Micro-ATX with 7th/6th Gen Intel® Kaby Lake/Skylake, Superior I/O & Expansion Capability for High-Performance Solution

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
Ordering-Information
Packing-List
Optional-Items

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

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

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

Part Number
Description

919-98E2-001
VER 1.1 OPTA,9.6-INCH, Intel Skylake-S/Kabylake-S +C236,4*DDR4, DP, VGA, LVDS, DVI, 1*M.2, 1*Mini- PCIe, 2*LAN, 6*SATA3.0, 6*USB3.0, 6*USB2.0, 10*COM, ATX Power,single for channel

919-98E2-002
VER 1.1 OPTB,9.6-INCH, Intel Skylake-S/Kabylake-S +H110, 2*DDR4, DP, VGA, DVI, 1*Mini-PCIe, 2*LAN, 3*SATA3.0, 4*USB3.0, 6*USB2.0, 6*COM, ATX Power, single for channel

Packing List

Part Number
Description

K1D-1008261-V03
SATA Cable, 500mm

K14-1018003-V03
COM PORT Cable, 300mm

E21-98E2010-C22
I/O SHIELD

Optional Item

Part Number
Description

K14-1036004-V03
COM Port Cable, 200mm

K1B-3008012-E06
USB 2.0 Cable, 330mm

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.