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

PROTECTIONECO

POWER

HUMIDITYPROTECTION

HIGH

TEMPERATUREPROTECTION

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 ProtectionCPU 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 1.5

USB HUB 28.8 25.5 3.3

SATA 28.8 27.7 1.1

PCIE HUB 28.8 27.3 1.5

PCIE CLK_GEN Enable 28.8 28.4 0.4

WIFI 30.5 28.8 1.7

CPUFAN* 28.8 28.1 0.7

SYSFAN1* 29.5 28.8 0.7

SYSFAN2* 29.5 28.8 0.7

SYSFAN3* 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

USB

PCI-E x16

PCI-E x1

SATA

Test Situation

MotherboardZ97 MPOWER MAX v1.1(BIOS E7888ims.116 )

CPU i7-4770K

Memory CORSAIR 2800 4G *2

VGA Intel® HD Graphics 4600 via HDMI

Hard Drive TOSHIBA 128GB via M.2 slot

Power Supply CORSAIR CX 600W

OS 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.

0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000

WD Caviar Black

Samsung 840 Pro

MSI RAMDisk

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 4

Updated 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 overview

Z97S 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

Mic

ro-A

TXM

ini-IT

XA

TX

SATA-Express, SLI, Intel LAN

Cheapest 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 SLI

Krait Edition Black & White model

Classic series ATX Z97S SLI

PLUSZ97-G55 SLI

Z97S SLI Krait Edition

Z97U3 PLUS

Z97/H97GUARD-PRO

Z97-G43Z97/H97PC 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 / CrossFire2-Way / 3-

Way2-Way / 3-

Way2-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

-G43H97M-E35 Z97I AC H97I AC

Guard-Pro ● - - -

Display Interface

D-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

Thanks for your

attention.