MSI MPG Z790 CARBON WIFI

form factor

ATX

base

Intel 1700 (LGA1700)

chipset

Intel Z790

CPU compatibility

Celeron G6000 , Pentium Gold G7000 , Core i-12000 , Core i-13000 , Core i-14000 , CPU compatibility list

RAM slots

4x DDR5 DIMM, dual channel, UDIMM (Non-ECC), max. 256GB (UDIMM)

RAM clock frequency OC

max. DDR5-7600

RAM clock frequency native

DDR5-4800 (Celeron G6000), DDR5-4800 (Pentium Gold G7000), DDR5-4800 (Core i-12000), DDR5-4800/​DDR5-5600 (Core i-13000), DDR5-4800/​DDR5-5600 (Core i-14000)

ECC support

no

external connections

1x HDMI 2.1 (iGPU), 1x USB-C 3.2 (20Gb/​s), 1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gb/​s), 6x USB-A 3.1 (10Gb/​s), 2x USB-A 3.0 (5Gb/​s), 1x RJ-45 (2.5GBase-T, Intel I226-V), 1x Toslink S/PDIF Out, 5x 3.5mm jack (Realtek ALC4080), 2x antenna connection RP-SMA

PCIe slots

1x PCIe 5.0 x16, 1x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4), 1x PCIe 3.0 x1

M.2 slots

1x M.2/​M-Key (PCIe 5.0 x4, 22110/​2280/​2260), 3x M.2/​M-Key (PCIe 4.0 x4, 2280/​2260), 1x M.2/​M-Key (PCIe 4.0 x4/​SATA, 2280/​2260), 1x M.2/​E-Key (2230, occupied with WiFi+BT module)

Other interfaces

4x SATA 6Gb/s (Z790), 2x SATA 6Gb/s (ASMedia ASM1061)

Internal connections - USB

1x USB 3.2 Header Key-A (20Gb/​s, 1x USB-C 3.2), 1x USB 3.0 Header 20-Pin (5Gb/​s, 2x USB-A 3.0), 2x USB 2.0 Header 9-Pin (480Mb/​s, 4x USB-A 2.0)

Internal connections - other

1x TPM header, 1x Thunderbolt header 15-pin (MSI), 1x chassis intrusion header, 1x MSI tuning controller header (JDASH)

Internal connections - cooling

1x CPU fan 4-pin PWM, 1x pump 4-pin PWM, 5x fans 4-pin PWM

Internal connections - power supply

1x 24-pin ATX, 2x 8-pin EPS12V

Internal connections - lighting

1x 4-pin RGB (+12V/​G/​R/​B, max. 3A), 2x 3-pin ARGB (+5V/​DATA/​GND, max. 3A, MSI JARGB_V2)

buttons/switches

Clear CMOS button (external), Smart Button (external), USB BIOS Flashback (external), LED switch (internal)

Audio

N/​A

graphic

iGPU

Wireless

Wi-Fi 6E (WLAN 802.11a/​b/​g/​n/​ac/​ax, 2x2, Intel), Bluetooth 5.3

RAID level

0/​1/​5/​10 (Z790)

VRM design

19+1, 20 virtual CPU phases (19+1)

MOSFETs VCORE

19x 105A

MOSFETs SOC/VCCGT

1x

lighting

RGB, 1 zone (I/​O coverage)

BIOS

1x 32MB (256Mb)

special features

Audio+solid capacitors, Diagnostic LED (LED indicators), Diagnostic LED (segment display), integrated I/O panel, 5x M.2 passive cooler