Connectors and I/O

In total, MSI equipped the Z170I Pro Gaming AC motherboard with four SATA 6Gbps connectors, which have all been natively wired to the PCH. This means you get four native SATA-III ports, whereas two can be combined to one SATA Express connector. On the back of the PCB there is one M.2 x4 Gen 3 slot. In this position it's nicely out of the way so it doesn't eat up any space on the front side of the PCB, which could be used in a better way. With this motherboard you also get one black PCIe x16 Gen 3.0 slot. Unfortunately there are no practical onboard power- and reset-buttons and there is also no debug LED.



The MSI Z170I Pro Gaming AC motherboard features a total of two fan headers, which is basically enough to provide a small rig with fresh air. A closer look at the pictures below shows where they have been placed. Both fan headers feature 4 pins and support PWM functionality. Therefore it's possible to control fan speeds from within Windows as well as the BIOS.



Looking at the external connectors placed directly at the I/O-panel, MSI equipped the new Z170I Pro Gaming AC motherboard with a P/S2 connector, four USB 3.1 ports, three USB 3.0 ports, one Gigabit Ethernet port, one Display port and an HDMI port as well as an analogue audio panel with optical out. Apart from that there is also a WiFi Module, which supports the AC standard.

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Page 2 - Specs and Delivery	Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features	Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout	Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O	Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS	Page 19 - Tomb Raider
Page 7 - Test setup	Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery	Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark	Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11	Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 8	Page 25 - Conclusion
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