MSI reserves the right to change the specifications without prior notices. 2017H1 20 Model MS-98H3 MS-98E6 MS-98I8 3.5" board Processor CPU 7th/6th Gen Intel® Embedded Mobile Kaby Lake-U/ Skylake-U Core™ i7/i5/i3/Celeron® Processor, DC, 15W Apollo Lake SKUs Apollo Lake-I SKUs Intel® Celeron® Processor N3160, QC, 6W Intel® Celeron® Processor N3010, DC, 4W Intel® Pentium® Processor N4200, QC, 6W Intel® Celeron® Processor N3350, DC, 6W Intel® Atom™ x7 Processor E3950, QC, 12W Intel® Atom™ x5 Processor E3940, QC, 9.5W Intel® Atom™ x5 Processor E3930, DC, 6.5W Frequency 2.0GHz~3.4GHz (Depends on CPU) N4200, 1.5 GHz, up to 2.5 GHz N3350, 1.1 GHz, up to 2.3 GHz E3950, 1.6 GHz, up to 2.0 GHz E3940, 1.6 GHz, up to 1.8 GHz E3930, 1.3 GHz, up to 1.8 GHz N3160, 1.6 GHz up to 2.24 GHz N3010, 1.04 GHz up to 2.24 GHz L2 Cache 2MB~4MB (Depends on CPU) 1M~2M (Depends on CPU) 2MB CPU Type BGA BGA BGA Chipset N/A Integrated in SoC Integrated in SoC BIOS AMI AMI AMI Memory Technology Dual-channel DDR4 2133MHz Dual-channel DDR3L 1866/1600 MHz Single-channel DDR3L 1600MHz Max. Capacity Up to 16GB Up to 8 GB Up to 8 GB Socket 1 x 260-pin SO-DIMMs 1 x 204-pin SO-DIMM 1 x 204-pin SO-DIMM Display Controller Intel® HD Graphics Intel® HD Graphics Intel® HD Graphics Graphic Memory Shared system memory up to 1.7 GB SDRAM Shared system memory up to 1.7 GB SDRAM Shared system memory up to 1.7 GB SDRAM LVDS Dual Channel 18/24-bit 2 x Dual Channel 18/24-bit (LVDS1 Share with eDP Signal, LVDS2 Share with DP1 Signal) Dual Channel 18/24-bit eDP 1 1 (Share with LVDS1 Signal) N/A VGA N/A N/A N/A DVI N/A N/A N/A HDMI 1 (HDMI1 Co-lay DP1/LVDS by Optional, HDMI2 Co-lay DP2 by Optional) 1 (HDMI1 Co-lay DP1/LVDS2 by Optional, HDMI2 Co-lay DP2 by Optional) 1 DisplayPort 1 (DP1 Co-lay HDMI1/LVDS by Optional, DP2 Co-lay HDMI2 by Optional) 1 (DP1 Co-lay HDMI1/LVDS2 by Optional, DP2 Co-lay HDMI2 by Optional) 1 Multiple Display 3 independent displays 3 independent displays 3 independent displays Display Interface LVDS up to 1920x1200 @ 60 Hz, eDP up to 4096×2304 @ 60 Hz, HDMI1/HDMI2 HDMI1.4 up to 4096x2160 @ 24 Hz DP1/DP2 up to 3840x2160@60hz + 920x1200@60hz LVDS1 up to 1920x1200 @ 60 Hz, LVDS2 up to 1920×1200 @ 60 Hz, eDP up to 4096×2160 @ 60 Hz, HDMI1/HDMI2 up to 3840x2160 @ 30 Hz DP1/DP2 up to 4096×2160 @ 60 Hz LVDS up to 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz, HDMI1.4b up to 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz, 3840 x 2160 @ 30 Hz DP1.1a up to 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz, 3840 x 2160 @ 30 Hz Ethernet