MSI enters the next level of gaming with all new MSI Z170 GAMING motherboards available in three series; Master the game with Enthusiast GAMING motherboards, the best-in-class GAMING motherboards for skilled, competitive gamers. Game in Style with Performance GAMING motherboards with customizable design through unique RGB LEDs and blazing fast performance. Choose Arsenal GAMING motherboards for endless Gaming fun, both on- and offline. Check it out here to know more: http://goo.gl/CDDNRW

1. MSI Z170 GAMING
Motherboards

2. “From the box design and down to getting it all up and
running, I had a smile on my face all the way.
This most definitely is not the MSI of old. Today's MSI is almost
perfect.” - Techpowerup
MSI Z170 media appreciation
9.9

3. New MSI matching GAMING segmentation
Sources: Open Gaming Alliance(DFC & JPR), Public Domain press releases

4. Enthusiast
GAMING
SPEED | SOUND | STABLITY | OVERCLOCKING

5. Master the Game
Z97 GAMING 7 → Z170A GAMING
To master the game you need a masterful system. The MSI Enthusiast GAMING
motherboards are honored the suffix “M for Master” to cite its truly outstanding
design, ready to guide you to the next level in gaming.

6. SPEED

7. Killer™ LAN E2400 & LAN Protect
The new Killer™ E2400 with the all new Advanced Stream Detect 2.0, taking
intelligence, speed, and control to the next level.
The LAN connector has a LED inside and features 15KV anti-surge protection.
15KV
8KV
6KV
MSI LAN Protect
Other vendors
Standard

8. ExtremeRange™ Technology
Others
Killer™ wireless AC 1535 on M9
• Cutting edge 11AC performance
• Lag and Latency Reduction™
• Advanced Stream Detect™
• Visual Bandwidth control™
• ExtremeRange™ Technology
• External Amplifiers
• Mu-MIMO
• Beamforming

9. Killer™ Double Shot Pro
Killer™ DoubleShot PRO allows the Killer™ E2400 Ethernet connectors and the
Killer™ Wi-Fi adapter to work together for the ultimate high speed attack
resulting in 1867 Mbps bandwidth.

10. USB 3.1 Type-A & -C
• 2x Faster USB 3.1 Gen2
• Unique combo connector
 Type-A for compatibility
 Type-C with reversible design
and 15W (5V/3A) support

11. Storage ready NVMe
SATA EXPRESS
16 Gb/s
PCI-E Gen 3 x2
TWIN TURBO M.2
Up to 64 Gb/s
PCI-E Gen 3 x4
Turbo U.2 (optional)
32Gb/s
PCI-E Gen 3 x4
With redriver !

12. Gaming Device Port & Mouse Master
Optimized to deliver the best connectivity for a high-end gaming
mouse to get faster response times during gameplay. You can fully
customize your mouse using Mouse Master.

13. GAMING Hotkey
Start your PC with a hotkey or let your games run faster without
having to start OC software in the background.
Customize your F1 – F12 keys to quickly launch a game or use it as
macro keys inside the game to performance repetitive actions.
* Hotkeys depend on the configuration

14. SOUND

15. Isolated
Audio PCB
Nippon
Chemi-Con
Audio
Capacitors
Golden Audio Jacks
OPA1652
Audio
Amplifiers
Sabre HiFi
ES9016K2M
ESS DAC
384KHz/32bit
Cmedia HD audio
processor
Headphone
Amplifier
384kHz/32-Bit – 120dB – Hi-Fi GAMING Audio
Xtreme Audio DAC on GAMING M9 ACK
Metal EMI Cover

16. Audio Boost 3
The ultimate audio solution for gamers,
powered by Nahimic Audio Enhancer to be found
on M7, M5, M3, G45, PRO and Krait GAMING.
• Isolated Audio PCB
• Nahimic Audio Enhancer
• Left & right channel in separated PCB layers
• Metal EMI Shielding
• Dual OPA1652 AMPs
• Anti-Popcorn circuitry design
• Nippon Chemi-Con Audio Capacitors
• Golden Audio Connectors

17. Gaming comes to life
Sound is a major part of your gaming experience. Live, feel and become
invincible, thanks to a unique sound. boosts your PC’s audio with
the most advanced sound enhancement effects and unique features for gamers.
NAHIMIC IMMERSIVE AUDIO CREATES
AN AMAZING IN-GAME SOUND
More info: http://gaming.msi.com/features/nahimic
RecorderAudio Voice

