Processor

Supports 10th Gen Intel^® Core™, 11th Gen Intel^® Core™, Pentium^® Gold and Celeron^® processors for LGA 1200 socket ^{1 2 3}

1. Please go to intel.com for compatibility information.
2. Onboard graphics output are disabled when using the F SKU processors.
3. BIOS updated to be compatible with 11th Gen Intel^® Core™ Processors

See supported processors

Chipset

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

Memory

• 4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB¹
• Supports 1R 2133/2666/2933 MHz¹
  • 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 5000+ MHz
  • 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 4500+ MHz
  • 2DPC 1R Max speed up to 4400+ MHz
  • 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 4000+ MHz
• Supports Dual-Channel mode
• Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

1. Please refer www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory

Expansion Slots

• 3x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, support x16/ x0/ x4 or x8/ x8/ x4 mode
  • PCI_E1 & PCI_E3 slots (From CPU)
    Support up to PCIe 4.0 for 11th Gen Intel^® CPU
    Support up to PCIe 3.0 for 10th Gen Intel^® CPU
  • PCI_E5 slot (From chipset)
    Supports up to PCIe 3.0
• 2x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

Onboard Graphics

• 1x HDMI port, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 @30Hz
• 1x DisplayPort, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2304 @60Hz
• Maximum shared memory is 1GB

Multi-GPU

• Supports 2-Way NVIDIA^® SLI^™ Technology
• Supports 3-Way AMD^® CrossFire™ Technology

Storage

• 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports ¹/ ²
• 2x M.2 slots (Key M)
  • M2_1 slot
    CPU support mode (From 11th Gen Intel^® CPU only)- supports PCIe 4.0 x4/3.0 x4
    Chipset support mode-supports PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s
    Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices¹
  • M2_2 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices²
  • Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready³
  • Supports Intel^® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors

1. SATA2 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_1 slot.
2. SATA5 & SATA6 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA/PCIe SSD in the M2_2 slot.
3. Before using Intel^® Optane^™ memory modules, please ensure that you have updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI website.

RAID

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
• Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 PCIe storage devices

USB

Audio

Realtek^® ALC1220 Codec

• 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
• Supports S/PDIF output

LAN

• 1x Realtek^® RTL8125B 2.5Gbps LAN controller

WiFi & Bluetooth

Intel^® AX201

• Supports 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, MU-MINO Rx, 2.4GHz-5GHz (160MHz) up to 2.4Gbps
• WiFi 6
• Supports Bluetooth® 5.1 , FIPS, FISMA
• The Wireless module is pre-install in the M2 (Key-E) slot

1. Only support windows 10 64-bit

Internal connectors

• 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 1x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 2x M.2 slots (M-Key)
• 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-C port
• 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports)
• 2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
• 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
• 1x 4-pin water-pump fan connector
• 6x 4-pin system fan connectors
• 1x Front panel audio connector
• 2x System panel connectors
• 1x Chassis Intrusion connector
• 1x 4-pin RGB LED connector
• 2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors
• 1x 3-pin CORSAIR LED connector
• 1x Serial port connector
• 1x TPM module connector
• 1x RTD3 connector
• 1x Clear CMOS jumper
• 1x TBT connector ¹

1. Thunderbolt card need support RTD3

Back panel ports

Dimensions

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

Mounting

9 mounting holes

Operating System

• Support for Windows^® 10 64-bit

Box content

1. MSI^® does not guarantee the risks or damages caused by changing the cover.
2. These pictures are for reference only and may vary without notice.