Another Z370 motherboard has been released by MSI, Z370 MORTAR is Coffee Lake ready and follows the smaller MicroATX form-factor and is not available in stores.
The LED lighting "Mystic Light" enabled offers features like "Intel GAMING LAN", high-quality audio with studio class "Audio Boost", "Military Class 5 components,".
The petite motherboard can deal with and has to offer DDR4-4000×4 (maximum 64GB), storage SATA3.0 (6Gbps) × 4, Turbo M.2 × 2, expansion slots PCI-Express3.0 (x16) × 2, PCI equipped with a -Express3.0 (x1) × 2.
| Brand | MSI |
| Series | Arsenal GAMING Series |
| Model | Z370M Mortar |
| CPU | Supports 8th Generation Intel Core Processors, and Intel Pentium and Celeron Processors for Socket LGA1151 |
| Chipset | Intel Z370 Chipset |
| Main Memory | 4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB |
| - Supports DDR4 4000+(OC)/ 3866(OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/ 3300(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC) / 2800(OC)/ 2667/ 2400/ 2133 MHz* | |
| Supports Dual-Channel mode | |
| Supports non-ECC UDIMM memory | |
| Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) | |
| *Please refer to www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory. | |
| Slots | 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16/x4 modes) |
| 2x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots | |
| Onboard Graphics | 1x DVI-D port, supports a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 @60Hz |
| 1x DisplayPort, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2304 @24Hz | |
| 1x HDMI port, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 @30Hz, 2560x1600 @60Hz | |
| Multi-GPU | Supports 2-Way AMD CrossFire Technology |
| Storage | Intel Z370 Chipset |
| 4x SATA 6Gb/s ports* | |
| 2x M.2 slots (Key M) | |
| - M2_1 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4, 2242/ 2260 /2280 storage devices | |
| - M2_2 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2280 storage devices* | |
| - Intel Optane Memory Ready for all M.2 slots* | |
| Supports Intel Optane Memory Ready** | |
| *SATA1 port will be unavailable when an M.2 SATA SSD module has been installed in the M2_2 slot. | |
| **Please refer to manual for Intel Optane Memory Configuration. | |
| RAID | Intel Z370 Chipset |
| Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices | |
| USB | 8x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (4 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors) |
| 6x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors) | |
| Audio | Dual Realtek ALC892 Codec |
| - 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio | |
| - Supports S/PDIF output | |
| LAN | 1x Intel I219-V Gigabit LAN controller |
| Internal I/O Connectors | 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector |
| 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector | |
| 4x SATA 6Gb/s connectors | |
| 2x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) | |
| 2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports) | |
| 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector | |
| 1x 4-pin water pump fan connector | |
| 2x 4-pin system fan connectors | |
| 1x Front panel audio connector | |
| 2x Front panel connectors | |
| 1x RGB LED connector | |
| 1x TPM module connector | |
| 1x Chassis Intrusion connector | |
| 1x Clear CMOS jumper | |
| Back Panel I/O Ports | 1x PS/2 mouse / keyboard combo port |
| 2x USB 2.0 ports | |
| 1x DVI-D port | |
| 1x DisplayPort port | |
| 1x HDMI port | |
| 1x LAN (RJ45) port | |
| 4x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A ports | |
| 5x OFC audio jacks | |
| 1x Optical S/PDIF out connector | |
| Dimension | 9.6 in. x 9.6 in. (24.3 cm x 24.3 cm) |
| Micro-ATX Form Factor | |
| Mounting | 8x mounting holes |
| Warranty Information | |
| Warranty | 3 Year Warranty |
MSI Launches MicroATX Z370 MORTAR
