MSI X99A TOMAHAWK LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Motherboards – Intel

CPU

• Supports New Intel^® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition for LGA2011-3 Socket
• Supports Intel^® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0*
* This function will be supported depend on the CPU.
 

Chipset

• Intel® X99 Chipset
 

Slots

• 3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots
ƒ- Support x16, x16/x16, x8/x16/x8 with the CPU that supports 40 PCIe lanes.
– Support x16, x16/x8, x8/x8/x8 with the CPU that supports 28 PCIe lanes.
• 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
 

USB

• ASMedia^® ASM1142 Chipset
– 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) port on the back panel
– 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (Super Speed USB 10Gbps) Type-C port on the back panel

• ASMedia^® ASM1074 Chipset
– 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports on the back panel

• Intel^® X99 Chipset
– 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports available through the internal USB 3.1 connectors
-ƒ 8 x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB 2.0 connectors)
 

Storage

• Intel® X99 Chipset
• 10 x SATA 6Gb/s ports (2 ports from SATAe port)
ƒ- SATA1~6 support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10
– SATA7~10 only support IDE mode and AHCI mode

• 1 x M.2 slot (Key M)*
ƒ Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s
ƒ Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices

• 1 x U.2 port */ **
ƒ Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe storage

• 1 x SATAe port* (compatible with 2 SATA ports)*
ƒ Supports up to PCIe 2.0×2

• Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology**

* SATAe port (include SATA5~6) will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA storage in M.2 slot (for 40-lanes CPU only). SATAe port (include SATA5~6) will be unavailable when installing M.2 storage device in M.2 port (for 28-lanes CPU only).
** This function will be supported depend on the CPU.
*For 40-lanes CPU, it supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s
*For 28-lanes CPU(i7-5820K / i7-6800K), it supports up to PCIe 2.0 x2 and SATA 6Gb/s
 

Audio

• Realtek^® ALC1150 Codec
– 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
– Supports S/PDIF output
 

 
LAN 

• 1x Intel^® I218LM Gigabit LAN controller
• 1 x Intel^® I210AT Gigabit LAN controller
– Supports Intel LAN Teaming Technology
 

 
Internal I/O Connectors

– 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
– 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
– 10x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
– 1x SATA Express connector
– 1x M.2 slot
– 1x U.2 port
– 2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
– 2x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)
– 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
– 1x 4-pin Water Pump connector
– 3x 4-pin system fan connectors
– 1x Front panel audio connector
– 2x Front panel connectors
– 1x TPM module connector
– 1x Chassis Intrusion connector
– 1x Clear CMOS jumper
– 1x Power button
– 1x Reset button
– 1x Multi-BIOS switch
– 1x RGB LED connector
– 1x Slow mode booting jumper
 

 
Back Panel I/O Ports

– 1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port
– 4 x USB 2.0 ports
– 1 x Clear CMOS button
– 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 port
– 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port
– 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports
– 2 x LAN (RJ45) ports
– 1 x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector
– 5 x OFC audio jacks