X99A TOMAHAWK Desktop Motherboard

NON-STOP GAMING

Equip yourself with the MSI Arsenal GAMING Series motherboards to improve your game. MSI Arsenal GAMING Series motherboards are covered in full black camouflage with LED ambient lights and is packed with gaming features, making them the perfect weapon to dominate the battlefield.

MYSTIC LIGHT EXTENSION

Dedicated HEADER for 4-PIN RGB-STRIP & LIGHTING CONTROL

Designed for anyone who simply wants to have a perfectly stylish gaming rig. With MSI's Mystic Light Extension header, it provides the most intuitive way to control the fascinated LED strip without the ordinary controller. Just install the standard 12V RGB strips onto the 4-pin Mystic Light Extension RGB-strip header, then control your lighting to any style you want. Extend the Mystic Light to whole gaming rig and your gaming room.

MAXIMIZE YOUR STORAGE DEVICES

Activate all the devices at the same time with 40 Lan CPU

UNMATCHED MEMORY PERFORMANCE AND STABILITY

With traditional memory design the memory signals are often distorted by electromagnetic signals from other components, making the system perform slower or become unstable. MSI introduces DDR4 Boost technology with optimized traces and fully isolated memory circuitry. This design ensures the memory signals stay pure for optimal performance and stability.

DOMINATE THE GAME WITH LOWEST LATENCY

Get ready to crush your enemies on the battlefield with MSI® GAMING LAN, featuring carefully selected components to ensure the best online gaming experience without lag.

Manufacturer Part Number
X99A TOMAHAWK
EAN/UPC
0824142134450,824142134450
Full Product Specifications

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CPU

• Supports New Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition for LGA2011-3 Socket
• Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0*
* This function will be supported depend on the CPU.

Chipset

• Intel® X99 Chipset

Main Memory

• 8 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB*
- Supports DDR4 3333(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2933(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2666(OC)/ 2600(OC)/ 2400/ 2200(OC)/ 2133 MHz
• Quad channel memory architecture
• Supports ECC/ non-ECC un-buffered memory
• Supports DDR4 ECC RDIMM Memory
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
* For the latest information about memory, please visit http://www.msi.com

Slots

• 3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (PCI_E1, PCI_E4~PCI_E5)
•40-Lane CPU
ƒ- 3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 or x16/x16, x8/x16/x8)
• 28-Lane CPU-
ƒ- 3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16 or x16/x16, x8/x16/x8)
• 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slot (PCI_E2~PCI_E3)  

Multi-GPU

• Supports 3-Way AMD® CrossFire™ Technology
• Supports 3-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology

USB

• ASMedia® ASM1142 Chipset
• 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) port on the back panel
ƒ 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (Super Speed USB 10Gbps) Type-C port on the back panel

• ASMedia® ASM1074 Chipset
- 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports on the back panel

• Intel® X99 Chipset
- 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports available through the internal USB 3.1 connectors
(4 ports available through the internal USB connectors (JUSB1, JUSB2))
ƒ 8 x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB 2.0 connectors)

Storage

• Intel® X99 Chipset
• 10 x SATA 6Gb/s ports (2 ports from SATAe port)
ƒ- SATA1~6 support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10
- SATA7~10 only support IDE mode and AHCI mode

• 1 x M.2 slot (Key M)
ƒ Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s
ƒ Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices

• 1 x U.2 port */ **
ƒ Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe storage

• 1 x SATAe port* (compatible with 2 SATA ports)*
ƒ Supports up to PCIe 2.0x2

• Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology**

* SATAe port (include SATA5~6) will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA storage in M.2 slot. SATAe port (include SATA5~6) will be unavailable when installing PCIe storage devices in both U.2 and M.2 ports (for 28-lanes CPU only).
**This function will be supported depend on the CPU.

Audio

• Realtek® ALC1150 Codec
- 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
- Supports S/PDIF output

LAN 

• 1x Intel® I218LM Gigabit LAN controller
• 1 x Intel® I210AT Gigabit LAN controller
- Supports Intel LAN Teaming Technology

Internal I/O Connectors

- 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
- 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 10 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- 1 x SATA Express connector
- 1 x M.2 slot
- 1 x U.2 port
- 2 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
- 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)
- 1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector
- 1 x 4-pin Water Pump connector
- 3 x 4-pin system fan connectors
- 1 x Front panel audio connector
- 2 x Front panel connectors
- 1 x TPM module connector
- 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
- 1 x RGB LED Pin Header
- 1 x Power button

Back Panel I/O Ports

- 1 x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse combo port
- 4 x USB 2.0 ports
- 1 x Clear CMOS button
- 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 port
- 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port
- 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 ports
- 2 x LAN (RJ45) ports
- 1 x Optical S/PDIF OUT connector
- 5 x OFC audio jacks

Dimension

• 12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
• ATX Form Factor

Mounting

• 9 mounting holes