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DDR4-4800, 2.5G LAN, DisplayPort, HDMI, Bluetooth 5.1, Wi-Fi 6
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.
MSI
MSI MPG Z490 CARBON EK X Intel Z490 LGA 1200 (Socket H5) ATX
Part number:
Z490CABEKX
$456.65
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Description
GAME IN STYLEThe 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.
Specifications
| Internal I/O | |
|---|---|
| Number of M.2 (M) slots | 2 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors | 1 |
| Supported storage drive interfaces | M.2, SATA III |
| USB 2.0 connectors | 4 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors | 2 |
| Number of SATA III connectors | 6 |
| Technical details | |
| Motherboard chipset family | Intel |
| Motherboard chipset | Intel Z490 |
| Parallel processing technology support | 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX |
| Motherboard form factor | ATX |
| Component for | PC |
| Audio | |
| Audio output channels | 7.1 channels |
| Performance | |
| Motherboard chipset family | Intel |
| Motherboard chipset | Intel Z490 |
| RAID levels | 0, 1, 5, 10 |
| Windows operating systems supported | Windows 10 x64 |
| Audio output channels | 7.1 channels |
| Motherboard form factor | ATX |
| Component for | PC |
| Processor | |
| Processor manufacturer | Intel |
| Compatible processor series | Intel® Core™ i9 |
| Processor socket | LGA 1200 (Socket H5) |
| Memory | |
| Number of memory slots | 4 |
| Memory slots type | DIMM |
| Supported memory types | DDR4-SDRAM |
| Memory channels | Dual-channel |
| Maximum internal memory | 128 GB |
| Supported memory clock speed (max) | 4800 MHz |
| Storage controllers | |
| Supported storage drive interfaces | M.2, SATA III |
| RAID levels | 0, 1, 5, 10 |
| RAID support | Yes |
| Graphics | |
| Parallel processing technology support | 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX |
| DirectX version | 12.0 |
| Rear panel I/O ports | |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity | 4 |
| USB 2.0 ports quantity | 2 |
| S/PDIF out port | Yes |
| HDMI ports quantity | 1 |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 1 |
| DisplayPorts quantity | 1 |
| Digital audio optical out | 5 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C ports quantity | 1 |
| Network | |
| Ethernet LAN | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| LAN controller | Realtek RTL8125B |
| Ethernet interface type | 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 |
| Top Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) |
| WLAN controller model | Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 |
| Features | |
| Motherboard chipset family | Intel |
| Motherboard chipset | Intel Z490 |
| Windows operating systems supported | Windows 10 x64 |
| Audio output channels | 7.1 channels |
| Motherboard form factor | ATX |
| Component for | PC |
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC1220 |
| Expansion slots | |
| Number of M.2 (M) slots | 2 |
| PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots | 2 |
| PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots | 3 |
| Video | |
| DirectX version | 12.0 |
| Software | |
| Windows operating systems supported | Windows 10 x64 |