18. STABILITY

19. Impregnable Steel Armor
To protect against damage from
heavy VGA cards during transport.
Additionally Steel Armor also has
more solder points on the PCB for
more strength.
Others MSI Steel ArmorMSI VGA Armor

20. BIOS Flashback+
1. No CPU/MEM needed 2. Connect power 3. Insert dongle 4. Use Hot-key / Button

21. The Award Winning Click BIOS 5
Explore the greatly improved, award-winning
CLICK BIOS 5 and use it to tune your system to
maximum performance to get the most out of
your games. MSI CLICK BIOS 5 is the next gen
UEFI BIOS.
• Next gen UEFI BIOS with award winning design
• High-resolution multi language scalable font
• Easy to use
• Advanced overclocking
Others Click BIOS 5

22. OVERCLOCKING

23. Designed for Overclocking
With a rich history of breaking world records inherited from
MSI’s legendary Overclocking motherboards, this
motherboard has OC running through its veins.
Watercooling
Power PhasesOver Voltage
Protection
OC PCBDIGITALL
POWER
Extreme Socket
Design
Copper Contact

24. OC Engine 2
Haswell was limited to
100/125/167 MHz straps, on
Skylake MSI OC Engine 2
makes the Sky the limit.
Overclock per MHz.

25. Game Boost
Other automated overclocking buttons
only have 10 settings, this one goes up to
eleven! More info:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOO5S4vxi0o
It can boost your game performance up
to 50%.
Speed Setting
Disabled 0
4.30 GHz 1
4.40 GHz 2
4.59 GHz 4
4.69 GHz 6
4.80 GHz 8
4.90 GHz 10
5.00 GHz 11

26. Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM
• Black & Silver with Titanium Chokes
• 16 Phase DrMOS design for OC WR
• Military Class 5 with Ti-Chokes

27. OC Features XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM
OC Panel can be taken
off so it stays working
avoiding LN2 PCB freeze
Direct USB connector Ceasefire

28. DDR4 Boost & XMP LED
By full isolating the memory
circuitry from other
components, DDR4 Boost
ensures the memory signal
to stay pure for maximum
performance and stability.
XMP LED showing the XMP
status.

29. DDR4 Boost higher clock speed WR
http://hwbot.org/submission/2939951_toppc_me
mory_clock_ddr4_sdram_2302.9_mhz/

30. Z170A XPOWER
GAMING TITANIUM
Z170A GAMING M9 ACK Z170A GAMING
M7
Z170A GAMING
M5
Z170A-G45
GAMING
Z170A/H170/
B150 GAMING M3
M.2 Twin Turbo M.2 Twin Turbo M.2 Twin Turbo M.2 Twin Turbo M.2 Twin Turbo M.2 Turbo M.2 *
USB3.1 Gen2 2x Type-A Type-A & Type-C Type-A & Type-C Type-A & Type-C Type-A&Type-C 2x Type-A *
Multi GPU 2way-SLI/4-way CF 2way-SLI/3-way CF 2way-SLI/3-way CF 2way-SLI/3-way CF 2way-SLI/3w CF 2-w CF
Gaming LAN Intel i219 Killer™ E2400 Killer™ E2400 Killer™ E2400 Killer™ E2400 Killer™ E2400
LAN Protect LAN Protect Killer Shield + LAN Protect Lan Protect Lan Protect Lan Protect Lan Protect
Special OC Panel, Direct USB,
CeaseFire
AC 1535 + Killer Shield,
Bottomplate, Watercooling
- - - -
BIOS Flashback+ √ √ √ - - -
Gaming Hotkey Hardware Hardware Hardware SW SW SW
Game Boost Hardware Hardware Hardware SW SW SW
DDR4 Boost √ + XMP LED √ + XMP LED √ + XMP LED √ + XMP LED √ + XMP LED √ + XMP LED
Streaming OBS Xsplit Premium 1 Year Xsplit Premium 1Y Xsplit Premium 1Y OBS OBS
OC Engine V2 √ √ √ √ √ -
PCIe Armor Steel Armor Steel Armor Steel Armor Steel Armor Steel Armor VGA Armor
Audio Audio Boost 3 Xtreme Audio DAC Audio Boost 3 Audio Boost 3 Audio Boost 3 Audio Boost 3
Nahimic √ √ √ √ - √
Mouse Master SW √ √ √ √ √ √

