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Massive heatsinks on power circuits. RGB lighting with MSI Mystic Light Sync control. Two reinforced PCI-E slots supporting 2-Way SLI and 3-Way CrossFire. 4 DDR4 slots supporting up to 4400 MHz. Two high-speed slots m.2. Built-in WIFI (1.73Gbp)
Featuresgaming for overclockinggaming for overclocking
SocketIntel LGA 1151 v2Intel LGA 1151 v2
Form factorATXATX
Power phases1111
VRM heatsink
LED lighting
Lighting syncMSI Mystic Light SyncMSI Mystic Light Sync
Size (HxW)304x243 mm304x243 mm
Chipset
ChipsetIntel Z390Intel Z390
BIOSAmiAmi
UEFI BIOS
RAM
DDR44 slot(s)4 slot(s)
Memory moduleDIMMDIMM
Operation mode2 channel2 channel
Max. clock frequency4400 MHz4400 MHz
Max. memory128 GB128 GB
XMP
Drive interface
SATA 3 (6Gbps)66
M.2 connector22
M.22xSATA/PCI-E 4x2xSATA/PCI-E 4x
M.2 SSD cooling
Integrated RAID controller
 /RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10/
 /RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10/
Expansion slots
1x PCI-E slots33
PCI-E 16x slots33
PCI Modes16x/0x/4x, 8x/8x/4x16x/0x/4x, 8x/8x/4x
PCI Express3.03.0
CrossFire (AMD)
SLI (NVIDIA)
Steel PCI-E connectors
Internal connections
USB 2.022
USB 3.2 gen122
USB C 3.2 gen211
Video outputs
HDMI output
DisplayPort
Integrated audio
AudiochipRealtek ALC1220P-VB2Realtek ALC1220P
Sound (channels)7.17.1
Optical S/P-DIF
Network interfaces
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5 (802.11aс)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11aс)
BluetoothBluetooth v 5.0Bluetooth v 5.0
LAN (RJ-45)1 Gbps1 Gbps
LAN ports11
LAN controllerIntel I219-VIntel I219-V
External connections
USB 2.022
USB 3.2 gen12
USB 3.2 gen231
USB C 3.2 gen211
PS/21
Power connectors
Main power socket24 pin24 pin
CPU power8+4 pin8+4 pin
Fan power connectors77
Added to E-Catalogoctober 2018october 2018

M.2 SSD cooling

Motherboard-integrated cooling for M.2 SSD drives.

This connector allows you to achieve high speed, however, for the same reason, many M.2 SSDs have high heat dissipation, and additional cooling may be required to avoid overheating. Most often, the simplest radiator in the form of a metal plate is responsible for such cooling — in the case of an SSD, this is quite enough.

Audiochip

The model of the audio chip (a module for processing and outputting sound) installed on the motherboard. Data on the exact name of the sound chip will be useful when looking for detailed information about it.

Modern "motherboards" can be equipped with fairly advanced audio modules, with high sound quality and extensive features, which makes them suitable even for gaming and multimedia PCs (although professional audio work will still most likely require a separate sound card). Here are the most popular modern audio chips: Realtek ALC887, Realtek ALC892, Realtek ALC1150, Realtek ALC1200, Realtek ALC1220, Realtek ALC4050, Realtek ALC4080, Supreme FX.

USB 3.2 gen1

The number of native USB 3.2 gen1 connectors provided on the back of the motherboard. In this case, traditional, full-size USB A ports are meant.

USB 3.2 gen1(formerly known as USB 3.1 gen1 and USB 3.0) is a direct successor and development of the USB 2.0 interface. The main differences are a 10-fold increase in the maximum data transfer rate — 4.8 Gbps — as well as higher power supply, which is important when connecting several devices to one port through a splitter (hub). At the same time, peripherals of other versions can be connected to this connector.

The more connectors provided in the design, the more peripheral devices can be connected to the motherboard without the use of additional equipment (USB splitters). There are boards on the market that have more than 4 USB 3.2 gen1 ports on the back panel. At the same time, we note that in addition to the connectors on the rear panel, connectors on the board itself (more precisely, ports on the case connected to such connectors) can also provide a USB connection. See below for more on this.

USB 3.2 gen2

The number of native USB 3.2 gen2 connectors provided on the back of the motherboard. In this case, we mean traditional, full-size USB A ports.

USB 3.2 gen2(formerly known as USB 3.1 gen2 and simply USB 3.1) is the evolution of USB 3.2 after version 3.2 gen1 (see above). This standard provides connection speeds up to 10 Gbps, and to power external devices in such connectors, USB Power Delivery technology (see below) can be provided, which allows you to output up to 100 W per device (however, Power Delivery support is not mandatory, its presence should be specified separately). Traditionally for the USB standard, this interface is backwards compatible with previous versions — in other words, you can easily connect a device supporting USB 2.0 or 3.2 gen1 to this port (unless the speed will be limited by the capabilities of a slower version).

The more connectors provided in the design, the more peripheral devices can be connected to the motherboard without the use of additional equipment (USB splitters). In some models of motherboards, the number of ports of this type is 5 or even more. At the same time, we note that in addition to the connectors on the rear panel, connectors on the board itself (more precisely, ports on the case connected to such connectors) can also provide a USB connection. See below for more on this.

PS/2

The number of PS/2 ports provided in the design of the motherboard.

PS/2 is a dedicated port designed to connect exclusively to keyboards and/or mice. The traditional motherboard configuration for a PC provides 2 such ports — for the keyboard (usually highlighted in lilac) and for the mouse (green). However, there are boards with one connector, to which you can connect any of these types of peripherals, to choose from. Anyway, the presence of PS/2 can save the user from having to occupy USB ports for the keyboard / mouse; this is especially useful if you have to deal with a lot of other USB peripherals. On the other hand, for a number of reasons, this connector is considered obsolete and is used less and less; and PS/2 peripherals are produced mainly in the form of USB devices, additionally equipped with PS/2 adapters.
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