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
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 Humidity
- 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing
- 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing
- 10 ~ 90%, non-condensing
- Storage Temperature
- -20 ~ 80°C
- -20 ~ 80°C
- -20 ~ 80°C
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 (Support by request) - Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 SAC (64-bit, RS5)
Linux (Support by request) - Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 SAC (64-bit, RS5)
Linux (Support by request)
Ordering Information
Packing List
Optional Item
The MSI MS-98L2 Industrial Micro-ATX motherboard is designed for high-performance solutions, supporting Intel's 8th Gen Coffee Lake-S processors with either C246 or Q370 chipsets. It features robust I/O and expansion capabilities, including four DDR4 ECC/non-ECC UDIMM slots for up to 128GB of RAM, and extensive connectivity options such as triple independent displays (VGA, DP, HDMI), four GbE LAN ports, and a variety of PCIe slots (one x16 Gen 3, three x4 Gen 3, and one Mini-PCIe). Storage options are versatile with M.2 M Key and four SATA 3.0 ports supporting RAID 0/1/5/10 configurations. The motherboard offers ample USB connectivity (4 USB 3.2 Gen 2, 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1, 5 USB 2.0), multiple COM ports including RS-485, GPIO, LPT, PS/2, and comprehensive audio interfaces. It also includes onboard TPM 2.0 for security and supports protocols like SMBus, I2C, and iAMT12.x, powered by ATX.