2017H1 MSI reserves the right to change the specifications without prior notices. 29 Model MS-98E2 MS-98G3 MS-98D6 Micro-ATX board Processor CPU 7th/6th Gen Intel® Desktop Kaby Lake/Skylake Core™ Xeon® /i7/i5/i3/Pentium® /Celeron® Processors, Max. 95W 4th Gen Intel® Desktop Haswell/ Haswell Refresh Core™ i7/i5/i3/Celeron® /Pentium® Processors, Max. 95W 4th Gen Intel® Desktop Haswell/ Haswell Refresh Core™ i7/i5/i3/Celeron® /Pentium® Processors, Max. 95W Frequency 2.3GHz~4.0GHz (Depends on CPU) 2.2GHz~4.4GHz (Depends on CPU) 2.2GHz~4.4GHz (Depends on CPU) L2 Cache 2M ~ 8M (Depends on CPU) 2M ~ 8M (Depends on CPU) 2M ~ 8M (Depends on CPU) CPU Type Socket (LGA 1151) Socket (LGA 1150) Socket (LGA 1150) Chipset Intel® C236 Express Intel® H110 Express Intel® Q87 Express Intel® Q87 Express BIOS AMI AMI AMI Memory Technology Dual-channel DDR4 2133 MHz Dual-channel DDR3 1066/1333/1600MHz Dual-channel DDR3 1066/1333/1600MHz Max. Capacity Up to 64 GB Up to 32 GB Up to 32 GB Up to 32 GB Socket 4 x 288-pin Long-DIMMs 2 x 288-pin Long-DIMMs 4 x 240-pin Long-DIMMs 4 x 240-pin Long-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 1 Option eDP N/A VGA 1 1 N/A DVI 1 (DVI-D) 1 (DVI-D) 1 (DVI-I) DisplayPort 1 N/A 2 Multiple Display 3 independent displays 2 independent displays 2 independent displays 3 independent displays Display Interface LVDS up to 1920 x 1200 DP up to 3840 x 2160 DVI-D up to 1920 x 1200 VGA up to 1920 x 1200 VGA up to 1920 x 1080 DVI up to 2560 x 1600 DP up to 3840 x 2160 DVI up to 1920 x 1200 Ethernet Controller 1 x Intel® I219-LM GbE- PHY 1 x Intel® I210-AT PCIe GbE LAN 1 x Intel® I219-LM GbE- PHY 1 x Intel® I211-AT PCIe GbE LAN 1 x Intel® I217-LM GbE-PHY 3 x Intel® I210-AT PCIe GbE LAN 1 x Intel® I217-LM GbE-PHY 1 x Intel® I210-AT PCIe GbE LAN Audio Controller Realtek® ALC887 HD Audio Codec Realtek® ALC887 HD Audio Codec Realtek® ALC887 HD Audio Codec Super I/O Controller Fintek F81866AD-I + F81216H Fintek F81866AD-I Fintek F81866AD-I + F81216AD Fintek F81866AD-I + F81216AD 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 6 x USB 3.0 (4 x rear; 2 x internal) 6 x USB 2.0 (2 x rear; 2 x internal) 4 x USB 3.0 (4 x rear) 6 x USB 2.0 (2 x rear; 2 x internal) 8 x USB 2.0 (4 x rear; 4 x internal) 4 x USB 3.0 (4 x rear) 8 x USB 2.0 (6 x rear; 2 x internal) 4 x USB 3.0 (4 x rear) Serial 10 x COM (1 x rear; 9 x internal) COM1: RS-232/422/485, 0V/5V/12V COM2~6: RS-232, 0V/5V/12V COM7~COM10: RS- 232, without power 6 x COM (1 x rear; 5 x internal) COM1: RS-232/422/485, 0V/5V/12V COM2~6: RS-232, 0V/5V/12V 10 x COM (internal) COM1~COM4: RS-232, 0V/5V/12V COM5: RS-232/422/485, 0V/5V/12V COM6: RS-232/422/485, without power COM7~COM10: RS-232, 0V/5V/12V 10 x COM (internal) COM1~COM4: RS-232, 0V/5V/12V COM5: RS-232/422/485, 0V/5V/12V COM6: RS-232/422/485, without power COM7~COM10: RS-232, 0V/5V/12V (COM1 & COM2 support WOR) Parallel N/A 1 1 PS/2 1 1 1 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 1 1 PCIe x8 1*PCIe x8 (x4 signal) 1*PCIe x8 (x1 signal) N/A N/A PCIe x4 N/A 1*PCIe x8 (x4 signal) 1*PCIe x8 (x4 signal) PCIe x1 1 N/A N/A PCI 1 2 2 M.2 M.2(PCIe x4, SATA3.0) N/A N/A N/A Mini-PCIe 1 x Full-size, mSATA 1 x Full-size, mSATA 1 x Full-size, mSATA Storage SATA 6 x SATA 3.0 3 x SATA 3.0 4 x SATA 3.0 4 x SATA 3.0 mSATA 1 1 1 Power Supply DC N/A N/A N/A ATX ATX-Power 24P, 12V-8P ATX-Power 24P, 12V-4P ATX-Power 24P, 12V-4P 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 244 mm x 244 mm (uATX) 244 mm x 244 mm (uATX) 244 mm x 244 mm (uATX) Weight 0.73 kg 0.6 kg 0.73 kg Certification EMC FCC, CE, RCM, VCCI, BSMI FCC, CE, C-Tick, VCCI, BSMI FCC, CE, C-Tick, VCCI, BSMI Software Platform OS Support Windows 7 (32/64-bit) Windows 8.1 (64-bit) Windows 10 (64-bit) Linux Kernel 4.X, support Fedora 23(64Bit) & Ubuntu 16.04 (64Bit) of Skylake-S & Kabylake-S Windows XP (32-bit) Windows 7 (32/64-bit) Windows 8 (32/64-bit) Windows XP (32-bit) Windows 7 (32/64-bit) Windows 8 (32/64-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 coming soon NEW