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MSI Z170I Gaming Pro AC

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User ratings:
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42 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Consumer ratings:
4.5 / 5
Editorial reviews:
3
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3 editorial reviews
MSI is a company that cares about customer comfort when it comes to high-end components. Be it a laptop, a GPU, a motherboard, a perihperal device or software – in gaming industry the Taiwane…Read more
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Looking for a good value ITX Intel Skylake compatible motherboard? Well we take a look at the MSI Z170I Pro Gaming AC which has many features and comes in at a very competitive price point.Read more
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Pros

  • comfort and better cable management
  • MSI offers an incredible model with great software support
  • Great performance thanks to only 400 MHz

Cons

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  • MSI utilise a digital 5 phase design which
  • does not have good SATA ports placement

Key specs

  • Realtek ALC1150
  • DDR4
  • 32 GB
  • 2
  • AWARD
  • 1
  • Mini-ITX
  • LGA 1151 (Socket H4)

MSI Z170I Gaming Pro AC - Pros & Cons

MSI Z170I Gaming Pro AC

Pros

  • comfort and better cable management
  • MSI offers an incredible model with great software support
  • Great performance thanks to only 400 MHz
  • sports an attractive and easy-to-use EFI

Cons

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  • MSI utilise a digital 5 phase design which
  • does not have good SATA ports placement
  • the box is not big at all
  • It missed a button on purpose
  • the only PCI-E GPU port
  • overclocking sometimes requires increase of the voltage
  • SATA storage space to use up
  • only room for up to 60mm SSDs
  • lack of both a full-length M. 2 port
  • it was noticeably slower than the fastest result

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MSI Z170I Gaming Pro AC - Full Specifications

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General
Motherboard typeMini-ITX
Processor socket
LGA 1151
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Audio properties
Audio codecRealtek ALC1150
Audio output channels7.1
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Bios
BIOS typeAWARD
BIOS featuresMSI ClickBIOS 5
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Internal i/o ports
CPU fan connectoryes
EPS power connector (8-pin)yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Y
TPM connectoryes
Number of SATA connectors4
Number of SATA III connectors4
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Network
Wi-Fiyes
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11a
  • Wi-Fi 5
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
Ethernet LAN (Network)yes
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version4.2
LAN controllerIntel I219-V
Ethernet interface typeGigabit Ethernet
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Memory
Supported memory bus clock
  • 2400 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
RAM technologyDDR4
Memory slots typeDIMM
Maximum RAM size32 GB
Number of memory slots2
Unbuffered memoryyes
Memory channelsDual
Non-ECCyes
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Technical details
Compatible processor series
  • Intel Celeron
  • Intel Pentium
Maximum number of processors1
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Storage
Supported storage drive interfaces
  • M.2
  • Serial ATA III
RAID levels
  • 0
  • 1
  • 5
  • 10
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Rear panel i/o ports
S/PDIF out portyes
Microphone inputyes
Headphone outputs1
HDMI ports quantity1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports1
PS/2 ports quantity1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity4
DisplayPorts quantity1
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Dimensions
Width6.69 in
Depth6.69 in

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