Processor

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

1. Please go to intel.com for compatibility information.
2. 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 MHz
  • 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 mode, 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 16 slots (2 from CPU, 1 from PCH, support 16/0/4, 8/8/4)
• 2x PCIe x1 slots (from PCH)
• PCIE_5 shares lanes with M2_3, please refer to manual for details

Multi-GPU

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

Storage

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

• 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports¹
• 3x M.2 slots (Key M)
  • M2_1 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices¹
  • M2_2 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices²
  • M2_3 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4, 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices³
  • Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready⁴
  • 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. M2_3 shares lanes with PCIE_5, please refer to manual for details
4. 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, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5 for M.2 PCIe storage devices

USB

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

• 4x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports (3 Type-A ports on the back panel, 1 Type-C internal connector)
• 4x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 2 ports through the internal USB connector)
• 6x USB 2.0 ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports through the internal USB 2.0 connectors)

ASMedia^® 3241 chipset

• 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps Type-C port on the back panel

Audio

Realtek^® ALC1220 Codec + ESS SABRE9018Q2C combo DAC

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

LAN

• 1x Realtek^® 8125B 2.5G LAN controller
• 1x Intel^® I219V 1G 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 Pre-Certified
• 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
• 2x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
• 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 3x 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 connector
• 6x 4-pin system fan connectors
• 1x front panel audio connector
• 2x system panel connectors
• 1x Chassis Intrusion connector
• 1x slow mode jumper
• 1x power button
• 1x reset button
• 1x 4-pin RGB LED connector
• 2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors
• 1x 3-pin CORSAIR LED connector
• 1x RTD3 connector
• 1x TBT connector ¹

1. Thunderbolt card need support RTD3

Back panel ports

Dimensions

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

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.