MSI reserves the right to change the specifications without prior notices. 2017H1 26 Model MS-98C7 MS-98F5 MS-98E3 Mini-ITX board Processor CPU 4th Gen Intel® Desktop Haswell/ Haswell Refresh Core™ i7/i5/i3/Celeron® /Pentium® Processor, Max. 65W Intel® Celeron® Processor J1900, QC, 10W Intel® Celeron® Processor N2930, QC, 7.5W Intel® Celeron® Processor J1900, QC, 10W Intel® Celeron® Processor N2930, QC, 7.5W Frequency 2.2GHz~4.4GHz (Depends on CPU) J1900, 2.0 GHz, up to 2.42 GHz N2930, 1.83 GHz, up to 2.16 GHz J1900, 2.0 GHz, up to 2.42 GHz N2930, 1.83 GHz, up to 2.16 GHz L2 Cache 2M ~ 8M (Depends on CPU) 2 MB 2 MB CPU Type Socket (LGA 1150) BGA BGA Chipset Intel® H81/Q87 Express Integrated Integrated BIOS AMI AMI AMI Memory Technology Dual-channel DDR3/DDR3L 1066/1333/1600MHz Dual-channel DDR3L 1333/1066 MHz Dual-channel DDR3L 1333/1066 MHz Max. Capacity Up to 16 GB Up to 8 GB Up to 8 GB Socket 2 x 204-pin SO-DIMMs 2 or 1 x 204-pin SO-DIMMs (depends on SKU) 2 x 204-pin SO-DIMMs 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 24-bit (add chrontel 7511B chipset) Daul Channel 24-bit (add chrontel 7511B chipset) Daul Channel 24-bit (add chrontel 7511B chipset) VGA 1 1 1 DVI N/A N/A N/A HDMI N/A N/A 1 DisplayPort 2 N/A N/A Multiple Display 2 independent displays (H81 SKU) 3 independent displays (Q87 SKU) 2 independent displays 2 independent displays Display Interface LVDS up to 1920 x 1200 VGA up to 1920 x 1200 DP up to 3840 x 2160 VGA up to 2560 x 1600 LVDS up to 1920 x 1200 VGA up to 2560 x 1600 HDMI up to 1920 x 1080 LVDS up to 1920 x 1200 Ethernet Controller 1 x Intel® I217-LM GbE PHY (iAMT 9.0 supported) 1 x Intel® I210-AT PCIe GbE LAN 2 or 1 x Realtek® RTL8111G-CG GbE LAN (depends on SKU) 2 x Intel® i210-AT GbE LAN Audio Controller Realtek® ALC887 HD Audio Codec Realtek® ALC887 HD Audio Codec Realtek® ALC887 HD Audio Codec Super I/O Controller Fintek F81866D Fintek F81866AD-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 Q87: 6 x USB 2.0 (4 x internal; 2 x rear ); 4 x USB 3.0 (rear) H81: 6 x USB 2.0 (2 x internal; 4 x rear ); 2 x USB 3.0 (rear) 8 x USB 2.0 (4 x internal; 4 x rear) 8 x USB 2.0 (4 x internal; 4 x rear) 1 x USB 3.0 (internal) Serial 5 COM (COM1: rear; COM2~5: internal) COM1: RS-232/422/485, 0V/5V/12V COM2: RS-232, w/ WOR function COM3~5: RS-232, 0V/5V/12V 6 x COM (COM1: rear, COM2~COM6: internal) COM1: RS-232, 0V/5V/12V COM 2~6: RS-232, w/o power 6 x COM (COM1~2: rear; COM3~6: internal) COM1: RS-232/422/485, 0V/5V/12V COM2~6: RS-232, 0V/5V/12V Parallel 1 (Pin header) 1 (Pin header) N/A PS/2 1 1 (Pin header) 1 (Pin header) GPIO 8-bits (4 x GPI; 4 x GPO), 5V 8-bits (4 x GPI, 4 x GPO), 5V 8-bits (4 x GPI, 4 x GPO), 5V Expansion Slot PCIe x16 1 (up to 75W) N/A N/A PCIe x1 N/A 1 N/A PCI N/A N/A 1 Mini-PCIe 1 x Full-size, mSATA 1 x Half-size 1 x Full-size, mSATA 1 x Full-size, mSATA Storage SATA Q87: 4 x SATA 3.0 H81: 2 x SATA 3.0; 1 x SATA 2.0 1 x SATA 2.0 1 x SATA 2.0 mSATA 1 1 1 Power Supply DC DC-in 12V DC-in 12V DC-in 12V/19V/24V ATX N/A N/A ATX-Power 20P Environment Operating Temperature 0 ~ 60°C 0 ~ 60°C 0 ~ 60°C Operating Humidity 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing Storage Temperature -20 ~ 80°C -20 ~ 80°C -20 ~ 80°C Storage Humidity 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing Form Factor Dimensions 170mm x 170mm (Mini-ITX) 170mm x 170mm (Mini-ITX) 170mm x 170mm (Mini-ITX) Weight 0.37 kg 0.37 kg 0.37 kg Certification EMC FCC, CE, C-Tick, VCCI, BSMI FCC, CE, C-Tick, VCCI, BSMI FCC, CE, C-Tick, VCCI, BSMI Software Platform OS Support Windows XP (32/64-bit) Windows 7 (32/64-bit) Windows 8 (32/64-bit) Linux Fedora 19 Windows 8 (32/64-bit) Windows 8 (64-bit) 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