MSI Z490 GAMING CARBON WIFI (Supports 10th Gen Intel® Core™ / Pentium® Celeron® processors for LGA 1200 socket)

Product Type

Motherboard – ATX

Chipset Type

Intel Z490

Compatible Processors

Celeron, Core i5, Core i3, Core i7, Core i9, Pentium Gold (supports 10th Generation Intel Core / Pentium Gold / Celeron)

Processor Socket

LGA1200 Socket

Max Processors Qty

1

Manufacturer

MSI Computer Corp.

Expansion Slots

1 x CPU
4 x DIMM 288-pin
3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16/x0/x4, x8/x8/x4 modes)
2 x PCIe 3.0 x1

Storage Interfaces

SATA-600 -connectors: 6 x 7pin Serial ATA – RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 10 / RAID 5
SATA-600 / PCIe 3.0 -connectors: 2 x M.2 – RAID 0 / RAID 1

Internal Interfaces

4 x USB 2.0 – header
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 – header
1 x audio – header
1 x USB-C Gen2 – header

Power Connectors

4-pin ATX12V connector, 24-pin main power connector, 8-pin ATX12V connector

RAID Features

Intel Smart Response Technology

Max Supported Qty

1

Installed Qty

0

Qty

1, 2, 4

Type

DisplayPort, HDMI, PS/2 keyboard / mouse, TOSLINK, USB 2.0, audio line-in, audio line-out, audio line-out (center/subwoofer), audio line-out (rear), microphone

Connector Type

mini-jack

Data Link Protocol

2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n

Max Supported Qty

1

Max Allocated RAM Size

1 GB

Product Type

motherboard

Included Accessories

case badge

Audio Codec

Realtek ALC1220

Compliant Standards

High Definition Audio

Video Output

graphics adapter (CPU required)

Max Allocated RAM Size

1 GB

Compliant Standards

High Definition Audio

Type

sound card

Audio Codec

Realtek ALC1220

Audio

High Definition Audio (8-channel)

Max Supported Size

128 GB

Features

Intel Extreme Memory Profiles (XMP), dual channel memory architecture

Network Interfaces

2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Bluetooth 5.1

Network Controller

Realtek RTL8125B / Intel AX201

Bus Clock

2133 MHz, 2666 MHz, 2933 MHz, 4000 MHz (O.C.), 4400 MHz (O.C.), 4266 MHz (O.C.), 4800 MHz (O.C.)

Registered or Buffered

Unbuffered

Features

Dual channel memory architecture, Intel Extreme Memory Profiles (XMP)

Technology

DDR4

Max Size

128 GB

Supported RAM Integrity Check

Non-ECC

Brand

MSI

Product Line

MSI

Packaged Quantity

1

Form Factor

ATX

Compatible Processors

Celeron, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, Core i9, Pentium Gold

Supported RAM Technology

DDR4 SDRAM

Supported RAM Speed

2133 MHz, 2666 MHz, 2933 MHz, 4000 MHz (O.C.), 4266 MHz (O.C.), 4400 MHz (O.C.)

Supported RAM Integrity Check

non-ECC

Supported RAM (Registered or Buffered)

unbuffered

RAM Slots

4 DIMM slots

Power Connectors

24-pin main power connector, 4-pin ATX12V connector, 8-pin ATX12V connector

BIOS Features

MSI ClickBIOS 5

Hardware Features

12+1+1 Phase Power Design, 6 Layer PCB, AMD 3-way CrossFireX technology support, Double ESD Protection, Game Boost, Intel Optane Memory Ready, M.2 Shield FROZR, MSI Audio Boost 4, MSI Core Boost, MSI Mystic Light, MSI Steel Armor, NVIDIA 2-way SLI Technology Support, pre-mounted I/O shield

Storage

M.2 socket, Serial ATA-600 (RAID)

Storage Ports

6 x SATA-600 (RAID), 2 x M.2

RAID Features

Intel Smart Response Technology

USB 3.0 / FireWire

USB-C Gen2

Type

Serial ATA cable

Included Qty

2

Total Qty

1, 2, 3, 4

Slot Comments

x16/x0/x4, x8/x8/x4 modes

Type

CPU, DIMM 288-pin, PCIe 3.0 x1, PCIe 3.0 x16

Width

12 in

Depth

9.6 in

Software Included

drivers & utilities

Max Allocated RAM Size

1 GB

Interface

Serial ATA-600, Serial ATA-600 / PCIe 3.0

Connector(s)

2 x M.2, 6 x 7pin Serial ATA

RAID (Level)

RAID 0 / RAID 1

Type

USB 2.0, USB-C Gen2, audio

Connector Type

header

Qty

1, 2, 4

Hardware Features

NVIDIA 2-way SLI Technology Support, AMD 3-way CrossFireX technology support, 6 Layer PCB, MSI Mystic Light, MSI Steel Armor, Game Boost, Double ESD Protection, Intel Optane Memory Ready, MSI Audio Boost 4, M.2 Shield FROZR, 12+1+1 Phase Power Design, pre-mounted I/O shield, MSI Core Boost

BIOS Features

MSI ClickBIOS 5