Controller 1 x Intel® I210-AT GbE LAN 1 x Intel® I219LM GbE-PHY LAN (AMT 11.x supported) Intel I211-AT GbE LAN Intel I210-IT GbE LAN 2 x Realtek RTL8111G GbE LAN Audio Controller Realtek® ALC887-VD2-CG HD Audio Codec Realtek® ALC887-VD2-CG HD Audio Codec Realtek® ALC887-VD2-CG HD Audio Codec Super I/O Controller Fintek F81866AD-I Fintek F81867AD-I Fintek F81866AD-I H/W Monitor Watchdog Timer 256-level Watchdog Timer 256-level Watchdog Timer 256-level Watchdog Timer Smart Fan Yes Yes Yes TPM Controller Pin header Pin header Pin header I/O Interface USB 4 x USB 3.0 (4 x Rear) 4 x USB 2.0 (2 x Internal) 4 x USB 3.0 (4 x Rear) 2 x USB 2.0 (2 x Internal) 2 x USB 2.0 (2 x internal) 4 x USB 3.0 (4 x rear) Serial 6 x COM (Internal) COM1: RS-232/422/485, 0V/5V/12V, support auto flow control COM2~6: RS-232, 0V/5V/12V (RS-422/485 by Optional) 6 x COM (Internal) COM1: RS-232/422/485, 0V/5V/12V, support auto flow control COM2~6: RS-232, 0V/5V/12V (RS-422/485 by Optional) 4 x COM (internal) COM1: RS-232/422/485, 0V/5V/12V COM2~4: RS-232 PS/2 N/A N/A 1 (box header) GPIO 16-bits (8 x GPI; 8 x GPO) 16-bits (8 x GPI; 8 x GPO) 8-bits (4 x GPI; 4 x GPO) Expansion Slot Mini-PCIe 2 x Full-size (Mini-PCIe1 Slot w/ NANO SIM-Holder) (Mini-PCIe2 Slot w/ mSATA) 2 x Full-size (Mini-PCIe1 Slot w/ NANO SIM-Holder) (Mini-PCIe2 Slot w/ mSATA) 2 x Full-size (one w/ mSATA) Storage SATA 2 x SATA 3.0 1 x SATA 3.0 1 x SATA 3.0 mSATA 1 (Shared with Mini-PCIe2) 1 (Shared with Mini-PCIe1) 1 (Shared with Mini-PCIe1) Power Supply DC DC-in 12~24V DC-in 12~24V DC-in 9~36V ATX N/A N/A N/A Environment Operating Temperature -20 ~ 70°C -10 ~ 60°C -40 ~ 85°C -10 ~ 60°C Operating Humidity 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing Storage Temperature -20 ~ 80°C -20 ~ 80°C -40 ~ 85°C -20 ~ 80°C Storage Humidity 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing Form Factor Dimensions 146mm x 102mm (3.5") 146mm x 102mm (3.5") 146mm x 102mm (3.5") Weight 0.59 kg 0.34 kg 0.59 kg 0.33 kg Certification EMC FCC, CE, RCM, VCCI, BSMI FCC, CE, RCM, VCCI, BSMI FCC, CE, RCM, VCCI, BSMI Software Platform OS Support Windows 7 (32/64bit) (Sky Lake-ULT Only) Windows 8.1 (64bit) (Sky Lake-ULT Only) Windows 10 (64bit) Fedora 25 Ubuntu 16.04 Windows 10 (64-bit) Fedora 25 Ubuntu 16.04 Windows 7 (32/64-bit) Windows 8.1 (64-bit) Windows 10 (64-bit) Fedora 21 Ubuntu 14.04.03 HMI Panel PC Embedded System Embedded Board Semi-rugged Terminal POS System COM Express Board Qseven Board Pico-ITX Board 3.5" Board EPIC Board PICMG 1.0 Board Mini-ITX Board Micro-ATX Board ATX Board NEW NEW