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MS-98L2

Micro-ATX with 8th Gen Intel® Coffee Lake-S Xeon, Core™ i7/i5/i3, Pentium®, Celeron® Processor for Superior I/O & Expansion Capability for High-Performance Solution

  • Intel® 8th Gen Coffee Lake-S Series with C246/Q370
  • 4 DDR4 2666 MHz ECC/non-ECC UDIMM slots up to 128GB
  • Triple independent displays: VGA, DP, HDMI™
  • 4 GbE LAN with RJ-45
  • 1 PCIe x16 (Gen 3), 3 PCIe x4 (Gen 3), 1 Mini-PCIe (Full/Half size) slots
  • M.2 M Key, 4 SATA 3.0 for storage
  • SATA RAID 0/1/5/10
  • 4 USB 3.2 Gen 2, 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1, 5 USB 2.0, 6 COM (2 RS-485), GPIO, LPT, PS/2, Audio, S/PDIF, 3 System FAN
  • Onboard TPM 2.0 (by option)
  • SMBus, I2C, iAMT12.x
  • ATX Power
  • Specifications
  • Download
  • Where To Buy

Products Specifications

  • Part Number
  • MS-98L2-SKU1
  • MS-98L2-SKU2
  • MS-98L2-SKU3

Processor

  • CPU
  • 8th Gen Intel® Desktop Coffee Lake-S Xeon®/Core™ i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Series Processor, Max 95W
  • 8th Gen Intel® Desktop Coffee Lake-S Core™ i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Series Processor, Max 95W
  • 8th Gen Intel® Desktop Coffee Lake-S Core™ i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Series Processor, Max 95W
  • Frequency
  • 2.1GHz~4.7GHz(Depends on CPU)
  • 2.1GHz~4.7GHz(Depends on CPU)
  • 2.1GHz~4.7GHz(Depends on CPU)
  • L2 Cache
  • 2MB~12MB (Depends on CPU)
  • 2MB~12MB (Depends on CPU)
  • 2MB~12MB (Depends on CPU)
  • CPU Type
  • Socket (LGA 1151)
  • Socket (LGA 1151)
  • Socket (LGA 1151)
  • Chipset
  • Intel® C246 Express
  • Intel® Q370 Express
  • Intel® Q370 Express
  • BIOS
  • AMI UEFI
  • AMI UEFI
  • AMI UEFI

Memory

  • Technology
  • Dual-channel DDR4 (ECC/non-ECC) 2666MHz
  • Dual-channel DDR4 (non-ECC) 2666MHz
  • Dual-channel DDR4 (non-ECC) 2666MHz
  • Max. Capacity
  • Up to 128GB
  • Up to 128GB
  • Up to 128GB
  • Socket
  • 4 x 288-pin UDIMMs
  • 4 x 288-pin UDIMMs
  • 4 x 288-pin UDIMMs

Display

  • Controller
  • Intel® HD Graphics
  • Intel® HD Graphics
  • Intel® HD Graphics
  • Graphic Memory
  • Depends on CPU
  • Depends on CPU
  • Depends on CPU
  • VGA
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • HDMI
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • DisplayPort
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • Multiple Display
  • 3 independent displays
  • 3 independent displays
  • 3 independent displays
  • Display Interface
  • VGA up to 1920 x 1200 @60Hz
    HDMI™ up to 4096 x 2160 @24Hz
    DP up to 4096 x 2304 @60Hz
  • VGA up to 1920 x 1200 @60Hz
    HDMI™ up to 4096 x 2160 @24Hz
    DP up to 4096 x 2304 @60Hz
  • VGA up to 1920 x 1200 @60Hz
    HDMI™ up to 4096 x 2160 @24Hz
    DP up to 4096 x 2304 @60Hz

Ethernet

  • Controller
  • 1 x Intel® I219-LM GbE LAN PHY
    3 x Intel® I210-AT GbE LAN
  • 1 x Intel® I219-LM GbE LAN PHY
    3 x Intel® I210-AT GbE LAN
  • 1 x Intel® I219-LM GbE LAN PHY
    1 x Intel® I211-AT GbE LAN

Audio

  • Controller
  • Realtek® ALC887 HD Audio Codec
  • Realtek® ALC887 HD Audio Codec
  • Realtek® ALC887 HD Audio Codec

Super I/O

  • Controller
  • Fintek F81866AD-I
  • Fintek F81866AD-I
  • Fintek F81866AD-I

H/W Monitor

  • Watchdog Timer
  • 256-level Watchdog Timer
  • 256-level Watchdog Timer
  • 256-level Watchdog Timer
  • Smart Fan
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • Yes

