MSI MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI Intel Motherboard

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.

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.

THERMAL SOLUTION FOR MORE CORES AND HIGHER PERFORMANCE
With more cores’ processors, thermal and power design is more important to make sure the temperature keeps lower. MSI extended PWM heatsink and enhanced circuit design ensures even high-end CPU to run in full speed with MSI motherboards.

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.

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.

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.

Technical Details

Brand : MSI
Model : MPG Z490M GAMING EDGE WIFI

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

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 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)

EXPANSION SLOTS
2x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots*, support x16/ x0 or x8/ x8 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 2-Way AMD® CrossFire™ Technology

STORAGE
Intel® Z490 Chipset
4x SATA 6Gb/s ports 1
2x M.2 slots (Key M)
Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s
M2_1 slot supports 2242/ 2260 /2280/ 22110 storage devices1
M2_2 slot supports 2242/ 2260 /2280 storage devices2
Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready*** 3

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

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

INTERNAL CONNECTORS
1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
4x 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
3x 4-pin system fan connectors
1x Front panel audio connector
2x System panel connectors
1x Chassis Intrusion connector
2x 4-pin RGB LED connector
2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors
1x Serial port connector
1xTPM module 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 2 10Gbps (Type-C)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps (Type-A)
Wi-Fi / Bluetooth
Optical S/PDIF OUT 

DIMENSIONS
Micro-ATX Form Factor
9.6 in. x 9.6 in. (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm)

MOUNTING
8 mounting holes

OPERATING SYSTEM
Support for Windows® 10 64-bit