MSI MEG Z590I UNIFY Intel Motherboard

PREMIUM HARDWARE DESIGN
With years of experience, MSI is no stranger to building high-performance motherboards. Our R&D and engineering teams have reviewed countless designs, evaluated a wide selection of high quality components, and developed products for reliability even under extreme conditions.

ENHANCED PERFORMANCE
High performance MSI motherboards are loaded with advanced features and the latest technology to overwhelm any challenge at hand no matter whether you’re a gamer, prosumer, or PC enthusiast.

CONNECTIVITY
MSI motherboards are built with a variety of connectors to satisfy gamers. Enhanced audio, advanced LAN networking capabilities, USB and Mystic Light turn any gaming experience into an immerse one.

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.

Features
Supports 11th and 10th Gen Intel® Core™ / Pentium® Celeron® processors for LGA 1200 socket
Supports DDR4 Memory, up to 5600(OC) MHz
Dual Thunderbolt 4 ports: Thunderbolt USB-C at true 40 Gb/s speeds, 8K display support, Daisy-Chaining and Multi-Port Accessory Architecture provide reliable connectivity and better user experience.
Extreme Power Design: INTERSIL digital PWM, direct 8 phases with 90A Smart Power Stage and Titanium Choke III unleash the true power of your processors.
Outstanding Cooling Solution: Frozr Heatsink, VRM Heat-pipe, Aluminum Cover and M.2 Shield Frozr ensure the extreme performance with low temp.
2.5G LAN with latest Wi-Fi 6E: Onboard 2.5G LAN with LAN manager and latest Wi-Fi 6E solution which supports 6GHz spectrum delivering the best online gaming experience.
Twin M.2 Connectors : Onboard dual M.2 connectors for the maximum storage performance with one Lightning Gen 4 solution.
10 Layer PCB with 2oz Thickened Copper: Provides higher performance and long-lasting system stability without any compromise.
Pre-installed I/O Shield: Better EMI protection and more convenience for installation

Technical Details

Brand : MSI 
Model : MEG Z590I UNIFY

PROCESSOR
Supports 10th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors, 11th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® processors 1
Processor socket LGA1200

CHIPSET
Intel® Z590 Chipset

MEMORY
2x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB 1
Supports 1R 2133/2666/2933 MHz for 10th Gen Intel®CPU (by JEDEC & PORƛ
Supports 1R 2133/ 2666/ 2933/ 3200 MHz for 11th Gen Intel®CPU (by JEDEC & PORƛ
Max overclocking frequency:
1DPC 1R Max speed up to 5600 MHz
1DPC 2R Max speed up to 4800+ MHz
Supports Dual-Channel mode
Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile [XMP]

EXPANSION SLOTS
1x PCIe x16 slot
Support up to PCIe 4.0 for 11th Gen Intel® CPU
Support up to PCIe 3.0 for 11th Gen Intel® CPU

ONBOARD GRAPHICS
1x HDMI 2.0b with HDR port, supports a maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz
1x DisplayPort 1.4 port, supports a maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz

THUNDERBOLT™ 4
Intel® JHL8540Thunderbolt™ 4 Controller
2x Thunderbolt™ 4 (USB-C) ports on the back panel
Support up to 40Gbps transfer rate with Thunderbolt devices
Support up to 20Gbps transfer rate with USB4 devices
Support up to 10Gbps transfer rate with USB 3.2 devices
Support up to 5V/3A ,15W power charging
Each port can daisy-chain up to three Thunderbolt 4 devices or five Thunderbolt 3 devices
Supports up to 8K display (need to connect the DisplayPort of the motherboard or discrete graphics card to the Mini DisplayPort Input port on the back panel)

STORAGE
4x SATA 6Gb/s ports (from Z590 chipset)
2x M.2 slots (Key M)
M2_1 slot
Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 for 11th Gen Intel® CPU (From CPU)
Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA 6Gb/s for 10th Gen Intel® CPU (From Z590 chipset)
Supports 2280 storage devices
M2_2 slot (from Z590 chipset)
Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 only
Supports 2280 storage devices
Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready1
Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors

RAID
Intel® Z590 Chipset
Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 NVMe storage devices

USB
Intel® Z590 Chipset
3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports (2 Type-A port on the back panel, 1 Type-C internal connector)
4x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connectors)
4x USB 2.0 ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB connectors)

AUDIO
Realtek® ALC1220P Codec
7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

LAN
1x Inte® I225-V 2.5Gbps LAN controller

WIRELESS LAN & BLUETOOTH
Intel®Wi-Fi 6E AX210
The Wireless module is pre-installed in the M.2 [Key-E] slot
Supports MU-MIMO TX/RX, 2.4GHz/ 5GHz/ 6GHz 1(160MHz) up to 2.4Gbps
Supports 802.11 a/ b/ g/ n/ ac/ ax
Supports Bluetooth® 5.22, FIPS, FISMA

INTERNAL CONNECTORS
1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
4x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
2x M.2 slots [M-Key]
1x USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gbps Type-C port
1x USB 3.2 Gen1 5Gbps connector [supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 5Gbps ports]
1x USB 2.0 connector [supports additional 2 USB 2.0 ports]
1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
1x 4-pin water-pump fan connector
1x 4-pin system fan connector
1x Front panel audio connector
2x System panel connectors
1x Chassis Intrusion connector
1xTPM module connector

LED FEATURE
4x EZ Debug LED
1x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors

BACK PANEL CONNECTORS
DisplayPort
USB 2.0
2.5G LAN
Wi-Fi /Bluetooth
Thunderbolt 4 40Gbps (Type-C)
HD Audio Connectors
Clear CMOS Button
HDMI
USB 3.2 Gen1 5Gbps (Type-A)
USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gbps (Type-A)
Mini DisplayPort Input (for Thunderbolt passthrough)

DIMENSIONS
6.7 in. x 6.7 in. [17.0 cm x 17.0 cm]
Mini-ITX Form Factor

MOUNTING
4 mounting holes

OPERATING SYSTEM
Support for Windows® 10 64-bit