TPM

  • Controller
  • Box header (Default)
    Infineon SLB9665TT2.0 (by BOM option)
  • Box header (Default)
    Infineon SLB9665TT2.0 (by BOM option)
  • Box header (Default)
    Infineon SLB9665TT2.0 (by BOM option)

I/O Interface

  • PS/2
  • 1 x PS/2 port by Y-cable for keyboard and mouse
  • 1 x PS/2 port by Y-cable for keyboard and mouse
  • 1 x PS/2 port by Y-cable for keyboard and mouse
  • USB
  • 5 x USB 2.0 (5 x internal with one Vertical Type-A)
    4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (rear)
    4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (rear)
  • 5 x USB 2.0 (5 x internal with one Vertical Type-A)
    4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (rear)
    4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (rear)
  • 5 x USB 2.0 (5 x internal with one Vertical Type-A)
    4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A (rear)
    4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (rear)
  • Parallel
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • Serial
  • 6 x COM ports (COM1: rear, COM2~6: internal)
    COM1: RS-232/422/485, Ring/0V/5V/12V, Auto-flow Control
    COM2: RS-232/422/485, 0V/5V/12V, Auto-flow Control
    COM3~6: RS-232, 0V/5V/12V
  • 6 x COM ports (COM1: rear, COM2~6: internal)
    COM1: RS-232/422/485, Ring/0V/5V/12V, Auto-flow Control
    COM2: RS-232/422/485, 0V/5V/12V, Auto-flow Control
    COM3~6: RS-232, 0V/5V/12V
  • 6 x COM ports (COM1: rear, COM2~6: internal)
    COM1: RS-232/422/485, Ring/0V/5V/12V, Auto-flow Control
    COM2~6: RS-232, 0V/5V/12V
  • GPIO
  • 16-bits (8 x GPI; 8 x GPO), 5V
  • 16-bits (8 x GPI; 8 x GPO), 5V
  • 16-bits (8 x GPI; 8 x GPO), 5V

Expansion Slot

  • PCIe x16
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • PCIe x4
  • 3 (Slot2 signal shared with M.2; 2*PCIe x4 NVMe)
  • 3 (Slot2 signal shared with M.2; 2*PCIe x4 NVMe)
  • 3 (Slot2 signal shared with M.2; 2*PCIe x4 NVMe)
  • M.2
  • 1 x M Key (PCIe x4 NVMe, SATA 3.0), 2242/2260/2280
  • 1 x M Key (PCIe x4 NVMe, SATA 3.0), 2242/2260/2280
  • 1 x M Key (PCIe x4 NVMe, SATA 3.0), 2242/2260/2280
  • Mini-PCIe
  • 1 x Full-size/Half-size
  • 1 x Full-size/Half-size
  • 1 x Full-size/Half-size

Storage

  • SATA
  • 4 x SATA 3.0
  • 4 x SATA 3.0
  • 4 x SATA 3.0

Power Supply

  • ATX
  • ATX-Power 24P, 12V-8P
  • ATX-Power 24P, 12V-8P
  • ATX-Power 24P, 12V-8P

Environment

  • Operating Temperature
  • -10 ~ 60°C
    Note: Thermal w/ Airflow:0.7m/s
  • -10 ~ 60°C
    Note: Thermal w/ Airflow:0.7m/s
  • -10 ~ 60°C
    Note: Thermal w/ Airflow:0.7m/s
  • Operating Humidity
  • 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing
  • 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing
  • 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing
  • Storage Temperature
  • -20 ~ 80°C
  • -20 ~ 80°C
  • -20 ~ 80°C
  • Storage Humidity
  • 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing
  • 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing
  • 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing

Form Factor

  • Dimensions
  • 244 x 244 mm (uATX)
  • 244 x 244 mm (uATX)
  • 244 x 244 mm (uATX)
  • Weight
  • 0.625 kg
  • 0.625 kg
  • 0.6 kg

Certification

  • EMC
  • CE, FCC Class B, BSMI, RCM, VCCI
  • CE, FCC Class B, BSMI, RCM, VCCI
  • CE, FCC Class B, BSMI, RCM, VCCI

Software Platform

  • OS Support
  • Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 SAC (64-bit, RS5)
    Linux Kernel 4.x (by request)
  • Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 SAC (64-bit, RS5)
    Linux Kernel 4.x (by request)
  • Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 SAC (64-bit, RS5)
    Linux Kernel 4.x (by request)

