| Basic Information |
| BIOS | 1 x 32 Mbit flash AMI UEFI BIOS PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0 |
| Chipset | Intel H81 Express Chipset |
| Form Factor | Micro ATX Form Factor; 22.6cm x 17cm |
| Supported CPU | Support for Intel Core i7 processors/Intel Core i5 processors/Intel Core i3 processors/Intel Pentium processors/Intel Celeron processors in the LGA1150 package L3 cache varies with CPU |
| Connector & Ports |
| HDMI | HDMI |
| Internal I/O Ports | 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 1 x system fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x Clear CMOS jumper |
| LAN Port (s) | Realtek GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) |
| Supported Storage | Chipset: 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0/1) 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2 2/3) |
| USB (s) | Chipset: 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers) |
| VGA | 1 x VGA |
| Expansion Slots |
| M.2/SSD Expansion Slot | 1 x M.2 (M key) type 2280 support SATA and PCIe 2.0 x4/x2 SSD |
| PCI | 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 2 x PCI Express x1 slots |
| Graphics |
| Graphics | Integrated Graphics Processor - Intel HD Graphics support: 1 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096 x 2160 @ 24 Hz / 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz * Support for HDMI 1.4a version. |
| Graphics Memory | 1 GB |
| Memory |
| Maximum Memory | 16 GB |
| Slots | 2 x 1.5V DIMM sockets |
| Supported Memory | Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 1600/1333 MHz memory modules Support for non-ECC memory modules Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules |
| Type | DDR 3 |
| Warranty |
| Warranty | 3 Years |
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