| CPU | Intel Socket LGA1700 for 13th Gen Intel Core Processors & 12th Gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors |
| Chipset | Intel Z790 |
| Memory | 4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR5 4800MHz upto 7600MHz (OC) Dual Channel Memory Architecture Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) |
| Onboard Graphics Outputs | 1 x HDMI port VGA resolution support depends on processors' or graphic cards' resolution. |
| PCI Slots | 2x PCI-E x16 slot 1x PCI-E x1 slot PCI_E1 PCIe 5.0 supports up to x16 (From CPU) PCI_E2 PCIe 3.0 supports up to x1 (From Chipset) PCI_E3 PCIe 4.0 supports up to x4 (From Chipset) |
| Storage | Total supports 5 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports M.2_1 (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260 devices M.2_2 (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 5.0 x4 , supports 22110/2280/2260 devices M.2_3 (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260 devices M.2_4 (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260 devices M.2_5 (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 / SATA mode, supports 2280/2260 devices |
| Networking | 1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth v5.2 |
| Audio | Realtek® ALC4080 Codec |
| Connectivity | Clear CMOS / Flash 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5 Gbps (Type-A) 2.5G LAN 6x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-A) Audio Connectors Smart Button HDMI™ USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-C) USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps (Type-C) Optical S/PDIF Out |
| Internal Ports | 1x Power Connector(ATX_PWR) 2x Power Connector(CPU_PWR) 1x CPU Fan 1x Pump Fan 5x System Fan 2x Front Panel (JFP) 1x Chassis Intrusion (JCI) 1x Front Audio (JAUD) 1x TBT connector (JTBT, supports RTD3) 1x Tuning Controller connector(JDASH) 2x Addressable V2 RGB LED connector (JARGB_V2) 1x RGB LED connector(JRGB) 1x TPM pin header(Support TPM 2.0) 4x USB 2.0 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type A 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type C |
| Form Factor | ATX Form Factor - 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm ) |
| Warranty | Three Year Manufacturer Warranty |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 30.5 mm |
| Width | 24.4 mm |
| Colour | |
| Primary Colour | Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Motherboard formfactor | ATX |
| Motherboard | |
| Motherboard Chipset | Intel Z790 |
| CPU | |
| CPU Manufacturer | Intel |
| CPU Socket | 1700 |
| Lighting | |
| Lighting | Yes |
| Lighting Colour | Blue |
| Wi-Fi & LAN | |
| LAN Ports | 1x 2.5 Gbit/s |
| Memory | |
| Max. Memory | 128 GB |
| Memory Type | DDR5 |
| Memory Form Factor | DIMM |
| Memory slots | 4x |
| Expansion Slots | |
| PCIe x16 slots (total) | 2 |
| PCIe x1 slots (total) | 1 |
| PCIe 5.0 x16 mechanical slot | 1 |
| PCIe 4.0 x4 mechanical slot | 1 |
| PCIe 3.0 x1 mechanical slot | 1 |
| Storage Ports | |
| M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 | 4 |
| SATA 6G (internal) | 6 |
| External Ports | |
| Display Connectors | HDMI (1x) |
| Internal Ports | |
| RGB / LED connectors | 3x RGB (4-Pin 5050 12VGRB) |
| USB 2.0 (internal) Possible Ports | 4 |
The MSI motherboards i have brought over the years have consistently delivered reliable and feature-rich options. I have upgraded from a b550 using a 5800x. This is a amazing feature filled board, would highly recommend it.
It's a bit pricy for what it is but it's definitely a great motherboard. Works very nicely with my 7700K. Being able to browse your installed hard drives for a BIOS flash image is nice. Not a huge fan of the UEFI settings screen though and some of the included software feels a bit like bloatware, just get the drivers from MSI's site and ignore some of the ultilities that come on the drive. Doesn't seem to be able to run my RAM at its 6000MHz XMP profile but does support it at 5800MHz. This will most likely change with new BIOS updates.
I like MSI because of the product quality, functionality and reliability. One thing though I could not successfully run XMP profile 7600MHz, but I could manually select 7200MHz option which is still a quite high speed. I like MSI because of its easy to use menu and the options available for overclocking.
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