Ordering Information

  • Part Number
  • Description
  • 919-98L2-001
  • MS-98L2\609-98L2-020\809-98L2-010 VER 10 OPT:A Intel Coffee Lake-S LGA1151,Q370,4*DDR4 UDIMM,1*PCIe x16,3*PCIe x4,HDMI™, DP,VGA,4*LAN,4*USB 3.2 Gen 2, 4*USB 3.2 Gen 1,5*USB 2.0, 4*SATA 3.0,M.2,Mini-PCIe, 6*COM,Micro-ATX,RoHS,SINGLE,For Channel
  • 919-98L2-002
  • MS-98L2\609-98L2-030\809-98L2-011 VER 10 OPT:B Intel Coffee Lake-S LGA1151, Q370,4*DDR4 UDIMM,1*PCIe x16,3*PCIe x4,HDMI™,DP,VGA,2*LAN,4*USB 3.2 Gen 2, 4*USB 3.2 Gen 1,5*USB 2.0,4*SATA 3.0,M.2,Mini-PCIe, 6*COM,Micro-ATX,RoHS,SINGLE,For Channel
  • 919-98L2-005
  • MS-98L2\609-98L2-010\809-98L2-013 VER 10 Intel Coffee Lake-S LGA1151, C246,4*DDR4 UDIMM,1*PCIe x16,3*PCIe x4,HDMI™,DP,VGA,4*LAN,4*USB 3.2 Gen 2, 4*USB 3.2 Gen 1,5*USB2.0,4*SATA3.0,M.2,Mini-PCIe,6*COM,Micro-ATX,RoHS,SINGLE,For Channel

Packing List

  • Part Number
  • Description
  • Quantity
  • K1D-1008261-V03
  • SATA Cable, 500mm
  • 2
  • E21-98L2020-C22
  • I/O Shielding (For SKU1)
  • 1

Optional Item

  • Part Number
  • Description
  • K14-1018004-V03
  • COM Port Cable, 510mm
  • K1B-3008012-E06
  • USB 2.0 Cable, 330mm

BIOS

Attention:

Users who download BIOS from here (not using Live Update) should use the flash utility included in the downloaded compressed file when doing the BIOS update. To avoid BIOS update failure, please do not use older versions of the update utility or utilities not provided by MSI. We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 9.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.

We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 9.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.

Release Date

2021-02-08

Version

120

File Size

8.3 MB

Type

BIOS

OS

Note

For Q370

Release Date

2021-02-08

Version

210

File Size

8.33 MB

Type

BIOS

OS

Note

For C246

Driver

Special Note:

The Drivers provided here are exclusively for MSI products only. MSI takes no responsibility for any damage resulted from improper usage or lack of technical expertise.

We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 9.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.

OS
  • All
  • Win10 64
Lan Driver
Release Date

2019-05-27

Version

23.2

File Size

72.4 MB

Type

LAN Drivers

OS

Win10 64

Note

AMT Driver
Release Date

2019-05-27

Version

12.0.30.1408

File Size

118.91 MB

Type

Others Drivers

OS

Win10 64

Note

Chipset Driver
Release Date

2019-05-27

Version

10.1.17809.8096

File Size

6.09 MB

Type

System & Chipset Drivers

OS

Win10 64

Note

Serial IO Driver
Release Date

2018-12-21

Version

30.100.1727.1

File Size

2.65 MB

Type

Others Drivers

OS

Win10 64

Note

RST Driver
Release Date

2018-12-21

Version

16.0.1.1018

File Size

19.43 MB

Type

Others Drivers

OS

Win10 64

Note

Utility

Special Note:

The Drivers provided here are exclusively for MSI products only. MSI takes no responsibility for any damage resulted from improper usage or lack of technical expertise.

We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 9.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.

MSI HIDAC Utility
Release Date

2020-01-31

Version

20200131

File Size

0.43 MB

Type

Utility

OS

Note

Manual

Attention:

MSI™ provides user manuals (in PDF format) here for download. You can use Adobe Acrobat Reader (Adobe's WEB Site) to open them.An easy guide for you to assemble your PC step by step, please refer to "Quick Installation Guide"..

We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 9.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.

Release Date

2020-09-21

Version

1.3

File Size

2.49 MB

Type

Manual

Data Sheet

Attention:

MSI™ provides user manuals (in PDF format) here for download. You can use Adobe Acrobat Reader (Adobe's WEB Site) to open them.

Release Date

2022-10-07

Version

File Size

0.69 MB

Language

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