Introduction and Technical Specifications
The C7Z170-SQ is SUPERMICRO’s enthusiast-centered offering for the Intel Z170 with support for the Skylake-S processor and DDR4 memory…
Introduction
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SUPERMICRO's latest venture into the consumer realm is the C7Z170-SQ motherboard, featuring an appealing black and red enthusiast-friendly aesthetic and a gamer-friendly feature set. Centered on the Intel Z170 chipset, the board offers fully support for the Intel Skylake-S processor line as well as DDR4 memory in Dual Channel mode. At a competitive $219.99 MSRP, the SUPERMICRO C7Z170-SQ motherboard is competitively-priced considering its features and performance potential.
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The C7Z170-SQ was designed with an 8+1 phase digital power delivery system to power the CPU and integrated graphics. SUPERMICRO integrated the following featured into the board: six SATA 3 ports; a PCIe X4 M.2 slot; an Intel i219-V Gigabit NIC; three PCI-Express x16 slots; three PCI-Express x4 slots; 2-digit diagnostic LED display; on-board power, CMOS clear, and BIOS restore buttons; and USB 2.0, 3.0, and USB 3.1 Type-C port support.
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Technical Specifications (taken from the SUPERMICRO website)
| Product SKUs | |
| Motherboard | C7Z170-SQ |
| Physical Stats | |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Dimensions | 12" x 9.6", (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) |
| Processor | |
| CPU | Intel® 6th Gen Core i7/i5/i3 series processors; CPU TDP support up to 160W TDP Single Socket H4 (LGA 1151) |
| System Memory | |
| Memory Capacity | 4 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM slots Supports up to 64GB DDR4 Non-ECC Un-Buffered memory (UDIMM) in 4 DIMM slots |
| Memory Type | Frequency up to 3200MHz (OC) non-ECC DDR4 SDRAM 72-bit, 288-pin (UDIMM) gold-plated DIMMs Support overclocking up to 3200MHz* * Please check the operation manual for supported components |
| DIMM Sizes | 16GB, 8GB, 4GB, 2GB, 1GB |
| Memory Voltage | 1.2V |
| On-Board Devices | |
| Chipset | Intel® Z170 Express Chipset |
| SATA | SATA3 via PCH w/ RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 |
| Network Controllers | Intel® i219V Controller Supports 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, and 1000BASE-T, RJ45 output |
| Audio | RealTek ALC1150 High Definition Audio |
| Input / Output | |
| Serial ATA | 6 x SATA3 (6Gbps) ports |
| LAN | 1 x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port |
| USB | 6 x USB 3.0 ports (2 rear, 4 via headers) 6 x USB 2.0 ports (2 rear, 4 via headers) 1 x USB 3.1 (10Gbps) Type C port (rear) 1 x Thunderbolt AIC header |
| Audio | 7.1 HD Jacks |
| Display | 1 x DVI – D, 1 x DP (Display Port), 1 x HDMI |
| Serial Port / Header | 1 x COM port (header) |
| Expansion Slots | |
| PCI-Express | 2 PCI-E 3.0 x16 (1 x16 or dual x8) slots 1 PCI-E 3.0 x16 (x4) slot 1 PCI-E 3.0 x4 slot 2 PCI-E 3.0 x1 (in x4) slots 1 PCIe M.2 (PCIe x4 2260 / 2280 / 22110) |
| System BIOS | |
| BIOS Type | 128Mb SPI Flash EEPROM with AMI BIOS |
| BIOS Features | DMI (SMBIOS) 2.7 ACPI 5.0 USB Keyboard support |
| Management | |
| Software | SuperDoctor® 5 |
| Power Configurations | ACPI / ACPM Power Management Main Switch Override Mechanism Power-on mode for AC power recovery Internal/External modem ring-on |
| PC Health Monitoring | |
| Voltage | Monitors for CPU Cores, +12V, +3.3V, +5V, +5V Standby, VBAT, HT, Memory, Chipset Voltages. 5-Phase-switching voltage regulator with auto-sense from 0.8375V-1.60V |
| FAN | Total of five 4-pin fan headers supporting up to 5 fans 5x fans with tachometer status monitoring Status monitor for speed control Status monitor for on/off control Support 3-pin fans (w/o speed control) Low noise fan speed control Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) fan connectors |
| Temperature | Monitoring for CPU and chassis environment CPU thermal trip support FC temperature sensing logic Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) support PECI |
| LED | CPU / System Overheat LED +5V Standby alert LED |
| Other Features | Chassis intrusion detection Chassis intrusion header |
jumpers everywear and I love
jumpers everywear and I love it 😛
at least the PCB’s not tan 😉
at least the PCB's not tan 😉
I wish it was – I love
I wish it was – I love “ugly” boards that look like they’re from 15 years ago
I miss the old school boards
I miss the old school boards in green color
It does look good. The
It does look good. The Superdot logo is a bit cheesy. But it’s got the right ins-and-outs and such for a competitively priced Skylake rig. And they had an H170 board involved in some serious overclocking with an i3 (DHENSZJHEN).
http://overclocking.guide/overclocking-non-k-intel-skylake-cpus-performance-tests/
I’ve been looking to upgrade from an old potato lappy and PS3 and building a Skylake rig seems to be my path. I welcome healthy competition in the motherboard sector. Especially one that doesn’t have LEDs (a statement that completely contradicts my stance in this post’s opening, [re: complaints about the logo, “Superdot.”]).
Although that tan B150 30th anniversary (MSI?)looks nice, I can’t see the appeal of a B150 board if it can’t push a locked Skylake. It’s Z170 or Haswell, right?
Unless you’re a Mr. Beefcake Computer that, of course, wouldn’t deign to use a SuperMicro component in the first place.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/v63fqs
That’s what I’d like to hook up to my living room TV.
1080p.
60Hz.
I can OC it in a couple years. I can swap out the VGA card with the next generation. I’m guessing that, given the trend towards power efficiency, we’ll have another card like the 750ti which can be powered solely by PCIe soon and I can make a swap when that one starts to show it’s age.
I think there are a few good mobos to fit the bill, and I’d be willing to consider SuperMicro if they build and price smartly.
I was really hoping that if
I was really hoping that if there is one manufacturer then it must be a SuperMicro without red and black motherboard.
Last bastion has fallen! But at least there is plenty of jumpers to play around, ha, ha.
‘Gaming motherboard’ and ‘SuperMicro’ in one sentence that’s like oxymoron and antichrist combined. 😀