General
Chipset A chipset is an electronic component in an integrated circuit known as a "Data Flow Management System" that manages the data flow between the processor, memory and peripherals.
Intel Z790
Socket A CPU socket or CPU slot contains mechanical components providing mechanical and electrical connections between a processor and PCB. This allows for placing the CPU without soldering.
LGA 1700
Supports 12th/13th Gen Intel Core Processors, Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors
BIOS Basic Input/Output System, also known as the System BIOS is firmware used to provide runtime services for operating systems and programs to perform hardware initialization during the booting process.
1x 256 Mb flash
UEFI AMI BIOS
ACPI 6.4, SMBIOS 3.5
Multi-language
Unique Features
Mystic Light
Ambient Link
Frozr AI Cooling
User Scenario
True Color
Live Update
Hardware Monitoring
Super Charger
Devices Speed Up
Extended Heatsink Design
M.2 Shield Frozr
K7 MOSFET thermal pad / Extra choke pad
Fan headers (CPU + PUMP + SYSTEM)
Core Boost
VRM Power Design (VCPU/ VGT/ AUX)
Dual CPU Power
Memory Boost
Lightning Gen 5 PCI-E
Lightning Gen 4 PCI-E/ M.2 Slot
PCI-E Steel Armor
EZ M.2 Clips
EZ DEBUG LED
EZ LED Control Audio Boost
Memory
RAM Capacity The total memory that can be added to a computer depends on the address registers built into the CPU.
upto 192GB (48GB each)
DIMM Slots DIMM (dual in-line memory module) slots are the place on your motherboard where the RAM goes.
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RAM Frequency Supports RAM frequency is measured in MHz and usually immediately follows the DDR version in the RAM spec.
DDR5 7000+(OC) / 6800(OC) / 6600(OC) / 6400(OC) / 6200(OC) / 6000(OC) / 5800(OC) / 5600(JEDEC) / 5400(JEDEC) / 5200(JEDEC) / 5000(JEDEC) / 4800(JEDEC) MHz Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Slots And Ports
Expansion Slots An expansion slot is a socket on the motherboard that is used to insert an expansion card, which provides additional features to a computer such as video, sound, graphics, ethernet or memory.
3x PCI-E x16 slot
1x PCI-E x1 slot
M.2_1 Source (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 22110/2280/2260/2242 devices
M.2_2 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260/2242 devices
M.2_3 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 / SATA mode, supports 2280/2260/2242 devices
M.2_4 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 / SATA mode, supports 2280/2260/2242 devices
Internal I/O Connectors An I/O (Input/Output) port is a socket on a computer that a cable is plugged into. The port connects the CPU to a peripheral device via a hardware interface or to the network via a network interface.
1x Power Connector(ATX_PWR)
2x Power Connector(CPU_PWR)
1x CPU Fan
1x Pump Fan
6x System Fan
2x Front Panel (JFP)
1x Chassis Intrusion (JCI)
1x Front Audio (JAUD)
1x TBT connector (JTBT, supports RTD3)
1x Tuning Controller connector(JDASH)
2x Addressable V2 RGB LED connector (JARGB_V2)
1x RGB LED connector(JRGB)
1x TPM pin header(Support TPM 2.0)
4x USB 2.0 ports
4x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type A ports
1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type C ports
Back Panel Connectors The back or rear panel is the portion of the motherboard that allows you to connect external devices, such as your monitor, speakers, keyboard, mouse etc.
1x Flash BIOS button
1x PS/2 port
4x USB 2.0 Type-A ports
1x DisplayPort
1x HDMI port
1x LAN (RJ45) jack
2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-A ports
1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-A port
1x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps Type-C port
2x Wi-Fi Antenna connectors
6x Audio jacks
Software
Operating System Supports An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.
Support for Windows 11 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit
Bundled Software
Drivers
MSI Center
Intel Extreme Tuning Utility
CPU-Z MSI GAMING
Norton 360 Deluxe
AIDA64 Extreme - MSI Edition
1x HDMI