31. Performance
GAMING

32. Game in style
This segment is about personalization. Which game class or character
do you want to be? Unique, customizable design and distinguished
look & feel and… very fast

33. Mystic Light, Match your system color
Customize your PC look and feel with
RGB LEDs on Z170A GAMING PRO. Use
the GAMING APP to change colors.
16.5M Colors
8 LED Effects
incl. music sync

34. Z170A KRAIT GAMING
Stylish black & white

35. DPC Latency Tuner on Z170I GAMING PRO
MSI DPC Latency Tuner is a convenient tool that
helps you to optimize your PC settings to get a
smooth audio/video playback experience and
a faster responsive system.
Before
After

36. USB Audio Power on Z170I GAMING PRO AC
• Enhances USB Audio Quality
• Stable 5V Power
• Golden USB port for best signal

37. Additional features Performance GAMING
Audio Boost 3 Mouse Master
Gaming LAN DDR4 Boost Military Class V
Gaming Hotkey

38. Z170A/H170A/B150A
GAMING PRO
B150M NIGHTELF Z170I GAMING PRO AC Z170(A) KRAIT GAMING
Form Factor ATX mATX ITX ATX
RGB LED Yes - - -
M.2 Turbo M.2 * Turbo M.2 Turbo M.2 Turbo M.2
USB3.1 Gen2 2x Type-A * - - - / 2x Type-A
Multi GPU 2way-SLI/3-way CF * 2way-SLI/3-way CF - 2way-SLI/3-way CF
Gaming LAN Intel i219 Realtek Intel i219 Intel i219
LAN Protect LAN Protect Lan Protect Lan Protect Lan Protect (no red LED)
Special USB Audio PWR, Intel WiFi, DP
Gaming Hotkey √ √ √ √
Game Boost √ √ √ √
DDR4 Boost √ + XMP LED √ √ √ + XMP LED
Streaming Software OBS OBS OBS OBS
PCIe Armor Steel Armor VGA Armor VGA Armor Steel Armor
Audio Boost 3 Audio Boost 3 Audio Boost 3 Audio Boost 3 Audio Boost 3
Mouse Master SW √ √ √ √
EZ Debug LED √ √ √ √

39. Arsenal
GAMING

40. 4 easy to remember marketing names
mATX, 4 DIMM Black / White mATX, 2 DIMM Black
mATX, 4 DIMM Black
ATX Black / White / Red
Arsenal GAMING

41. Arsenal GAMING motherboards
come with a subtle ambient
LED light on the back of the
motherboard. These LED lights
can be switched off.
Ambient Light

42. Additional features Arsenal GAMING
Audio Boost Mouse Master
Gaming LAN DDR4 Boost EZ Debug LED
Gaming Hotkey

43. Z170A TOMAHAWK (AC) Z170M / B150M MORTAR B150M BAZOOKA (D3) GRENADE
Form Factor ATX mATX mATX ** SOON **
DIMM 4x DDR4 4x DDR4 4x DDR4 / 4x DDR3 *
M.2 Turbo M.2 M.2 WiFi optional M.2 WiFi optional
USB3.1 Gen2 2x Type-A - -
Multi GPU CF CF CF
Gaming LAN √ √ √
WiFI - / Yes AC * - -
Ambient Light √ √ √
Gaming Hotkey √ √ √
Game Boost √ √ √
DDR4 Boost √ + XMP LED √ + XMP LED √ / - (only on DDR4 version)
Streaming Software OBS OBS OBS
PCIe Armor VGA Armor Steel Armor VGA Armor
Audio Boost Audio Boost Audio Boost Audio Boost
Mouse Master SW √ √ √
EZ Debug LED √ √ √

44. Conclusion MSI Z170 GAMING motherboards
Game in style with a personalized
design and blazing fast performance.
Best-in-class gaming motherboards
for true gaming masters.
For endless gaming fun, whether
online or offline.
Mystic Light
OBS Streaming
Ambient Light
OBS Streaming
Mouse Master
Intel LAN