Msi MEG Z490 Godlike Motherboard

Msi MEG Z490 Godlike Motherboard

The MEG series seeks to transcend current gaming products, the flagship model designed to push the limits of what an extreme gaming series can be. Combining the strengths of our existing arsenal with new innovative technology; this results in significant improvements in operational and gaming efficiency. With the MEG series, take complete control of performance and personalization with the ultimate gaming series for enthusiasts who want it all.

PROCESSOR

Supports 10th Gen Intel® Core™ and Pentium® Gold /Celeron® processors for LGA 1200 socket1

See supported processors

1. Onboard graphics output are disabled when using F SKU processors.

CHIPSET

Intel® Z490 Chipset

MEMORY

• 4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB1
• Supports 1R 2133/2666/2933 MHz
  • 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 5000+ MHz
  • 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 4400+ MHz
  • 2DPC 1R Max speed up to 4400+ MHz
  • 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 4000+ MHz
• Supports Dual-Channel mode
• Supports non-ECC mode, un-buffered memory
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

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

See supported memory

EXPANSION SLOTS

• 3x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, support x16/ x0/ x4 or x8/ x8/ x4 mode1
• 1x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot

1. Please refer to page 33 for details.

MULTI-GPU

• Supports 2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology
• Supports 3-Way AMD® CrossFire™ Technology

ONBOARD GRAPHICS

Intel® JHL7540 Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller

• 2x Thunderbolt™ 3 (Type-C) ports on the back panel
• Supports Thunderbolt™ 3 with a maximum resolution of 5120x2880 @60 Hz1
• Supports DisplayPort 1.4 with a maximum resolution of 4096x2304 @60 Hz
• Maximum shared memory is 1GB

1. Thunderbolt 3 supports two displays in 4K resolution or one display in 5K resolution.

STORAGE

Intel® Z490 Chipset

• 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports1,2
• 3x M.2 slots (Key M)
  • M2_1 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices1
  • M2_2 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices2
  • M2_3 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4, 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices
  • Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready3
  • Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors

1. SATA2 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_1 slot.
2. SATA5 & SATA6 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SSD in the M2_2 slot.
3. Before using Intel® Optane™ memory modules, please ensure that you have updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI website.

RAID

Intel® Z490 Chipset

• Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5 for M.2 PCIe storage devices

USB

Intel® Z490 Chipset

• 3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 1 Type-C internal connector)
• 6x USB 2.0 ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports through the internal USB 2.0 connectors)

ASMedia® ASM1074 Chipset

• 8x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports (4 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports through the internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connectors)

Intel® JHL7540 Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller

• 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-C ports on the back panel

AUDIO

Realtek® ALC1220 Codec + ESS E9018 combo DAC

• 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
• Supports Optical S/PDIF output

THUNDERBOLT 3™

Intel® JHL7540 Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller

• 2x Thunderbolt™ 3 (USB Type-C) ports on the back panel
• Supports up to 40 Gbps transfer rate with Thunderbolt 3 devices
• Supports up to 10 Gbps transfer rate with USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps devices
• Supports up to 5V/3A , 15W power charging
• Supports Daisy-chain up to six ThunderboltTM 3 devices

LAN

• 1x Aquantia® AQC107 10G LAN controller
• 1x Realtek® RTL8125B 2.5G LAN controller

WIFI & BLUETOOTH

Intel® AX201

• Supports 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, MU-MINO Rx, 2.4GHz-5GHz (160MHz) up to 2.4Gbps
• WiFi 6 Pre-Certified
• Supports Bluetooth® 5.1 , FIPS, FISMA
• The Wireless module is pre-install in the M2 (Key-E) slot

1. Only support windows 10 64-bit

INTERNAL CONNECTORS

• 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 2x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
• 1x 6-pin ATX PCIE power connector
• 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 3x M.2 slots (M-Key)
• 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-C port
• 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports)
• 2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
• 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
• 1x 4-pin water-pump fan connector
• 8x 4-pin system fan connectors
• 1x 3-pin Water Flow connector
• 1x Front panel audio connector
• 2x System panel connectors
• 1x Chassis Intrusion connector
• 2x 2-pin Thermal Sensors connectors
• 1x TPM module connector
• 1x 4-pin RGB LED connector
• 2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors
• 1x 3-pin CORSAIR LED connector

BACK PANEL PORTS

1. Clear CMOS Button
2. PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse Port
3. USB 3.2 Gen1 5Gbps (Type-A)
4. 2.5G LAN
5. 10G Super LAN
6. Wi-Fi /Bluetooth Antenna Connectors
7. HD Audio Connectors
8. Flash BIOS Button
9. USB 2.0
10. Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
11. USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gbps (Type-A)
12. Optical S/PDIF-Out

DIMENSIONS

• 12 in. x 10.9 in. (30.5 cm x 27.7 cm)
• E-ATX Form Factor

MOUNTING

9 mounting holes

OPERATING SYSTEM

• Support for Windows® 10 64-bit

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