MS-98E2
Micro-ATX with 7th/6th Gen Intel® Kaby Lake/Skylake, Superior I/O & Expansion Capability for High-Performance Solution
- Intel® 7th/6th Gen Skylake-S/Kaby Lake-S Series with C236/H110
- 4 DDR4 2666 MHz ECC/non-ECC UDIMM slots up to 64GB
- Triple independent displays: VGA, DVI-D, DP, LVDS
- 2 GbE LAN with RJ-45
- 1 PCIe x16 (Gen 3), 1 PCIe x8 (Gen 3), 1 PCIe x1 (Gen 3), 1 PCI, 1 Mini-PCIe (Full size, with mSATA) slots
- M.2 M Key, 6 SATA 3.0 for storage
- SATA RAID 0/1/5/10
- 6 USB 3.2 Gen 1, 5 USB 2.0, 10 COM (1 RS-485), GPIO, PS/2, Audio, S/PDIF, 3 System FAN
- SMBus, iAMT11.x
- ATX Powere
Product Specifications
- Part Number
- MS-98E2-C236 SKU
- MS-98E2-H110 SKU
Processor
- CPU
- 7th/6th Gen Intel® Desktop Kaby Lake/ Skylake Xeon/i7/i5/ i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Series Processor, Max 95W
- 7th/6th Gen Intel® Desktop Kaby Lake/ Skylake Core™ i7/i5/ i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Series Processor, Max 95W
- Frequency
- 2.3GHz~4.0GHz (Depends on CPU)
- 2.3GHz~4.0GHz (Depends on CPU)
- L2 Cache
- 2M ~ 8M (Depends on CPU)
- 2M ~ 8M (Depends on CPU)
- CPU Type
- Socket (LGA 1151)
- Socket (LGA 1151)
- Chipset
- Intel® C236 Express
- Intel® H110 Express
- BIOS
- AMI
- AMI
Memory
- Technology
- Dual-channel DDR4 (ECC) 2133MHz/2400MHz (7th Gen)
- Dual-channel DDR4 (non-ECC) 2133MHz/2400MHz (7th Gen)
- Max. Capacity
- Up to 64 GB
- Up to 32 GB
- Socket
- 4 x 288-pin Long-DIMMs
- 2 x 288-pin Long-DIMMs
Graphic
- Controller
- Intel® HD Graphics
- Intel® HD Graphics
- Graphic Memory
- Depends on CPU
- Depends on CPU
- LVDS
- 1
- VGA
- 1
- 1
- DVI
- 1 (DVI-D)
- 1 (DVI-D)
- DisplayPort
- 1
- 1
- Multiple Display
- 3 independent displays
- 2 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 - DP up to 3840 x 2160
DVI-D up to 1920 x 1200
VGA up to 1920 x 1200
Ethernet
- Controller
- 1 x Intel® I219-LM GbEPHY
1 x Intel® I210-AT PCIe GbE LAN - 1 x Intel® I219-LM GbEPHY
1 x Intel® I211-AT PCIe GbE LAN
Audio
- Controller
- Realtek® ALC887 HD Audio Codec
- Realtek® ALC887 HD Audio Codec
Super I/O
- Controller
- Fintek F81866AD-I + F81216H
- Fintek F81866AD-I
H/W Monitor
- Watchdog Timer
- 256-level Watchdog Timer
- 256-level Watchdog Timer
- Smart Fan
- Yes
- Yes
TPM
- Controller
- Pin header
- Pin header
I/O Interface
- PS/2
- 1
- 1
- USB
- 6 x USB 2.0 (2 x rear, 4 x internal)
6 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (4 x rear, 2 x internal) - 6 x USB 2.0 (2 x rear, 4 x internal)
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (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
- GPIO
- 8-bits (4 x GPI, 4 x GPO), 5V
- 8-bits (4 x GPI, 4 x GPO), 5V
Expansion Slot
- PCIe x16
- 1
- 1
- PCIe x8
- 1(PCIe x4 signal)
- 1(PCIe x1 signal)
- PCIe x1
- 1
- 1
- PCI
- 1
- 1
- M.2
- 1 x M Key ( PCIe x4, SATA3.0), 2242/2260/2280
- Mini-PCIe
- 1 x Full-size, mSATA
- 1 x Full-size, mSATA
Storage
- SATA
- 6 x SATA 3.0
- 3 x SATA 3.0
- mSATA
- 1 (shared w/ Mini-PCIe)
- 1 (shared w/ Mini-PCIe)
Power Supply
- ATX
- ATX-Power 24P, 12V-8P
- ATX-Power 24P, 12V-8P
Environment
- Operating Temperature
- 0 ~ 60°C
Note: Thermal w/ Airflow:0.7m/s - 0 ~ 60°C
Note: Thermal w/ Airflow:0.7m/s
- Operating Humidity
- 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing
- 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing
- Storage Humidity
- 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing
- 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing
- Storage Temperature
- -20 ~ 80°C
- -20 ~ 80°C
Form Factor
- Dimensions
- 244 x 244 mm (uATX)
- 244 x 244 mm (uATX)
- Weight
- 0.73 Kg
- 0.73 Kg
Certification
- EMC
- FCC, CE, RCM, VCCI, BSMI
- FCC, CE, RCM, VCCI, BSMI
Software Platform
- OS Support
- Windows 7 (32/64-bit)
Windows 8.1 (64-bit)
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC/SAC 1809 (64-bit, RS5)
Linux (Support by request) - Windows 7 (32/64-bit)
Windows 8.1 (64-bit)
Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC/SAC 1809 (64-bit, RS5)
Linux (Support by request)
Ordering Information
Packing List
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The MSI MS-98E2 is a Micro-ATX industrial motherboard designed for high-performance applications, supporting 7th and 6th Gen Intel® Kaby Lake and Skylake processors with C236/H110 chipsets. It features four DDR4 2666 MHz slots, allowing up to 64GB of ECC or non-ECC memory. The board supports triple independent displays via VGA, DVI-D, DisplayPort, and LVDS, and includes dual GbE LAN ports. Expansion capabilities include PCIe x16, PCIe x8, PCIe x1, PCI, and Mini-PCIe slots, along with an M.2 M Key and six SATA 3.0 ports for storage with RAID support. It offers extensive connectivity options with six USB 3.2 Gen 1, five USB 2.0, ten COM ports, GPIO, PS/2, audio, S/PDIF, and three system fan headers, and supports SMBus and Intel® AMT 11.x for manageability.