Gigabyte Motherboard Ga-z170-d3h Rev. 1.

Supports 6th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Dual Channel DDR4, 4 DIMMs Intel® USB 3.0 with USB Type-C™ – the world’s next Universal connector 2-Way Graphics with Premium PCIe Lane PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 Connector with up to 32Gb/s Data Transfer (PCIe & SATA SSD support) 3 SATA Express Connectors for up to 16Gb/s Data Transfer 115dB SNR HD Audio with Built-in Rear Audio Amplifier High Quality Audio Capacitors and Audio Noise Guard with LED Trace Path Lighting Intel® GbE LAN with cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator Software APP Center Including EasyTune™ and Cloud Station™ Utilities GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOS™ Technology Product Description GIGABYTE MOTHERBOARD GA-Z170-D3H rev. 1.0 GIGABYTE Ultra Durable ™ Motherboards GIGABYTE 100 series motherboards support the latest 6th Generation Intel® Core™ processors, a 14nm desktop CPU which features improved performance, power efficiency and support for DDR4 memory, bringing cutting edge features and ultimate performance to your next PC build. Connecting the Future – USB Type-C™: The World’s Next Universal Connector The USB Type-C™ port with USB 3.0 support is a robust and slim connector for all of your devices with reversible plug orientation. Turbo B-Clock: Built-in Advanced Performance Tuning IC Thanks to the onboard TURBO B-Clock Tuning IC, GIGABYTE Motherboards enable Overclockers to have the ability to change their BCLK Frequency to a desired value of their choice. With the new linear range adjustment option of the Tuning IC, ranges from 90MHz to 200MHz are now possible, so that overclockers are not limited to the 5% ranges of traditional straps. Fast Onboard Storage with 32Gb/s M.2 GIGABYTE M.2 solution offers considerably faster storage performance and support for both PCIe and SATA interface for M.2 SSD devices. All New GIGABYTE App Center Including EasyTune™, Cloud Station™ Utilities and More… GIGABYTE’s EasyTune™ is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to fine-tune their system settings or adjust system and memory clocks and voltages in a Windows environment. With Smart Quick Boost, one click is all it takes to automatically overclock your system, giving an added performance boost when you need it the most. APP Center GIGABYTE APP Center gives you easy access to a wealth of GIGABYTE APPs that help you get the most from your GIGABYTE motherboard. Using a simple, unified user interface, GIGABYTE APP Center allows you to launch all GIGABYTE APPs installed on your system. Easy Tune™ Get the highest levels of performance from your PC with easy to use GIGABYTE overclocking features. Cloud Station™ GIGABYTE Cloud Station™ is composed of several GIGABYTE unique apps that allow your smart phones/tablet devices to communicate, share resources, and control your desktop PC via a wireless connection. Next Generation SATA Express SATA Express combines the benefits of PCI Express and SATA to provide much higher bandwidth, featuring data transfer rates of up to 16Gb/s. The above photos are for reference only. 2-Way CrossFire™ Multi-Graphics Multi-graphics configuration offers better graphics performance for gaming enthusiasts who demand the highest frame rates without compromising on resolution. Intel® GbE LAN with cFosSpeed Intel® GbE LAN features cFosSpeed, a network traffic management application which helps to improve network latency, maintaining low ping times to deliver better responsiveness in a crowded LAN environments. The above photos are for reference only. High Definition Audio Design The Realtek ALC1150 is a high-performance multi-channel high definition audio codec that delivers an exceptional audio listening experience with up to 115dB SNR, ensuring users get the best possible audio quality from their PC. High Quality audio capacitors deliver the highest quality sound resolution and sound expansion to create the most realistic sound effects for professional gamers. Ambient LED GIGABYTE motherboards feature LED lighting for the audio guard path, providing a cool, custom look to your rig. Not only does the Audio Noise Guard protect the board’s sensitive analog audio components, but its LEDs can also be programed to beat at the rhythm of the music you are listening to, or pulse at a soothing pace to create a great atmosphere to enhance the environment of your game, movie or music. * The below photos are for reference only. High Definition Digital Outputs Enjoy true HD display capability using the most commonly integrated digital output technologies on today’s HD displays and TVs. 15 Gold Plated CPU Socket Design GIGABYTE motherboards come equipped with a 15 micron thick gold plated CPU socket*, which means that enthusiasts can enjoy absolute reliability and longevity for the CPU socket overtime, without having any concerns about corroded pins or bad contacts. GIGABYTE Patented DualBIOS™ (UEFI) Design GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ motherboards feature GIGABYTE DualBIOS™, an exclusive technology from GIGABYTE that protects arguably one of your PC’s most crucial components, the BIOS. GIGABYTE DualBIOS™ means that your motherboard has both a ‘Main BIOS’ and a ‘Backup BIOS’, making users protected from BIOS failure due to virus attack, hardware malfunction, improper OC settings or power failure during the update process. 