Z490CABEKX - MSI MPG Z490 GAMING CARBON EK X ATX GAMING MOTHERBOARD EK CUSTOM LIQUID COOLING

GAME IN STYLE The MPG series brings out the best in gamers by allowing full expression in color with advanced RGB lighting control and synchronization. Experiment on another level of personalization with a front LED strip that provides convenient in-game and real time notifications. With the MPG series, transform your equipment into the center of attention and top leaderboards in style. EK CUSTOM-DESIGNED CPU + VRM WATER COOLING Sustain the high performing for 10th gen Intel core processors, a custom-designed EK cooling solution that offers pristine cooling for both the CPU and VRM power delivery section is used to prevent thermal throttling, allowing gamers to sustain heavy gaming loadings without the noisy environment. It's ready for everything! M.2 SHIELD FROZR World’s fastest SSDs can start to lower performance when getting hot. Part of the motherboards heatsink design, M.2 Shield Frozr is the next generation M.2 thermal solution to avoid this by offering the best thermal protection to make sure that SSD maintains maximum performance. FULLY CONTROLLABLE IN BIOS AND SOFTWARE MSI motherboards let you manage speeds and temperatures for all your system and CPU fans. Total Fan Control allows you to check your primary system characteristics in a simplified graphical interface. You can also set up to 4 temperature targets for CPU and motherboard, which will adjust the fan speeds automatically. OPTIMIZED FOR WATER COOLING Designed to support the most popular All-In-One & customized water cooling solutions on the market. A dedicated water pump PIN header supports up to 2 amp, giving you full control of the water pump speed. A clearly marked ‘keep-out-zone’ allows for easy and safe installation and a perfect fit. EXTREME STABILITY & COMPATIBILITY TESTING MSI conducts thorough memory testing with the most popular memory brands under extreme conditions to ensure your system runs stable no matter what. Our memory partners include brands like Corsair, Crucial, Kingston, G.Skill and many more to optimize memory modules, configurations and even improve overclocking. A HUGE STEP OF DDR PERFORMANCE MSI OC LAB does not merely work hard on extreme overclocking. Compare to Z390 motherboard memory XMP profile, MSI does have great improvement on performance and efficiency for Z490. Easy to enable XMP profile with auto power settings to get the best memory speed and stability. EASY OVERCLOCKING WITH XMP PROFILE The XMP (Extreme Memory Profiles) in MSI BIOS are tested and certified by MSI OC LAB. It is easy to enable with auto power settings to get the best memory speed and stability. HIGH-BANDWIDTH AND LOW-LATENCY NETWORK 2.5Gbps LAN provides incredible data transfer speed faster than general Gigabit LAN. This is a premium solution for demanding users. SURFACING WITH THE REAL MU-MIMO TECHNOLOGY The WIFI 6 adopts the latest OFDMA and two-way MU-MIMO technologies and could provide up to 4X network capacity and efficiency in the high signal density environment. Comparing to the WIFI 5, which can only send the data packet to one device at a time on each channel, the WIFI 6 could combine the packet, separate to several devices and allow signals from the different devices bundled together. This new technology provides all the devices in the same network environment with same and harmonious traffic bandwidth in an efficient way. OPTIMIZE ONLINE GAMING TRAFFIC FOR LOWER LATENCY! MSI LAN Manager automatically classifies and prioritizes the latency-sensitive applications for online games, giving you the best online gaming experience with low latency.

 

Specification:

 

Internal I/O
Number of M.2 (M) slots	2
Total number of SATA connectors	6
Front panel connector	Yes
12V power connector	Yes
Supported storage drive interfaces	M.2, SATA
USB 2.0 connectors	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1
TPM connector	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)	1
Number of SATA III connectors	6
Number of chassis fan connectors	6
Front panel audio connector	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes
RGB LED pin header	Yes
Technical details
Number of displays supported	2
Motherboard chipset family	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z490
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
Cooling type	Passive
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Component for	PC
Total number of SATA connectors	6
Number of mounting holes	9
Audio
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Performance
Number of HDDs supported	6
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD
Motherboard chipset family	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z490
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10
Cooling type	Passive
Certification	CE
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Component for	PC
Processor
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel® Core™ i9
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
Processor socket	LGA 1200
Memory
Number of memory slots	4
Memory slots type	DIMM
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Non-ECC	Yes
Supported memory clock speeds	2133,2400,2666,2933,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3733,3866,4000,4133,4200,4266,4300,4400,4800 MHz
Maximum internal memory	128 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes
Storage controllers
Number of HDDs supported	6
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfaces	M.2, SATA
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics
Number of displays supported	2
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2304 pixels
DirectX version	12.0
Rear panel I/O ports
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity	1
USB connector type	USB Type-A, USB Type-C
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2
WiFi-AP antenna jack	2
Thunderbolt ports quantity	1
S/PDIF out port	Yes
PS/2 ports quantity	1
Microphone in	Yes
Headphone outputs	1
HDMI ports quantity	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1
DisplayPorts quantity	1
Network
Ethernet LAN	Yes
Wi-Fi	Yes
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wake-on-LAN ready	Yes
LAN controller	Intel® I219-V, Realtek RTL8125-CG
Ethernet interface type	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Bluetooth	Yes
Bluetooth version	5.1
Features
Power source type	ATX
Number of mounting holes	9
Motherboard chipset family	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z490
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10
Cooling type	Passive
Certification	CE
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Component for	PC
Audio chip	Realtek ALC1200
Harmonized System (HS) code	84733020
Expansion slots
Number of M.2 (M) slots	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots	2
PCI Express x1 slots	2
Power
Power source type	ATX
Video
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2304 pixels
DirectX version	12.0
Certificates
Certification	CE
Software
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10
Drivers included	Yes
Packaging content
Drivers included	Yes
Cables included	SATA