Mini-ITX with 7th/6th Gen Intel® Kaby Lake/Skylake Processor with Superior I/O & Expansion Capability for High-Performance Solution

Mini-ITX with 7th/6th Gen Intel^® Kaby Lake/Skylake Processor with Superior I/O & Expansion Capability for High-Performance Solution

Intel^® 7th/6th Gen Skylake-S/Kaby Lake-S Series with C236/H110
2 DDR4 2400 MHz SODIMM slots up to 32GB
Triple independent displays: VGA, DVI-D, HDMI™, LVDS
2 GbE LAN with RJ-45
1 PCIe x16 (Gen3), 1 Mini-PCIe (Full size, with SIM Holder), 1 Mini-PCIe (Half size) slots
mSATA, M.2 M Key, 4 SATA 3.0 for storage
SATA RAID 0/1/5/10
4 USB 3.2 Gen 1, 5 USB 2.0, 5 COM (1 RS-485), GPIO, PS/2, Audio, System FAN
iAMT 11.x
ATX Power

Product Specifications
Ordering-Information
Packing-List
Optional-Items

Product Specifications

Part Number
MS-98E1-C236 SKU
MS-98E1-H110 SKU

Processor

CPU
7th/6th Gen Intel^® Desktop Kaby Lake/Skylake Xeon/i7/i5/i3/ Pentium^®/Celeron Series Processor, Max 80W
7th/6th Gen Intel^® Desktop Kaby Lake/Skylake Core™ i7/i5/i3/ Pentium^®/Celeron^® Series Processor, Max 65W

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 32 GB
Up to 32 GB

Socket
2 x 260-pin SO-DIMMs
2 x 260-pin SO-DIMMs

Graphic

Controller
Intel^® HD Graphics
Intel^® HD Graphics

Graphic Memory
Depends on CPU
Depends on CPU

LVDS
1 x Dual channel 18/24-bit
1 x Dual channel 18/24-bit

DVI
1 (DVI-D)
1 (DVI-D)

HDMI
1
1

Multiple Display
3 independent displays
2 independent displays

Display Interface
LVDS up to 1920 x 1200 @60Hz
HDMI™ up to 3840 x 2160 @24Hz
DVI-D up to 1920 x 1200 @60Hz
VGA up to 1920 x 1200 @60Hz
LVDS up to 1920 x 1200 @60Hz
HDMI™ up to 3840 x 2160 @24Hz
DVI-D up to 1920 x 1200 @60Hz
VGA up to 1920 x 1200 @60Hz

Ethernet

Controller
1 x Intel^® I219-LM GbE-PHY
1 x Intel^® I210-AT PCIe GbE LAN(Co-lay I211-AT)
1 x Intel^® I219-LM GbE-PHY
1 x Intel^® I210-AT PCIe GbE LAN(Co-lay I211-AT)

Audio

Controller
Realtek^® ALC887 HD Audio Codec
Realtek^® ALC887 HD Audio Codec

Super I/O

Controller
Fintek F81866AD-I
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
5 x USB 2.0 (2 x rear, 3 x internal with one Vertical Type-A)
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (rear)
5 x USB 2.0 (2 x rear, 3 x internal with one Vertical Type-A)
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (rear)

Serial
5 x COM ports (COM1: rear, COM2~4: internal)
COM1: RS- 232/422/485, 0V/5V/12V
COM2~5: RS-232, 0V/5V/12V
5 x COM ports (COM1: rear, COM2~4: internal)
COM1: RS- 232/422/485, 0V/5V/12V
COM2~5: 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

M.2
1 x M key (PCIe x4, SATA3.0 ,2242)

Mini-PCIe
1 x Full-size, mSATA
1 x Full-size, mSATA

Storage

SATA
4 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-4P
ATX-Power 24P, 12V-4P

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
170 x 170 mm (Mini-ITX)
170 x 170 mm (Mini-ITX)

Weight
0.37 Kg
0.37 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

919-98E1-001
V1.1Intel Kabylake-S/Skylake-S +C236+2*DDR4 LVDS+HDMI™+DVI-D+VGA+4*SATAIII+2*GbE LAN+5*COM+1*mini-PCIe +1*M.2+ATX,SINGLE

919-98E1-002
V1.1 OPT:A Intel Kabylake-S/Skylake-S +H110+2*DDR4 LVDS+HDMI™+DVID+ VGA+3*SATAIII+2*GbE LAN+5*COM+1*mini-PCIe +ATX,SINGLE

Packing List

Part Number
Description

K1D-1008261-V03
SATA Cable, 500mm

E21-98E1010-C22
I/O SHIELD

Optional Item

Part Number
Description

K14-1036005-V039
COM Port Cable, 500mm

The MSI MS-98E1 is a Mini-ITX industrial motherboard designed for high-performance solutions, supporting 7th and 6th Gen Intel® Kaby Lake and Skylake processors with C236/H110 chipsets. It includes two DDR4 2400 MHz SODIMM slots for up to 32GB of memory. The motherboard supports triple independent displays via VGA, DVI-D, HDMI™, and LVDS, and features dual GbE LAN ports. Expansion capabilities include PCIe x16, Mini-PCIe (full size with SIM holder), and Mini-PCIe (half size) slots, as well as mSATA, M.2 M Key, and four SATA 3.0 ports for storage with RAID support. Connectivity options encompass four USB 3.2 Gen 1, five USB 2.0, five COM ports, GPIO, PS/2, audio, and a system fan header, and it supports Intel® AMT 11.x for manageability.