Description Specification

Description

PREMIUM HARDWARE DESIGN
With years of experience, MSI is no stranger to building high-performance motherboards. Our R&D and engineering teams have reviewed countless designs, evaluated a wide selection of high quality components, and developed products for reliability even under extreme conditions.

THERMAL SOLUTION FOR MORE CORES AND HIGHER PERFORMANCE
With more cores’ processors, thermal and power design is more important to make sure the temperature keeps lower. MSI extended PWM heatsink and enhanced circuit design ensures even high-end Intel CPU to run in full speed with MSI motherboards.

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 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.

FROZR AI COOLING
Detecting CPU & GPU temperatures and automatically adjusting fan duty of system fans to a proper value by adopting MSI AI ENGINE.

ENHANCED PERFORMANCE
High performance MSI motherboards are loaded with advanced features and the latest technology to overwhelm any challenge at hand no matter whether you’re a gamer, prosumer, or PC enthusiast.

LIGHTNING GEN 4 M.2
Utilizing 11th Gen Intel processors, MSI Z590 motherboards feature latest Lightning Gen 4 M.2 which is the fastest onboard storage solution on the market with up to 64 Gb/s transfer speed.

FAST AND FUTURE-READY STORAGE
MSI Z590 motherboards support all the latest storage standards, which allows users to connect any ultra-fast storage device. Higher efficiency makes your work easier.

OPTANE: BOOST YOUR HDD TO PERFORM LIKE AN SSD
PC Enthusiasts can now enjoy the performance of an SSD on their HDD by coupling it with the new Intel® Optane™ Memory device. Intel® Optane™ technology provides an unparalleled combination of high throughput, low latency, high quality of service, and high endurance.

CONNECTIVITY
MSI motherboards are built with a variety of connectors to satisfy gamers. Enhanced audio, advanced LAN networking capabilities, USB and Mystic Light turn any gaming experience into an immerse one.

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.

Supports 10th Gen Intel® Core™, 11th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® processors for LGA 1200 socket
Supports DDR4 Memory, up to 5333(OC) MHz
Premium Thermal Solution: Extended Heatsink Design and M.2 Shield Frozr are built for high performance system and non-stop works
2.5G LAN and Intel Wi-Fi 6E Solution: Upgraded network solution for professional and multimedia use. Delivers a secure, stable and fast network connection
Lightning M.2: Running at PCIe Gen4 x4 maximizes performance for NVMe based SSDs
Lightning USB 20G: Powered by USB 3.2 Gen2x2 controller, offering never before seen USB speeds up to 20Gb/s with USB Type-C
AUDIO BOOST 5: Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality for the most immersive gaming experience
Multi-GPU: With Steel armor PCIe slots. Supports 2-Way AMD Crossfire™

Specification

PROCESSOR

Supports 10th Gen Intel^® Core™, 11th Gen Intel^® Core™, Pentium^® Gold and Celeron^® processors ¹
Processor socket LGA1200

Please go to intel.com for compatibility information.

See supported processors

CHIPSET

Intel^® Z590 Chipset

MEMORY

4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB ¹
Supports 1R 2133/ 2666/ 2933 MHz for 10th Gen Intel^® CPU (by JEDEC & POR)
Supports 1R 2133/ 2666/ 2933/ 3200 MHz for 11th Gen Intel^® CPU (by JEDEC & POR)
- Max overclocking frequency:
  - 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 5333 MHz
  - 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 4700+ 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)

Please refer to www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory.

See supported memory

EXPANSION SLOT

2x PCIe x16 slots
- 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (from CPU)
  - Support up to PCIe 4.0 for 11th Gen Intel^® CPU
  - Support up to PCIe 3.0 for 10th Gen Intel^® CPU
- PCI_E3 (From Z590 chipset)
  - Support up to PCIe 3.0 x4
2x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots (From Z590 chipset)

MULTI-GPU

Supports 2-Way AMD^® CrossFire^™ Technology

ONBOARD GRAPHICS

1x HDMI 2.0b with HDR port, supports a maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz ¹ / ²
1x DisplayPort 1.4 port, supports a maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz ¹ / ²

Available only on processors featuring integrated graphics.
Graphics specifications may vary depending on the CPU installed.

STORAGE

6x SATA 6Gb/s ports (From Z590 chipset) ¹
3x M.2 slots (Key M)
- M2_1 slot (From CPU)
  - Available only on 11th Gen Intel^® CPU
  - Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4
  - Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices
- M2_2¹ & M2_3 ² slot (From Z590 chipset)
  - Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4
  - Supports SATA up to 6Gb/s
  - Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices
  - Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready ³
- Supports Intel^® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors

SATA2 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_2 slot.
SATA5 & SATA6 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SSD in the M2_3 slot.
Before using Intel® Optane™ memory modules, please ensure that you have updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI website.

RAID

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^® Z590 Chipset

1x USB3.2 Gen2x2 20Gbps Type-C port on the back panel
2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports (1 Type-C internal connector and 1 Type-A port on the back panel)
6x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports (4 Type-A ports on the back panel, 2 ports through the internal connector)
1x USB 2.0 Type-A port on the back panel

Hub-GL850G

5x USB 2.0 ports (1 Type-A port on the back panel, 4 Type-A ports available through internal connectors)

AUDIO

Realtek^® ALC4080 Codec

7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
Supports S/PDIF output

LAN

1x Intel^® I225-V 2.5Gbps LAN controller

WIRELESS LAN & BLUETOOTH^®

1x Intel^® Wi-Fi 6E AX210
1x Intel^® The Wireless module is pre-installed in the M.2 (Key-E slot)
Supports MU-MIMO TX/RX, 2.4GHz/ 6GHz ¹(160MHz) up to 2.4Gbps
Supports 802.11 a/ b/ g/ n/ ac/ ax
Supports Bluetooth^® 5.2², FIPS, FISMA

Wi-Fi 6E 6GHz may depend on every country’s regulations and will be ready in WIN10 21H1.
Bluetooth 5.2 will be ready in WIN10 21H1.

INTERNAL CONNECTORS

1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
1x 6-pin PCIE power connector
6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
3x 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 Type-A 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 TPM module connector
1x Clear CMOS jumper
1x TBT connector (supports RTD3)
1x Tuning Controller connector