient LED
   AutoGreen
   Cloud Station
   EasyTune
   Easy RAID
   Fast Boot
   Smart TimeLock
   Smart Keyboard
   Smart Backup
   System Information Viewer
   USB Blocker
2. Support for Q-Flash
3. Support for Smart Switch
4. Support for Xpress Install

1. Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)
2. Intel^® Smart Response Technology

1. Support for Windows 10/8.1 64-bit
2. Support for Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit
   * Please download the “Windows USB Installation Tool” from GIGABYTE’s website and install it before installing Windows 7.

1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

1. GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 motherboard
2. Motherboard driver disk
3. User’s Manual
4. Quick Installation Guide
5. Four SATA cables
6. I/O Shield
7. One 2-Way SLI bridge connector
8. One G Connector
9. One pack of back I/O dust covers

1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors’ website or 3rd party website.
2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.