Z97 CLASSICMotherboards

Look & FeelMSI Classic series continue with a black & blue design.

Military Class 4These high quality components ensure higher reliability and 100% stable performance.

Hi-C CapSelf-healing low profile Tantalum capacitors which offer 10x higher lifetime.

SFC60 Amp Supper Ferrite Chokes which give 20-50% more current.

Dark CAPPerfect stable under extreme (up to 260°C) conditions.

Dark ChokeHigh power chokes, heat resistant.

Solid CapHighly efficient Japanese capacitors.

Guard-ProProviding essential protection against hardware failure.

CIRCUIT PROTECTION

ECOPOWER

HUMIDITYPROTECTION

HIGHTEMPERATUREPROTECTION

ESD PROTECTION

EMIPROTECTION

Carefully selected materials, multiple PCB layers and shielding result in the best circuit protection for our motherboards.

With MS ECO Center you can physically cut the power to unused chips to save up to 29% power usage.

10% Reduction in moisture absorption helps prevent "Conductive Anodic Filament". Untreated PCB's can have 10x higher failure rate.

Each and every I/O port is protected against the hazards of Electro Static Discharge.

All MSI motherboards comply with stringent American FCC regulations and reduce the impact of Electromagnetic Interference.

All key components used in MSI motherboards have all passed military testing ensuring stable operation in the harshest environments.

CPU Thermal Protection

CPU Current Protection

With especially designed circuit protection, the MSI motherboard protects the CPU against overheating and USB devices from short circuiting.

Guard-Pro: Circuit Protection

POWER SUPPLY CPUUSB

USB

USB Circuit Protection

Device ON(W) OFF(W) save watt(W)

USB HOST 28.8 27.3 1.5USB HUB 28.8 25.5 3.3SATA 28.8 27.7 1.1PCIE HUB 28.8 27.3 1.5PCIE CLK_GEN Enable 28.8 28.4 0.4WIFI 30.5 28.8 1.7CPUFAN* 28.8 28.1 0.7SYSFAN1* 29.5 28.8 0.7SYSFAN2* 29.5 28.8 0.7SYSFAN3* 29.5 28.8 0.7

Total 28.8 20.4 8.4

ECO Power could help users to manage their hardware. Cease those unnecessary hardware could not only lower the power consumption but also avoid short circuit and signal noise.

Guard-Pro: ECO Power

Save up to 29%

Test Situation

Motherboard Z97 MPOWER MAX v1.1(BIOS E7888ims.116 )

CPU i7-4770KMemory CORSAIR 2800 4G *2VGA Intel® HD Graphics 4600 via HDMIHard Drive TOSHIBA 128GB via M.2 slotPower Supply CORSAIR CX 600WOS UEFI WIN7

Cease the interfaces which is not necessary in order to save energy and money.

ECO Power

Cease USB 3.0 and PCIe

x16

10% Reduction in moisture absorption helps prevent "Conductive Anodic Filament". Reports show that untreated PCB's can have 10x higher failure rate after ~1100 hours of testing.

Humidity Protection

MEPTEC.ORG Q4 report

Military Class 4 Components not only pass stringent MIL-STD-810G testing standards, exposure to 260°C temperatures is also part of their testing procedure guaranteeing maximum stability.

High Temperature Protection

MC4: ~260°C

~150-180°C

Military Class: 80-90°C

Each and every I/O port on MSI's 9 series motherboards is protected against the hazards of Electro Static Discharge

ESD Protection

OC Genie 4OC Genie 4 overclocks your entire system and puts it into overdrive. Tuned by professional overclockers, with one click your CPU, Memory, Integrated graphics and disk drivers become faster!

Software: Unified GUIAll MSI software got a huge graphic user interface update, now all have the same look & feel.

Software: Live Update 6Remove all the hassle of keeping your system up-to-date. Live Update 6 Scans your PC and downloads the latest Drivers, BIOS and Firmware files straight to your system.

Command CenterCommand Center allows easy visual adjustment of system settings, automatically tune fans or give complete freedom. It features an integrated unlimited RAM disk.

WD Caviar Black

Samsung 840 Pro

MSI RAMDisk

0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000

Command Center RAMDisk

Every application will benefit from this amazing speed boost! 10 GB / Second

Sequential Disk Read Speed (1000MB file)

Command Center MobileCommand Center also goes on mobile devices. You could download the app in your smart phone and operate the command center as a remote control to your desktop.

OC Remote Power Remote Media Remote

Click BIOS 4Updated Interface

Board Explorer Hardware Monitor

Are your USB Bitcoin ASICs drawing too much USB power resulting in losing bitcoins? USB Steel Power offers a stable 5 volt via an extra PWM so that you never will suffer bitcoin loss.

