INTEL Z490 MOTHERBOARD MPG Z490 CARBON EK X

MPG Z490 CARBON EK X

CPU (Max Support)
Chipset
DDR4 Memory
Memory Channel
DIMM Slots
Max Memory (GB)
PCI-Ex16
PCI-Ex1
SATAIII
M.2 port
USB 2.0 ports (Front)
RAID
LAN
USB 3.2 ports (Front)
USB 3.2 ports (Rear)
USB 2.0 ports (Rear)
Audio ports (Rear)
Display Port
HDMI
DirectX
Form Factor
SLI
CrossFire
Operating System

CPU (Max Support)

Chipset

Intel® Z490 Chipset

DDR4 Memory

4800(OC)/ 4600(OC)/ 4533(OC)/ 4400(OC)/ 4300(OC)/ 4266(OC)/ 4200(OC)/ 4133(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3866(OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/ 3300(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2933(JEDEC)/ 2666(JEDEC)/ 2400(JEDEC)/ 2133(JEDEC) MHz

Memory Channel

Dual

DIMM Slots

Max Memory (GB)

128

PCI-Ex16

PCI-Ex1

SATAIII

M.2 port

USB 2.0 ports (Front)

RAID

0/1/5/10

1x Realtek® RTL8125B 2.5G LAN

USB 3.2 ports (Front)

1(Gen 2, Type C), 2(Gen 1, Type A)

USB 3.2 ports (Rear)

1(Gen 2x2, Type C), 4(Gen 2, Type A)

USB 2.0 ports (Rear)

Audio ports (Rear)

5+ Optical S/PDIF (Realtek® ALC1220 Codec)

Display Port

HDMI

DirectX

Form Factor

ATX

CrossFire

Operating System

Support for Windows® 10 64-bit

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Processor

Supports 10^th Gen Intel^® Core™ and Pentium^® Gold / Celeron^® processors for LGA1200 socket ¹ ²

Please go to intel.com for compatibility information.
Onboard graphics output are disabled when using the F SKU processors.

See supported processors

Chipset

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

Memory

4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB¹
Supports 1R 2133/2666/2933 MHz¹
- 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 4800+ MHz
- 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 4266+ 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 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 mode
2x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

Onboard Graphics

1x HDMI port, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 @30Hz
1x DisplayPort, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2304 @60Hz
Maximum shared memory is 1GB

Multi-GPU

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

Storage

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

6x SATA 6Gb/s ports ¹/ ²
2x 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 storage devices²
- Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready³
- Supports Intel® Sma

SATA2 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_1 slot.
SATA5 & SATA6 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA/PCIe SSD in the M2_2 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

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

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^® Z490 Chipset

5x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports (4 Type-A ports on the back panel, 1 Type-C internal connector)
2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports are available through the internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connector
6x USB 2.0 ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports through the internal USB 2.0 connectors)

ASMedia^® ASM3241 Chipset

1x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps port on the back panel

Audio

Realtek^® ALC1220 Codec

7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
Supports S/PDIF output

LAN

1x Realtek^® RTL8125B 2.5Gbps 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

Only support windows 10 64-bit

Internal connectors

1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
2x 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 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 4-pin RGB LED connector
2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors
1x 3-pin CORSAIR LED connector
1x Serial port connector
1xTPM module connector
1x TBT connector*
1x RTD3 connector
1x Clear CMOS jumper

Back panel ports

PS/2 Combo Port
DisplayPort
USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-A)
LAN Port
HD Audio Connectors
USB 2.0
HDMI Port
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps (Type-C)
USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-A)
Wi-Fi / Bluetooth
Optical S/PDIF OUT

Dimensions

ATX Form Factor
12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)

Mounting

9 mounting holes

Operating System

Support for Windows^® 10 64-bit

Box content

MSI^® does not guarantee the risks or damages caused by changing the cover.
These pictures are for reference only and may vary without notice.

Processor

Supports 10^th Gen Intel^® Core™ and Pentium^® Gold / Celeron^® processors for LGA1200 socket ¹ ²

Please go to intel.com for compatibility information.
Onboard graphics output are disabled when using the F SKU processors.

See supported processors

Chipset

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

Memory

4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB¹
Supports 1R 2133/2666/2933 MHz¹
- 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 4800+ MHz
- 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 4266+ 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 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 mode
2x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

Onboard Graphics

1x HDMI port, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 @30Hz
1x DisplayPort, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2304 @60Hz
Maximum shared memory is 1GB

Multi-GPU

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

Storage

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

6x SATA 6Gb/s ports ¹/ ²
2x 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 storage devices²
- Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready³
- Supports Intel® Sma

SATA2 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_1 slot.
SATA5 & SATA6 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA/PCIe SSD in the M2_2 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

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

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^® Z490 Chipset

5x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports (4 Type-A ports on the back panel, 1 Type-C internal connector)
2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports are available through the internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connector
6x USB 2.0 ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports through the internal USB 2.0 connectors)

ASMedia^® ASM3241 Chipset

1x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps port on the back panel

Audio

Realtek^® ALC1220 Codec

7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
Supports S/PDIF output

LAN

1x Realtek^® RTL8125B 2.5Gbps 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

Only support windows 10 64-bit

Internal connectors

1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
2x 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 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 4-pin RGB LED connector
2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors
1x 3-pin CORSAIR LED connector
1x Serial port connector
1xTPM module connector
1x TBT connector*
1x RTD3 connector
1x Clear CMOS jumper

Back panel ports

PS/2 Combo Port
DisplayPort
USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-A)
LAN Port
HD Audio Connectors
USB 2.0
HDMI Port
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps (Type-C)
USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-A)
Wi-Fi / Bluetooth
Optical S/PDIF OUT

Dimensions

ATX Form Factor
12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)

Mounting

9 mounting holes

Operating System

Support for Windows^® 10 64-bit

Box content

MSI^® does not guarantee the risks or damages caused by changing the cover.
These pictures are for reference only and may vary without notice.

MPG Z490 CARBON EK X

Processor

Chipset

Memory

Expansion Slots

Onboard Graphics

Multi-GPU

Storage

Intel® Z490 Chipset

RAID

Intel® Z490 Chipset

USB

Intel® Z490 Chipset

ASMedia® ASM3241 Chipset

Audio

Realtek® ALC1220 Codec

LAN

WiFi & Bluetooth

Intel® AX201

Internal connectors

Back panel ports

Dimensions

Mounting

Operating System

Box content

Processor

Chipset

Memory

Expansion Slots

Onboard Graphics

Multi-GPU

Storage

Intel® Z490 Chipset

RAID

Intel® Z490 Chipset

USB

Intel® Z490 Chipset

ASMedia® ASM3241 Chipset

Audio

Realtek® ALC1220 Codec

LAN

WiFi & Bluetooth

Intel® AX201

Internal connectors

Back panel ports

Dimensions

Mounting

Operating System

Box content

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

ASMedia^® ASM3241 Chipset

Realtek^® ALC1220 Codec

Intel^® AX201

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

ASMedia^® ASM3241 Chipset

Realtek^® ALC1220 Codec

Intel^® AX201