Specification Z97M-G43

Z97M-G43

CPU (Max Support)
Socket
Baseclock/Hyper Transport
Chipset
DDR3 Memory
DDR3L Memory
Memory Channel
DIMM Slots
Max Memory (GB)
PCI-E x16
PCI-E Gen
PCI-E x1
SATAIII
M.2 Slot
RAID
TPM (header)
LAN
USB 3.0 ports (Front)
USB 3.0 ports (Rear)
USB 2.0 ports (Front)
USB 2.0 ports (Rear)
Audio ports (Rear)
DisplayPort
VGA
HDMI
DVI
VGA Max Share Memory (MB)
DirectX
CrossFire
Form Factor

CPU (Max Support)

Socket

1150

Baseclock/Hyper Transport

100MHz

Chipset

Intel® Z97 Express

DDR3 Memory

DDR3 1066/1333/1600/1866*/2000*/2133*/2200*/2400*/2600*/2666*/2800*/3000*/3100*/3200*/3300*(*OC) MHz

DDR3L Memory

Memory Channel

Dual

DIMM Slots

Max Memory (GB)

PCI-E x16

PCI-E Gen

Gen3 (16), Gen2 (4)

PCI-E x1

SATAIII

M.2 Slot

RAID

0/1/5/10

TPM (header)

10/100/1000*1

USB 3.0 ports (Front)

USB 3.0 ports (Rear)

USB 2.0 ports (Front)

USB 2.0 ports (Rear)

Audio ports (Rear)

6+Optical SPDIF-out

DisplayPort

HDMI

VGA Max Share Memory (MB)

512

DirectX

DX11

CrossFire

Form Factor

M-ATX

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CPU

• Supports 4th and 5th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors, and Intel® Pentium® and Celeron® Processors for Socket LGA1150
Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.

Chipset

• Intel^®Z97 Express Chipset

Main Memory

• Support four DDR3 DIMMs 1066/1333/1600/1866*/2000*/2133*/2200*/2400*/2600*/2666*/2800*/3000*/3100*/3200*/3300*(*OC) MHz, up to 32GB Max.
- Supports Dual-Channel mode
- Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Supports Intel^®Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

Slots

• 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (PCI_E1, supports x16 speed)
• 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot (PCI_E4, supports x4 speed)
• 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots*
* Two PCIe x1 slots can not be used simultaneously. When installing an expansion card in one of pcie 2.0 x1 slots, another slot will be unavailable.

Onboard Graphics

• 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz, 3840x2160@60Hz,1920x1200@60Hz
• 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz, 2560x1600@60Hz
• 1 x VGA port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz
• 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz

Multi-GPU Support

• Supports AMD® CrossFire™ Technology*
* Supports Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1

On-Board SATA

• Intel^® Z97 Express Chipset

- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA1~6)

- 1 x M.2 port*

- M.2 port supports M.2 SATA 6Gb/s module

- M.2 port supports M.2 PCIe module up to 10Gb/s speed**

- M.2 port supports 4.2cm/ 6cm/ 8cm length module

- Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10***

- Supports Intel Smart Response Technology, Intel® Rapid Start Technology and Intel Smart Connect Technology****

* The SATA5 and SATA6 ports will be unavailable when installing a module in the M.2 port.

** M.2 PCIe interface only supports UEFI option ROM, NOT support legacy option ROM.

*** M.2 PCIe interface does not support RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10.

**** Supports Intel Core processors on Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1

USB

• Intel Z97 Express Chipset
- 6 x USB 3.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connectors)
- 8 x USB 2.0 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 6 ports available through the internal USB connectors*)
* Internal JUSB1 connector supports MSI Super Charger.

Audio

• Realtek^®ALC892 Codec
- 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
- Supports S/PDIF output

LAN

• 1 x 10/100/1000 LAN by Realtek^® RTL8111G Gigabit LAN controller

Internal I/O Connectors

- 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
- 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- 3 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports)
- 1 x USB 3.0 connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.0 ports)
- 1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector
- 2 x 4-pin system fan connectors
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- 1 x Front panel audio connector
- 2 x System panel connectors
- 1 x TPM module connector
- 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
- 1 x Serial port connector
- 1 x Parallel port connector

Back Panel I/O Ports

- 1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse port
- 2 x USB 2.0 ports
- 4 x USB 3.0 ports
- 1 x VGA port
- 1 x DVI-D port
- 1 x DisplayPort
- 1 x HDMI port
- 1 x LAN (RJ45) port
- 1 x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector
- 6 x audio jacks

This platform supports dual-display and triple-display function

VGA + DVI-D /

VGA + HDMI /

DVI-D + HDMI /

DVI-D + DisplayPort /

HDMI + DisplayPort

VGA + DVI-D + HDMI /

DVI-D + HDMI + DisplayPort

Extend mode

(Extend the desktop to the second

and third monitor)

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Clone mode

(Monitors have the same screen)

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BIOS

• The motherboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically.
• The motherboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your motherboard specifications.

Dimension

• 9.6 in. x 9.6 in. (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm) Micro-ATX Form Factor

Mounting

• 8 mounting holes

All images and descriptions are for illustrative purposes only. Visual representation of the products may not be perfectly accurate. Product specification, functions and appearance may vary by models and differ from country to country . All specifications are subject to change without notice. Please consult the product specifications page for full details.Although we endeavor to present the most precise and comprehensive information at the time of publication, a small number of items may contain typography or photography errors. Products may not be available in all markets. We recommend you to check with your local supplier for exact offers.