MSI MEG Z790 GODLIKE MAX, E-ATX- Intel 13th/12th Gen - 26+2 Phases, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, 10G LAN, Wi-Fi 7

MEG Z790 GODLIKE MAX

Chipset	INTEL Z790
CPU	Support Intel® Core™ 14th/ 13th/ 12th Gen Processors, Intel® Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors LGA 1700
Memory	4x DDR5 UDIMM, Maximum Memory Capacity 256GB Memory Support 7800+(OC)/ 7600(OC)/ 7400(OC)/ 7200(OC)/ 7000(OC)/ 6800(OC)/ 6600(OC)/ 6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600(JEDEC)/ 5400(JEDEC)/ 5200(JEDEC)/ 5000(JEDEC)/ 4800(JEDEC) MHz Max. overclocking frequency: • 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 7800+ MHz • 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 6800+ MHz • 2DPC 1R Max speed up to 6400+ MHz • 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 6000+ MHz Supports Intel^® XMP3.0 OC Supports Dual-Controller Dual-Channel mode Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Slot	2x PCI-E x16 slot (Qty) PCI_E1 Gen PCIe 5.0 supports up to x16 (From CPU) PCI_E2 Gen PCIe 5.0 supports up to x8 (From CPU)
Audio	Realtek^® ALC4082 Codec + ESS ES9280AQ Combo DAC/HPA 7.1-Channel USB High Performance Audio Supports S/PDIF output Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback on front panel
Storage	7x M.2 (Qty) M.2_1 Source (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 22110/2280/2260 devices M.2_2 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260 devices M.2_3 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 / SATA mode, supports 2280/2260 devices M.2_4 Source (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 5.0 x4 , supports 22110/2280 devices M.2_5 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 / SATA mode, supports 2280/2260 devices M.2_6 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260 devices M.2_7 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260 devices 6x SATA 6G (Qty) PCI_E2 slot will be unavailable when installing M.2 SSD in the M2_4 slot. SATA3~4 will be unavailable when installing M.2 PCIe/ SATA SSD in the M2_3 slot. SATA5~8 will be unavailable when installing M.2 PCIe SSD in the M2_5 slot. **SATA7~8 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_5 slot.
Multi-GPU	AMD MULTI-GPU Support
RAID	Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for M.2 NVMe storage devices
Onboard Thunderbolt	Thunderbolt chip JHL8540 Thunderbolt Resource JHL8540 2x Thunderbolt4 ports (Rear) 2x Thunderbolt4 (USB-C) ports Q’ty Supports up to 40Gbps transfer rate with Thunderbolt devices Supports up to 20Gbps transfer rate with USB4 devices Supports up to 10Gbps transfer rate with USB 3.2 devices Supports 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 discrete graphics card to the Mini DisplayPort Input port on the back panel)
USB	4x USB 2.0 (Front) 4x USB 5Gbps Type A (Front) 7x USB 10Gbps Type A (Rear) 1x USB 10Gbps Type C (Rear) 2x USB 20Gbps Type C (Front) To achieve 60W PD fast charging for JUSB6, the PD_PWR1 connector needs to be connected to the power supply unit. *JUSB6 doesn’t support USB 2.0 and older USB devices.
LAN	Marvell^® AQC113CS-B1-C 10Gbps LAN Intel^® 2.5Gbps LAN
Internal IO	1x Power Connector(ATX_PWR) 2x Power Connector(CPU_PWR) 1x Front Type-C Quick Charge Connector(PD_PWR1) 1x CPU Fan 2x Pump Fan 7x System Fan 1x ARGB+FAN Header (JAF_1) 2x Front Panel (JFP) 1x Chassis Intrusion (JCI) 1x Water Flow connector 1x Slow Mode Booting Jumper(JSLOW) 1x Front Audio (JAUD) 2x Thermal Sensor connectors(T_SEN) 1x Tuning Controller connector(JDASH) 3x Addressable V2 RGB LED connector (JARGB_V2) 1x RGB LED connector(JRGB) 1x TPM pin header(Support TPM 2.0) V-check point 4x USB 2.0 ports 4x USB 5Gbps Type A ports 2x USB 20Gbps Type C ports
WIRELESS LAN & BLUETOOTH	Wi-Fi 7 The Wireless module is pre-installed in the M.2 (Key-E) slot Supports MU-MIMO TX/RX, 2.4GHz / 5GHz / 6GHz* (320MHz) up to 5.8Gbps Supports 802.11 a/ b/ g/ n/ ac/ ax/ be Supports Bluetooth^® 5.4*, MLO, 4KQAM 6GHz band support may depend on every country’s regulations and Wi-Fi 7 will be ready in Windows 11 SV3. ** The Bluetooth version may be updated, please refer to the Wi-Fi chipset vendor’s website for details. Bluetooth 5.4 support schedule depends on MSFT Windows 11 plan.
LED FEATURE	1x EZ LED Control switch 4x EZ Debug LED 1x 2-Digit Debug Code LED
BACK PANEL PORTS	Clear CMOS Button Flash BIOS Button 2.5G LAN 10G Super LAN Thunderbolt 4 40Gbps (Type-C) Wi-Fi / Bluetooth Audio Connectors Smart Button USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-C) USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-A) Mini DisplayPort Input (for Thunderbolt passthrough) Optical S/PDIF-Out
OPERATING SYSTEM	Support for Windows^® 11 64-bit
BOX CONTENT
PCB Info	E-ATX 310mmx304.8mm
UPC	0824142339442

Processor

Supports 12th Gen Intel^® Core™ Processors, Pentium^® Gold and Celeron^® Processors ¹
Processor socket LGA1700

Please go to www.msi.com to get the newest support status as new processors are released.

