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 MHz*
  • 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

See supported memory

EXPANSION SLOTS

• 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (from CPU)
• 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (x4 mode, from PCH)
• 2x PCIe x1 slots (from PCH)

ONBOARD GRAPHICS

• 1x HDMI port, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 @ 30Hz
• 1x DisplayPort port supports a maximum resolution of 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz

MULTI-GPU

• Supports AMD^® 2-Way CrossFire™ Technology

STORAGE

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

• 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports ¹
• 2x M.2 slots (Key M)
  • Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s
  • M2_1 slot supports 2242/ 2260 /2280/ 22110 storage devices¹
  • M2_2 slot supports 2242/ 2260 /2280 storage devices²
  • Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready*** ³

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

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

• 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-A port on the back panel
• 7x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps (4 Type-A ports on the back panel, 2 ports through the internal USB connector, 1 Type-C internal connector)
• 2x USB 2.0 ports on the back panel
• 4x USB 2.0 ports available through the internal USB connectors, hub-GL850G

ASMedia^® ASM3241

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

AUDIO

Realtek^® ALC1200-VD1 Codec

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

LAN

• 1x Realtek^® RTL8125B-CG 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

1. Only support windows 10 64-bit

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
• 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-C port
• 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connector (support additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports)
• 2x USB 2.0 connectors (support 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 Clear CMOS jumper
• 2x 4-pin RGB LED connectors
• 2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors
• 1x TPM module connector
• 1x TBT connector ¹
• 1x RTD3 connector

1. Thunderbolt card need support RTD3

BACK PANEL PORTS

1. PS/2 Combo Port
2. DisplayPort
3. USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-A)
4. LAN Port
5. HD Audio Connectors
6. USB 2.0
7. HDMI Port
8. USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps (Type-C)
9. USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps (Type-A)
10. Wi-Fi / Bluetooth
11. Optical S/PDIF OUT

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