MSI PRO Z790-A MAX WIFI ATX Motherboard

Chipset

Intel Z790

CPU Support

Intel® Core™ 14th/13th/12th Gen, Pentium® Gold, Celeron® Processors

Socket

LGA 1700

Memory

4× DDR5 UDIMM, up to 256GB

Memory Speeds

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 Overclock Speeds

1DPC 1R: 7800+ MHz
1DPC 2R: 6600+ MHz
2DPC 1R: 6400+ MHz
2DPC 2R: 5600+ MHz

Memory Features

Intel® XMP 3.0 OC
Dual-Controller Dual-Channel
Non-ECC unbuffered

Onboard Graphics

1× HDMI™ 2.1 (4K60 HDR)<br>1× DisplayPort 1.4 (8K60)

Graphics Note

Available only with CPUs featuring integrated graphics

PCIe / Expansion Slots

3× PCI-E x16
1× PCI-E x1

Slot Lanes / Generation

PCI_E1: PCIe 5.0 ×16 (CPU)
PCI_E2: PCIe 3.0 ×1 (Chipset)
PCI_E3: PCIe 4.0 ×4 (Chipset)
PCI_E4: PCIe 3.0 ×1 (Chipset)

Audio

Realtek® ALC4080 Codec
7.1-Channel USB High Performance Audio
S/PDIF Out

Storage

4× M.2
6× SATA 6G

M.2 Specifications

M.2_1: PCIe 4.0×4 (CPU), 22110/2280/2260/2242
M.2_2: PCIe 4.0×4 (Chipset), 2280/2260/2242
M.2_3: PCIe 4.0×4 / SATA (Chipset), 2280/2260/2242
M.2_4: PCIe 4.0×4 / SATA (Chipset), 2280/2260/2242

RAID Support

RAID 0/1/5/10 for SATA
RAID 0/1/5/10 for NVMe (M.2)

USB Ports

2× USB 2.0 (Rear)
4× USB 2.0 (Front)
2× USB 5Gbps Type-A (Rear)
2× USB 5Gbps Type-A (Front)
3× USB 10Gbps Type-A (Rear)
1× USB 10Gbps Type-C (Front)
1× USB 20Gbps Type-C (Rear)

LAN

Intel® 2.5Gbps LAN

Internal I/O

1× ATX_PWR
2× CPU_PWR
1× CPU Fan
1× Pump Fan
6× System Fan
2× Front Panel (JFP)
1× JCI
1× JAUD
1× JDASH
3× JARGB_V2
1× JRGB
1× TPM 2.0 Header
1× USB4 Card Connector (JTBT_U4_1, RTD3)
4× USB 2.0 Ports
2× USB 5Gbps Ports
1× USB 10Gbps Type-C

Wireless LAN & Bluetooth

Wi-Fi 7 (2.4/5/6GHz, 320MHz, up to 5.8Gbps)
MIMO TX/RX
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be
Bluetooth® 5.4**, MLO, 4KQAM

Wireless Notes

6GHz support depends on region; Wi-Fi 7 ready in Windows 11 SV3
**Bluetooth version depends on vendor & Windows 11 update schedule

LED Features

4× EZ Debug LED

Back Panel Ports

DisplayPort
USB 2.0
2.5G LAN
Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Antenna
Audio Connectors
HDMI™
Flash BIOS Button
USB 5Gbps Type-A
USB 10Gbps Type-A
USB 20Gbps Type-C
S/PDIF-OUT

Operating System Support

Windows® 11 64-bit

ATX — 243.84mm × 304.8mm