Mainboard MSI MEG Z490I UNIFY

PROCESSOR

Supports 10th Gen Intel^® Core™ and Pentium^® Gold / Celeron^® processors

See supported processors

CHIPSET

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

MEMORY

• 2x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB ¹
• Supports 1R 2133/2666/2933 MHz ¹
  • 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 5000+ MHz
  • 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 4500+ 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.

See supported memory

EXPANSION SLOTS

• 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot

ONBAORD GRAPHICS

• 1x DisplayPort, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2304 @60Hz
• 1x HDMI port, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 @30Hz
• Intel^® JHL7540 Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller
• 1x Thunderbolt™ 3 [Type-C] port on the back panel
  • Supports Thunderbolt™ 3 with a maximum resolution of 3840x2160 @60Hz or DisplayPort 1.4 with a maximum resolution of 4096x2304 @60 Hz
• Maximum shared memory is 1GB

THUNDERBOLT™ 3

• Intel^® JHL7540 Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller
  • 1x Thunderbolt™ 3 [USB Type-C] port 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 Gen2 10Gbps devices
  • Supports up to 5V/3A , 15W power charging
  • Supports Daisy-chain up to six Thunderbolt™ 3 devices

STORAGE

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

• 4x SATA 6Gb/s ports ¹
• 2x M.2 slots [Key M]
  • M2_1 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2280 storage devices ¹
  • M2_2 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4, 2280 storage devices
  • Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready ²
  • Supports Intel^® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors
  1. The SATA2 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA device into M2_1 slot.
  2. Before using Intel® 0ptane™ memory modules, please ensure that you have updated the drivers and BI0S 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 and RAID 1 for M.2 PCIe storage devices

USB

• Intel^® Z490 Chipset
  • 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gbps ports [1 Type-A port on the back panel, 1 Type-C internal connector]
  • 4x USB 3.2 Gen1 5Gbps ports [2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 2 ports through the internal USB 3.2 Gen1 5Gbps connector]
  • 4x USB 2.0 ports [2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 2 ports through the internal USB 2.0 connector]

• Intel^® JHL7540 Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller
  • 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gbps Type-C port on the back panel

AUDIO

Realtek^® ALC1220 Codec

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

LAN

• 1x Realtek^® RTL8125B 2.5Gbps LAN controller

WIRELESS LAN & BLUETOOTH

Intel^® AX201

• The Wireless module is pre-installed in the M.2 [Key-E] slot
• Supports MU-MIM0 TX/RX, 2.4GHz/ 5GHz [160MHz] up to 2.4Gbps
• Supports 802.11ac
• WiFi 6 pre-certified
• Supports Bluetooth^® 5.1, FIPS, FISMA

INTERNAL CONNECTORS

• 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 4x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 2x M.2 slots [M-Key]
• 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gbps Type-C port
• 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 5Gbps connector [supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 5Gbps ports]
• 1x USB 2.0 connector [supports additional 2 USB 2.0 ports]
• 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
• 1x 4-pin water-pump fan connector
• 1x 4-pin system fan connector
• 1x Front panel audio connector
• 2x System panel connectors
• 1x Chassis Intrusion connector
• 2x 3-pin RAINB0W LED connectors
• 1xTPM module connector

LED FEATURES

• 4x EZ Debug LED

BACK PANEL CONNECTORS

1. Display port
2. USB 2.0 ports
3. 2.5G LAN
4. Wi-Fi /Bluetooth Antenna Connectors
5. HD Audio Connectors
6. HDMI port
7. USB 3.2 Gen1 5Gbps (Type-A)
8. Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
9. USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gbps (Type-A)
10. Clear CM0S Button
11. 0ptical S/PDIF 0ut

DIMENSIONS

• 6.7 in. x 6.7 in. [17.0 cm x 17.0 cm]
• Mini-ITX Form Factor

MOUNTING

4 mounting holes

OPERATING SYSTEM

• Support for Windows^® 10 64-bit