See supported processors

Chipset

Intel^® Z690 Chipset

Memory

4x DDR5 memory slots, supporting up to 128GB ¹
Supports 1R 4800 MHz (by JEDEC & POR)
Max. overclocking frequency:
- 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 6666+ MHz
- 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 5600+ MHz > 6000+ MHz
- 2DPC 1R Max speed up to 4000+ MHz > 5600+ MHz
- 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 4000+ MHz > 5600+ MHz
Supports Intel^® XMP 3.0 OC
Supports Dual Controller Dual-Channel mode
Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory

Please refer to www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory.

See supported memory

Expansion Slots

3x PCIe x16 slots
- Supports x16/x0/x4, x8/x8/x4
- PCI_E1 supports PCIe 5.0 x16 (From CPU) ¹
- PCI_E2 supports PCIe 5.0 x8 (From CPU)²
- PCI_E3 supports PCIe 4.0 x4 (From Z690 chipset)²

PCI_E1 will run at x8 speed when install M.2 PCIe SSD in the M2_3 slot
M2_3 will be unavailable when installing device in the PCI_E2 slot
PCI_E3 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_4 slot. PCI_E3 will run at x1 speed and M2_4 will run at x2 speed when installing PCIe device in PCI_E3 slot and M.2 PCIe SSD in M2_4 slot simultaneously

Multi-GPU

Supports AMD^® CrossFire™ Technology
Supports NVIDIA^® SLI™ Technology

Thunderbolt 4

Intel^®JHL8540 Thunderbolt™ 4 Controller

2x Thunderbolt™ 4 (USB-C) ports on the back panel
- Supports up to 40Gbps transfer rate with Thunderbolt devices
- Supports up to 20Gbps transfer rate with USB4 devices
- Supports up to 10Gbps transfer rate with USB 3.2 devices
- Supports 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 discrete graphics card to the Mini DisplayPort Input port on the back panel)

Storage

6x SATA 6Gb/s ports (From Z690 chipset)
- SATA5~8 (From Z690 chipset)
- SATAA~B (From ASM1061)
6x M.2 slots (Key M)
- M2_1 slot (From CPU)
  - Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4
  - Supports 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices
- M2_2 slot (From Z690 chipset)
  - Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4
  - Supports 2260/ 2280 storage devices
- M2_3 slot (From CPU) ²
  - Supports up to PCIe 5.0 x4
  - Supports 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices
- M2_4 slot (From Z690 chipset) ³
  - Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4
  - Supports SATA 6Gb/s
  - Supports 2260/ 2280 storage devices
- M2_5 slot (From Z690 chipset) ¹
  - Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4
  - Supports SATA 6Gb/s
  - Supports 2260/ 2280 storage devices
- M2_6 slot (From Z690 chipset)
  - Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4
  - Supports 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices
- M2_2, M2_4, M2_5 and M2_6 slots support Intel^® Optane™ Memory
Supports Intel^® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors

SATA7 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_5 slot.
M2_3 will be unavailable when installing device in the PCI_E2 slot.
PCI_E3 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_4 slot. PCI_E3 will run at x1 speed and M2_4 will run at x2 speed when installing PCIe device in PCI_E3 slot and M.2 PCIe SSD in M2_4 slot simultaneously.

RAID

Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices ¹
Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 , RAID 5 and RAID 10 for M.2 NVMe storage devices

SATAA & SATAB do not support RAID function.

USB

Intel^® Z690 Chipset
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps Type-C internal connectors
- 4x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports on the back panel
Hub-GL3590
- 4x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports on the back panel
ASM1074
- 4x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports through internal USB connectors
Hub-GL850G
- 4x USB 2.0 ports through internal USB connectors

Audio

Realtek^® ALC4082 Codec + ES9218PQ Combo DAC/HPA
7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
Supports S/PDIF output

LAN

1x Aquantia^® AQC113CS 10Gbps LAN controller
1x Intel^® I225-V 2.5Gbps LAN controller

Wireless LAN & Bluetooth

Intel^® Wi-Fi 6E
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® 5.2 ², FIPS, FISMA

Wi-Fi 6E 6GHz may depend on every country’s regulations and will be ready in Windows 10 build 21H1 and Windows 11.
Bluetooth 5.2 will be ready in Windows 10 build 21H1 and Windows 11.

Internal connectors

1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
6x M.2 slots (M-Key)
2x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps Type-C ports
2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connectors (supports additional 4 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
8x 4-pin system fan connectors
1x Water Flow meter connector
1x Front panel audio connector
2x System panel connectors
1x Chassis Intrusion connector
2x 2-pin Thermal Sensors connectors
1xTPM module connector
1x Tuning Controller connector

LED Feature

1x 2-Digit Debug Code LED
4x EZ Debug LED
1x 4-pin RGB LED connector
2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors
1x 3-pin CORSAIR LED connector

Back panel ports

Clear CMOS Button
2.5G LAN
10G Super LAN
Thunderbolt 4 40Gbps (Type-C)
Wi-Fi / Bluetooth
HD Audio Connectors
Flash BIOS Button
USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gbps (Type-A)
M-VISION Dashboard Port
Mini DisplayPort Input (for Thunderbolt passthrough)
Optical S/PDIF-Out

Dimensions

12 in. x 12 in. (30.5 cm x 31.0 cm)
E-ATX Form Factor

Mounting

9 mounting holes

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