CPU

1. Support for Intel^® Core™ i7 processors/Intel^® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel^® Core™ i3 processors/Intel^® Pentium^® processors/Intel^® Celeron^® processors in the LGA1150 package
2. L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)

Chipset

Intel^® B85 Express Chipset

Memory

1. 4 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
   * Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed.
2. Dual channel memory architecture
3. Support for DDR3 1600/1333 MHz memory modules
4. Support for non-ECC memory modules
5. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)

Onboard Graphics

Integrated Graphics Processor - Intel^® HD Graphics support:

1. 1 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200
2. 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200
   * The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.
3. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160
   * Support for HDMI 1.4a version.
4. Support for up to 3 displays at the same time
5. Maximum shared memory of 1 GB

Audio

  Realtek^® ALC1150 codec

  TI Burr Brown^® OPA2134 operational amplifier

  High Definition Audio

  2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

  Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

Intel^® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots

1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
   * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
   (The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
   * The M.2 socket shares bandwidth with the PCIEX4 slot. When the M.2 socket is populated, the PCIEX4 slot will operate at up to x2 mode.
3. 2 x PCI Express x1 slots
   (The PCIEX4 and PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)
4. 2 x PCI slots

Storage Interface

Chipset:

1. 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
2. 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
3. 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector
   * Support for M.2 PCIe SSDs only.
   * The M.2 socket shares bandwidth with the PCIEX4 slot. When the M.2 socket is populated, the PCIEX4 slot will operate at up to x2 mode.

Multi-Graphics Technology

Support for AMD CrossFire™ technology

USB

Chipset:

1. 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB headers)
2. 7 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (3 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

Internal I/O Connectors

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector
4. 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
5. 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
6. 1 x CPU fan header
7. 3 x system fan headers
8. 1 x front panel header
9. 1 x front panel audio header
10. 1 x S/PDIF Out header
11. 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers
12. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
13. 1 x serial port header
14. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
15. 1 x audio gain control switch

Back Panel Connectors

1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
2. 1 x D-Sub port
3. 1 x DVI-D port
4. 1 x HDMI port
5. 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
6. 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
7. 1 x RJ-45 port
8. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
9. 5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)

I/O Controller

iTE^® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring

1. System voltage detection
2. CPU/System temperature detection
3. CPU/System fan speed detection
4. CPU/System overheating warning
5. CPU/System fan fail warning
6. CPU/System fan speed control
   * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.

BIOS

1. 2 x 64 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
3. Support for DualBIOS™
4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features

1. Support for Q-Flash
2. Support for Xpress Install
3. Support for APP Center
   * Available applications in APP Center may differ by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also differ depending on motherboard specifications.
   atBIOS
   EasyTune
   EZ Setup
   USB Blocker
4. Support for ON/OFF Charge

Operating System

Support for Windows 10/8.1/8/7

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 23.4cm

Remark

1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.