USB Steel Power

Rear I/O USB

Stable 5v

Stable 5V

Stable 5V

POWER SUPPLY

Front USB connector

USB 5V PWM

Front USB connector

12V

Welcome to the 10 Gb/s era!!Push Your SSD to The Limit

SATA3 SATA ExpressM.2

Storage: SATA Express onboard• SATA Express is PCI-E Gen2 x2 storage (10Gb/s)• SATA-E ECO system still not ready

– SATA-E SSD devices possible in Q3, affordable in Q2 2015

– No Intel support for SATA Express– Asmedia chip delayed, technical issues

SATA3 SATA Express

• One MSI Z97 model will have SATA Express onboard the Z97S SLI PLUS

• When using SATA Express the M.2 slotwill be disabled (shared slot)

Storage: SATA ExpressSATA Express is PCI-E Gen2 x2 storage with similar speeds (10Gb/s) like M.2. Because the SATA Express ECO system is not ready MSI offers flexible M.2 to SATA Express cards.

– SATA-E SSDs sampling in Q2, for sales in Q3, affordable in Q2 2015– No Intel support for SATA-Express– 3rd party host solutions delayed

SATA3 SATA Express

Storage: M.2• Next gen. mSATA based on PCI-E Gen2 x2 interface • Up to 10 Gb/s, much faster than SATA 3.0 (6 Gb/s)• Healthy eco system, M.2 SSDs widely available• Notice: M.2 devices are available in SATA3 interface

(slow) and PCI-E interface (fast)• All newly designed Z97 motherboards come with M.2

SATA3 M.2

Intel® Gigabit LANThe MSI Z97S SLI Plus motherboard come with Intel Gigabit LAN to help reduce CPU overhead and ensure a stable and fast responding internet and network connection.

Z97S SLI Krait Edition

Dare to be DifferentIntroducing a stylish designed motherboard perfect for case modders, featuring SLI support, SATA Express and M.2 storage.

Something new for the case mod communityLooking for that creative, one-off build? Black & white design makes a system look classic, sophisticated and full of class. Famous case modders around the world cheer for black and white design.

Match perfectly with a lot of other vendorsOther vendors are also releasing black & white designed products, perfect to create a full black & white system.

Not just on the outsideWe are going all out to create a unique black & white look and feel, not just on the outside. Our BIOS and software also comes in black & white Krait style design.

Classic series ATX overviewZ97S SLI Plus

Z97-G55 SLI

Z97-U3 PLUS

Z97 Guard-Pro H97 Guard-Pro

H97 PC MateZ97 PC Mate

Z97-G43

Z97M-G43

H97-E35

H97I ACZ97I AC

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SATA-Express, SLI, Intel LANCheapest SLI model

12x USB 3.0 ports

6x PCI-E slots for coin mining

Cheapest CrossFire model

Cheapest ATX for SI

mATX with CrossFire

Cheapest mATX model for SI

Mini-ITX power with AC WiFi & BT

H97M-G43

Z97S SLIKrait Edition Black & White model

Classic series ATX Z97S SLI

PLUS Z97-G55 SLI Z97S SLI Krait Edition

Z97U3 PLUS

Z97/H97GUARD-PRO Z97-G43 Z97/H97

PC Mate

Guard-Pro ● ● - ● ● - -

Display InterfaceD-SUBDVI-DHDMI

D-SUBDVI-DHDMI

D-SUBDVI-DHDMI

D-SUBDVI-DHDMI

D-SUBDVI-D

DisplayPort

D-SUBDVI-DHDMI

D-SUBDVI-DHDMI

SLI / CrossFire 2-Way / 3-Way

2-Way / 3-Way

2-Way / 2-Way - / 2-Way - / 2-Way - / 2-Way - / 2-Way

PCI-E x16 3x 3x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x

PCI-E x1 2x 3x 3x 2x 4x 2x 2x

PCI 2x 1x 2x 3x - 3x 2x

Gbit LAN Intel Realtek Realtek Realtek Realtek Realtek Realtek

SATA 6 Gb/s 6x 6x 6x 6x 6x 6x 6x

SATA Express ● - ● - - - -

M.2 ● ● ● ● ● - -

USB 3.0 8x 10x 6x 12x 6x 6x 6x

USB 2.0 8x 8x 6x 6x 6x 6x 6x

USB Steel Power ● ● - ● - - -

V-Check Point 2 9 points 7 points - 7 points 7 points - 7 points

Super Charger - - - - ● - -

Classic series mATX / ITXZ97M / H97M

-G43 H97M-E35 Z97I AC H97I AC

Guard-Pro ● - - -

Display InterfaceD-SUBDVI-DHDMI

DisplayPort

D-SUBDVI-DHDMI

HDMIDisplayPort

HDMIDisplayPort

CrossFire 2-Way - - -

PCI-E x16 2x 1x 1x 1x

PCI-E x1 2x 2x - -

PCI - 2x - -

Wi-Fi + BT - - AC +BT4 AC +BT4

Gbit LAN Realtek Realtek 2x Realtek Realtek

SATA 6 Gb/s 6x 6x 4x 4x

SATA Express - - - -

M.2 ● - - -

USB 3.0 6x 6x 6x 6x

USB 2.0 8x 6x 4x 4x

V-Check Point 2 7 points - - -

Super Charger ● - - -

Classic series mATX / ITX overviewBest

motherboard protection

Best stable USB power delivery

Best future storage support

Best BIOS compatibility

Best quality components

Best Feature set supported

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