4K Ultra HD Support 4K resolution is the next technological milestone in high-definition content delivery, utilizing approximately 4,000 pixels on the horizontal axis, more than four times today’s standard HD pixel density. GIGABYTE motherboards provide native 4K support with integrated Intel® HD Graphics via HDMI. HDMI™ – The Next Generation Multimedia Interface HDMI™ is a High-Definition Multimedia Interface which provides up to 5Gb/s video transmitting bandwidth and 8-channel high quality audio all through a single cable. Able to transmit superior, uncompressed digital video and audio, HDMI™ ensures the crispest rendering of digital content up to 1080p without the quality losses associated with analog interfaces and their digital-to-analog conversion. In addition, HDMI™ is compatible with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection), allowing the playback of Blu-ray/HD DVD and other protected media content. CPU Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel®Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1151 package L3 cache varies with CPU (Please refer “CPU Support List” for more information.) Chipset Intel® Z170 Express Chipset Memory 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 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. Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR4 3466(O.C.) /3400(O.C.) /3333(O.C.) /3300(O.C.) /3200(O.C.) /3000(O.C.) /2800(O.C.) /2666(O.C.) /2400(O.C.) /2133 MHz memory modules Support for ECC UDIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode) Support for non-ECC UDIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules 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 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920×1200@60 Hz 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920×1200@60 Hz * The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@24 Hz * Support for HDMI 1.4 version. Support for up to 3 displays at the same time Maximum shared memory of 512 MB Audio Realtek® ALC1150 codec 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 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. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4) 2 x PCI Express x1 slots (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.) 3 x PCI slots Multi-Graphics Technology Support for 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technology Storage Interface Chipset: 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector 3 x SATA Express connectors 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 * Refer to “1-7 Internal Connectors,” for the supported configurations with the M.2, SATA Express, and SATA connectors. USB Chipset: 8 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers) 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB headers) 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.0 support ŠŠ Chipset+GENESYS LOGIC USB 2.0 Hub: 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB header Internal I/O Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector 3 x SATA Express connectors 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT) 3 x system fan headers 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector 1 x serial port header 1 x Clear CMOS jumper Back Panel Connectors 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x DVI-D port 1 x HDMI port 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.0 support 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x RJ-45 port 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Side Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In) I/O Controller iTE® I/O Controller Chip H/W Monitoring System voltage detection CPU/System temperature detection CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed detection CPU/System overheating warning CPU/CPU OPT/System fan fail warning CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed control * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install. BIOS 2 x 64 Mbit flash Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS Support for DualBIOS™ PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0 Unique Features Support for APP Center * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications. 3D OSD @BIOS Ambient LED AutoGreen Cloud Station EasyTune Easy RAID Fast Boot Smart TimeLock Smart Keyboard Smart Backup System Information Viewer USB Blocker Support for Q-Flash Support for Smart Switch Support for Xpress Install Bundle Software Norton® Internet Security (OEM version) Intel® Smart Response Technology cFosSpeed Operating System Support for Windows 10/8.1/7 Form Factor ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.4cm Remark Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors’ website or 3rd party website. 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.