MSI MEG Z490 GODLIKE E-ATX Gaming Motherboard (10th Gen Intel Core, LGA 1200 Socket, DDR4, SLI/CF, Triple M.2 Slots, Thunderbolt 3 Type-C, Wi-Fi 6, Mystic Light RGB)

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MEG Z490 GODLIKE

DDR4 Memory
CPU (Max Support)
M.2 port
Chipset
Memory Channel
USB 3.2 ports (Front)
DIMM Slots
USB 3.2 ports (Rear)
Max Memory (GB)
PCI-Ex16
PCI-Ex1
SATAIII
USB 2.0 ports (Front)
RAID
LAN
TPM
USB 2.0 ports (Rear)
Audio ports (Rear)
Display Port
DirectX
Form Factor
SLI
CrossFire
Operating System

DDR4 Memory

5000(OC)/4800(OC)/4600(OC)/4533(OC)/4400(OC)/ 4300(OC)/ 4266(OC)/ 4200(OC)/ 4133(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3866(OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/ 3300(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC) / 2933(JEDEC)/ 2666(JEDEC)/ 2400(JEDEC)/ 2133(JEDEC) MHz

CPU (Max Support)

M.2 port

Chipset

Intel® Z490 Chipset

Memory Channel

Dual

USB 3.2 ports (Front)

1(Gen2, Type C), 4(Gen1, Type A)

DIMM Slots

USB 3.2 ports (Rear)

2(Gen2, Type C), 2(Gen2, Type A) ,4(Gen1, Type A)

Max Memory (GB)

128

PCI-Ex16

PCI-Ex1

SATAIII

USB 2.0 ports (Front)

RAID

0/1/5/10

1x Aquantia® AQC107 10G LAN controller
1x Realtek® RTL8125B 2.5G LAN controller

USB 2.0 ports (Rear)

Audio ports (Rear)

Realtek® ALC1220 Codec + ESS SABRE9018Q2C combo DAC

Display Port

DirectX

Form Factor

E-ATX

CrossFire

Operating System

Support for Windows® 10 64-bit
Support for Windows® 7 64-bit
* To support Windows® 7 64-bit, you must install an AMD Pinnacle Ridge & Summit Ridge CPU.

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Processor

Supports 10th Gen Intel^® Core™, 11th Gen Intel^® Core™, Pentium^® Gold and Celeron^® processors for LGA 1200 socket¹²

See supported processors

Onboard graphics output are disabled when using F SKU processors.
BIOS updated to be compatible with 11th Gen Intel^® Core™ 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 4600+ 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)

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

See supported memory

Expansion Slots

3x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, support x16/ x0/ x4 or x8/ x8/ x4 mode¹
1x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot

Please refer to page 33 for details.

Multi-GPU

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

Onboard Graphics

Intel^® JHL7540 Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller

2x Thunderbolt™ 3 (Type-C) ports on the back panel
Supports Thunderbolt™ 3 with a maximum resolution of 5120x2880 @60 Hz¹
Supports DisplayPort 1.4 with a maximum resolution of 4096x2304 @60 Hz
Maximum shared memory is 1GB

Thunderbolt 3 supports two displays in 4K resolution or one display in 5K resolution.

Storage

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

6x SATA 6Gb/s ports^1,2
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/ 22110 storage devices²
- M2_3 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4, 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices
- Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready³
- Supports Intel^® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors

SATA2 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_1 slot.
SATA5 & SATA6 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SSD in the M2_2 slot.
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

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

ASMedia^® ASM1074 Chipset

8x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports (4 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports through the internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connectors)

Intel^® JHL7540 Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller

2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-C ports on the back panel

Audio

Realtek^® ALC1220 Codec + ESS E9018 combo DAC

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

Thunderbolt 3™

Intel^® JHL7540 Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller

2x Thunderbolt™ 3 (USB Type-C) ports on the back panel
Supports up to 40 Gbps transfer rate with Thunderbolt 3 devices
Supports up to 10 Gbps transfer rate with USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps devices
Supports up to 5V/3A , 15W power charging
Supports Daisy-chain up to six ThunderboltTM 3 devices

LAN

1x Aquantia^® AQC107 10G LAN controller
1x Realtek^® RTL8125B 2.5G 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

Only support windows 10 64-bit

Internal connectors

1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
1x 6-pin ATX PCIE power connector
6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
3x M.2 slots (M-Key)
1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-C port
2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connectors (supports additional 4 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
8x 4-pin system fan connectors
1x 3-pin Water Flow connector
1x Front panel audio connector
2x System panel connectors
1x Chassis Intrusion connector
2x 2-pin Thermal Sensors connectors
1x TPM module connector
1x 4-pin RGB LED connector
2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors
1x 3-pin CORSAIR LED connector

Back panel ports

Clear CMOS Button
PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse Port
USB 3.2 Gen1 5Gbps (Type-A)
2.5G LAN
10G Super LAN
Wi-Fi /Bluetooth Antenna Connectors
HD Audio Connectors
Flash BIOS Button
USB 2.0
Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gbps (Type-A)
Optical S/PDIF-Out

Dimensions

12 in. x 10.9 in. (30.5 cm x 27.7 cm)
E-ATX Form Factor

Mounting

9 mounting holes

Operating System

Support for Windows^® 10 64-bit

Box content

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

MEG Z490 GODLIKE

Processor

Chipset

Memory

Expansion Slots

Multi-GPU

Onboard Graphics

Intel® JHL7540 Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller

Storage

Intel® Z490 Chipset

RAID

Intel® Z490 Chipset

USB

Intel® Z490 Chipset

ASMedia® ASM1074 Chipset

Intel® JHL7540 Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller

Audio

Realtek® ALC1220 Codec + ESS E9018 combo DAC

Thunderbolt 3™

Intel® JHL7540 Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller

LAN

WiFi & Bluetooth

Intel® AX201

Internal connectors

Back panel ports

Dimensions

Mounting

Operating System

Box content

Intel^® JHL7540 Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

ASMedia^® ASM1074 Chipset

Intel^® JHL7540 Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller

Realtek^® ALC1220 Codec + ESS E9018 combo DAC

Intel^® JHL7540 Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller

Intel^® AX201