EVGA Z270 Classified K, Intel Z270 motherboard socket 1151 [134-KS-E279-KR]

The features of the EVGA Z270 Classified K at a glance:

3 × PCIe (3.0) x16 (16/8/8) & 3 × PCIe (3.0) x1
2 × USB 3.1 (Type A & Type C) / 8 × USB 3.0
2 × M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4) / 1 × U.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4) / 8 × SATA 6G
Supports max. 64 GB DDR4 RAM up to 3,600 MHz
CPU overclocking via multiplier & base clock
The EVGA Z270 Classified K in detail

The EVGA Z270 Classified K is a very well-equipped E-ATX motherboard with Intel's Z270 chipset for Intel's 6000 and 7000 series processors. The black board has three PCIe x16 slots, one of which is connected to the chipset with full 16 lanes, while the other two PCIe-x16 slots are electrically connected to eight data lines. For board and expansion cards, the board also has three PCIe x1 slots and supports both NVIDIA's SLI and AMD's CrossFireX technology.

The mainboard has four DIMM slots for DDR4 memory in fast dual-channel mode. Up to 64 GB of RAM are included in the total of the four memory banks, and depending on the processor, the board supports a memory clock of either 2.133 MHz (with Skylake CPU) or 2.400 MHz (with Kaby Lake CPU), overclocking also using memory modules up to 3.600 MHz Can be.

To connect data carriers, the board provides two M.2 slots for particularly fast NVMe M.2 SSDs, as well as a U.2 slot and eight SATA-6G connectors for 3.5-inch or 2.5- Inch hard drives and SSDs (including RAID support). The M.2 ports are connected to the chipset via four PCIe lanes in the 3.0 standard and, in combination with the NVMe protocol, enable a data transfer rate of just under 4 GB / s. Thus, M.2 PCIe SSDs are up to eight times faster than SATA 6G SSDs!

The mainboard has a new type C USB port on the I / O panel, which is particularly thin and can be inserted at both ends. In addition to the Type C port, the motherboard also provides a down-compatible USB 3.1 type A port. USB 3.1 ports are twice as fast as conventional USB 3.0 ports at maximum achievable speeds of 10 Gbps! For input devices and other gaming peripherals, the I / O panel also has four USB 3.0 ports.

If no graphics card is available, the integrated graphics processor of a Skylake or Kaby Lake CPU can be used to connect monitors directly to the back of the motherboard - two ports are available with HDMI and DisplayPort. The mainboard offers XMP support and features various overclocking features, such as improved VRM cooling and optimized power supply.

Technical details:
Format: E-ATX
Chipset: Intel Z270 ("Union Point")
Socket: 1151 (for Intel CPUs of the 6th and 7th core generation ("Skylake" / "Kaby Lake")
RAM: 4 × DDR4 (Skylake: DDR4-2.133, Kaby Lake: DDR4-2.400, OC max. 3.600 MHz)
Dual-Channel
Slots (physical):
1 × PCIe 3.0 x16
2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (electrical x8)
Compatible multi-VGA configurations: 2-way SLI (Quad-GPU), 3-Way-CrossFireX (Quad-GPU)
3 × PCIe 3.0 x1
Internal connections:
8 × SATA 6G (4 of which is also available as SATA Express)
2 × SATA Express (uses 4x SATA 6G)
1 × U.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4)
1 × M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4, 2242/2260/2280/2110)
1 × M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4, 2242/2260/2280)
1 × M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x2, Key E for WiFi / BT modules)
4 × USB 3.0 (two headers)
2 × USB 2.0 (one header)
5 × fan (4-pin PWM)
Power / Reset / LED / Front Audio
External connections:
2 × USB 3.1 (each 1 × Type A and Type C)
4 × USB 3.0
1 × Gigabit LAN (Intel I219-V)
1 × Gigabit LAN (Killer E2500NIC)
1 × HDMI 1.4b
1 × DisplayPort 1.2
1 × S / PDIF (optical)
5 × Audio (7.1 Creative Sound Core3D)
Power supply:
1 × 24-pin EATX
2 × 8-pin ATX 12V