Reviewed: Gigabyte Z97N-Gaming 5 Mini ITX

Gigabyte Z97N-Gaming 5

CPU Support

• Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1150 package
• L3 cache varies with CPU

Chipset

• Intel® Z97 Express Chipset

Memory

• 2 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory
• Support for DDR3 3200(O.C.) / 3100(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2933(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) / 2600(O.C.) / 2500(O.C.) / 2400(O.C.) / 2200(O.C.) / 2133(O.C.) / 2000(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1800(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 MHz memory modules
• Support for non-ECC memory modules
• Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

Memory Channel

• Dual channel memory architecture

Slots

• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 
  (The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
• 1 x mini-PCI Express slot for the wireless communication module

On-Board SATA

Chipset:

• 5 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3 0/1/2/3/4)
• 1 x eSATA 6Gb/s connector on the back panel
  * Actual transfer rate is dependent on the device being connected.
• Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

On-Board Graphics

1. 1 x DVI-I port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920×1200@60Hz
2. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@24Hz or 2560×1600@60Hz
   * Support for HDMI 1.4a version.
3. 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@24Hz or 3840×2160@60Hz
   * Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version.
4. Support for up to 3 displays at the same time
5. Maximum shared memory of 512MB

USB

Chipset:

• 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
• 6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

• Realtek® ALC1150 codec
• Support for Sound Blaster X-Fi MB3
• High Definition Audio
• 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
• Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

• Qualcomm® Atheros Killer E2201 LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
• Bluetooth 4.0, 3.0+HS, 2.1+EDR
• Support for 11ac wireless standard and up to 867 Mbps data rate

* Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.

• 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 5 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 1 x CPU fan header
• 1 x system fan header
• 1 x front panel header
• 1 x front panel audio header
• 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
• 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header
• 1 x S/PDIF Out header
• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
• 1 x chassis intrusion header

• 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
• 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
• 1 x DVI-I port
• 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
• 1 x HDMI port
• 1 x DisplayPort
• 1 x eSATA 6Gb/s connector
• 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 1 x RJ-45 port6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Side Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)

• iTE® I/O Controller Chip

• System voltage detection
• CPU/System temperature detection
• CPU/System fan speed detection
• CPU/System fan speed control
  * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.

• 2 x 64 Mbit flash
• Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
• Support for DualBIOS™
• PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

• @BIOS
• EasyTune
• EZ Setup
• Fast Boot
• Cloud Station
• ON/OFF Charge
• Smart TimeLock
• Smart Recovery 2
• System Information Viewer
• USB Blocker

Support for Q-Flash

Support for Smart Switch

Support for Xpress Install

• Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
• Intel® Rapid Start Technology
• Intel® Smart Connect Technology
• Intel® Smart Response Technology
• Intel® Wireless Display

• Support for Windows 8.1/8/7

• 4 Mounting Holes

• 3 Years