PROCESSOR

Supports Intel^® Core™ X-Series Processor Family for LGA2066 Socket

See supported processors

CHIPSET

Intel^® X299 Chipset

MEMORY

• 8 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 256GB
  • Supports DDR4 4200+(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3800 (OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/ 3300(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2933/ 2666/ 2400/ 2133 MHz^1,2
• Quad channel memory architecture
• Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
• Supports non-ECC UDIMM memory
• Supports un-buffered memory

1. For the latest information about memory, please visit https://www.msi.com
2. Please refer the DIMM Slots section for more details.

See supported memory

SLOTS

• 4x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots
  • Support x16/x4/x16/x8 mode with the 48-lane CPU¹
  • Support x16/x4/x16/x8 mode with the 44-lane CPU¹
  • Support x16/x4/x8/x4 modes with the 28-lane CPU¹
  • Support x8/x4/x8/x0, x8/x4/x4/x4 modes with the 16lane CPU¹
• 1x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot

1. Please refer to user manual for PCIe 3.0 bandwidth table.

MULTI-GPU

• Supports NVIDIA^® SLI™ Technology
• Supports AMD^® CrossFire™ Technology

STORAGE

Intel^® X299 Chipset

• 8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports¹
• 2 x M.2 slot (Key M)
  • Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s
  • M2_1 slot supports 2242/ 2260 /2280 storage devices
  • M2_2 slot supports 2242/ 2260 /2280/ 22110 storage devices
  • Supports Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready for all M.2 slots²
• 1 x U.2 port ³
  • Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe storage
• Supports Intel^® Smart Response Technology ⁴

1. M.2 slots and SATA ports share the same bandwidth. Please refer to user manual for U.2, M.2 & SATA combination table.
2. Please refer to user manual for Intel^® Optane^™ Memory Configuration.
3. PCI_E2 shares bandwidth with U2_1. If you install a PCE_E2 device, the U2_1 will be disabled.
4. The functions will be supported depend on the CPU.

RAID

Intel^® X299 Chipset

• Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
• Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 PCIe storage devices

USB

USB 2.0 Hub GL850G

• 3x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports available through the internal USB connectors.

ASMedia^® ASM3142 Chipset

• 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) ports (1 Type-A port and 1 Type-C port on the back panel)
• 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C port internal USB connector

Intel^® X299 Chipset

• 8x USB 3.2 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (4 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors)
• 5x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (4 Type-A ports on the back panel, 1 port available

AUDIO

1x Realtek^® ALC1220 Codec

• 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
• Supports S/PDIF output

LAN

• 1 x Intel I219-V Gigabit LAN controller¹

1. I219 LAN doesn’t support G3 to S5 Wake

INTERNAL CONNECTORS

• 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 2x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
• 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
• 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports)
• 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C port
• 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
• 1x 4-pin Water Pump connector
• 4x 4-pin system fan connectors
• 1x Front panel audio connector
• 2x System panel connectors
• 1x TPM module connector
• 1x Chassis Intrusion connector
• 1x Virtual RAID on CPU connector
• 1x Thunderbolt Add-on Card Connector
• 1x RGB extension connector

BACK PANEL PORTS

1. Keyboard / Mouse
2. USB 2.0
3. USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A
4. Gigabit LAN
5. Audio Connectors
6. USB 2.0
7. Clear CMOS Button
8. USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A
9. USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A+C
10. Optical S/PDIF out

DIMENSIONS

• 12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
• ATX Form Factor

MOUNTING

9 mounting holes

OPERATING SYSTEM

Support for Windows^® 10 64-bit

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