LGA1151v2 – Coffeelake Processor required
OVERVIEW
Intel Z370 Gaming motherboard with RGB Fusion, Digital LED support, Triple M.2,
120dB SNR ALC1220, Intel Gaming LAN, Front USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C & Rear USB
3.1 Gen 2 Type-C, Smart Fan 5, Anti-Sulfur Resistors
FEATURES
Supports 8th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors
Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs
Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
ASMedia 3142 USB 3.1 Gen 2 with USB Type-C™ and Type-A
Front USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C™ Header
Multi-Way Graphics Support with Dual Armor and Ultra Durable™ Design
ALC1220 120dB SNR HD Audio with Smart Headphone AMP and WIMA audio
capacitors
Sound BlasterX 720°, the top-of-the-line audio engine solution for 4K gaming
and entertainment
Intel GbE LAN Gaming Network with cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator Software
Intel 1×1 802.11ac Wireless – AC 3165
RGB FUSION with Multi-Zone Digital LED Light Show design, support digital LED
& RGB LED strips
Swappable Overlay for Accent LED
Smart Fan 5 features Multiple Temperature Sensors and Hybrid Fan Headers with
FAN STOP
Triple Ultra-Fast M.2 with PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA interface
USB DAC-UP 2 with Adjustable Voltage
Anti-Sulfur Resistors Design
Ultra Durable™ 25KV ESD and 15KV Surge LAN Protection
Lightning-Fast Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 AIC Support
APP Center Including EasyTune™ and Cloud Station™ Utilities
SPECIFICATIONS
Chipset
Intel Z370 Express
CPU
Intel Socket 1151v2 for 8th Generation
Core i7
Core i5
Core i3 Processors
Form Factor
ATX Form Factor (30.5 × 24.4cm)
Memory
4× DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for DDR4 4133(O.C.), 4000(O.C.), 3866(O.C.), 3800(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, 2400,
2133 MHz memory modules
Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules
(operate in non-ECC mode)
Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
Onboard Graphics
Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:
1× DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2304@60 Hz
*Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version, HDCP 2.2, and HDR.
1× HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@30 Hz
*Support for HDMI 1.4 version and HDCP 2.2.
Maximum shared memory of 1 GB
Audio
Realtek ALC1220 codec
Support for Sound BlasterX 720°
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× 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.
1× 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 operates
at up to x8 mode.
1× PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
*The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the M2P_32G connector.
The PCIEX4 slot operates at up to x2 mode when a PCIe SSD is
installed in the M2P_32G connector.
3 x PCI Express x1 slots
*The PCIEX1_3 slot shares bandwidth with the SATA3 1 connector.
When the PCIEX1_3 slot is populated, the SATA 3 1 connector
becomes unavailable.
(All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
Multi-Graphics Technology Support for NVIDIA Quad-GPU SLI and 2-Way NVIDIA SLI
technologies
Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire and 3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire technologies
Wireless Communication Module
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
BLUETOOTH 4.2, 4.1, BLE, 4.0, 3.0, 2.1+EDR
Support for 11ac wireless standard and up to 433 Mbps data rate
- Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.
Storage Interface
Chipset:
2× M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110
SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_32G, M2A_32G)
1× M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280
PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2P_32G)
6× SATA 6Gb/s connectors
Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
Intel Optane Memory Ready
USB
Chipset+ASMedia USB 3.1 Gen 2 Controller:
1× USB Type-C port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
1× USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel
Chipset:
1× USB Type-C port with USB 3.1 Gen 1 support, available
through the internal USB header
6× USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports
available through the internal USB header)
6× USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports
available through the internal USB headers)
Internal I/O Connectors
1× 24-pin ATX main power connector
1× 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1× CPU fan header
1× water cooling CPU fan header
4× system fan headers
1× 3 Amp fan/water cooling pump header
1× system fan/water cooling pump header
2× digital LED strip headers
2× digital LED strip power select jumpers
2× RGB (RGBW) LED strip headers
3× M.2 Socket 3 connectors
6× SATA 6Gb/s connectors
1× front panel header
1× front panel audio header
1× S/PDIF Out header
1× USB Type-C port, with USB 3.1 Gen 1 support
1× USB 3.1 Gen 1 header
2× USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1× Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2×6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S module
only)
1× Thunderbolt add-in card connector
1× Clear CMOS jumper
2 x temperature sensor headers
Back Panel Connectors
1× PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
2× SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
1× DisplayPort
1× HDMI port
1× USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 Gen 2 support
1× USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)
4× USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports
2× USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1× RJ-45 port
1× optical S/PDIF Out connector
5× audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out,
Line In, Line Out, Mic In)
Operating System
Windows 10 64-bit