Mainboard MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Carbon (wifi)

PROCESSOR

Supports 10^th Gen Intel^® Core™ and Pentium^® Gold / Celeron^® processors for LGA1200 socket ^1 2

1. Please go to intel.com for compatibility information.
2. Onboard graphics output are disabled when using the F SKU 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 4800+ MHz
  • 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 4266+ 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
• 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

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

• 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports ¹/ ²
• 2x 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
  • Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready³
  • Supports Intel® Sma

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

• The Wireless module is pre-installed in the M.2 (Key-E) slot
• Supports MU-MIMO 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
• 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
• 1xTPM module connector
• 1x TBT connector*
• 1x RTD3 connector
• 1x Clear CMOS jumper

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.