MAI Z490-A PRO

PROCESSOR

Supports 10th Gen Intel^® Core™, 11th Gen Intel^® Core™, Pentium^® Gold and Celeron^® processors for LGA 1200 socket^1 2 3

1. Please go to intel.com for compatibility information.
2. Onboard graphics output are disabled when using the F SKU processors.
3. BIOS updated to be compatible with 11th Gen Intel^® Core™ Processors

See supported processors

CHIPSET

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

MEMORY

• 4 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB ¹
  • Supports 1R 2133/2666/2933 MHz ¹
    • 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 5000+ MHz
    • 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 4500+ 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)

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

EXPANSION SLOT

• 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (from CPU)
  Support up to PCIe 4.0 for 11th Gen Intel^® CPU
  Support up to PCIe 3.0 for 10th Gen Intel^® CPU
• 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (from chipset, supports x4 mode)
• 3x PCIe x1 slots (from chipset)

ONBOARD GRAPHICS

• 1x HDMI™ port, supports a maximum resolution of 4096×2160 @ 30Hz
• 1x DisplayPort port supports a maximum resolution of 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz

MULTI-GPU

• Supports 2-Way AMD^® CrossFire^™ Technology

STORAGE

• 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports ¹
• 2x M.2 slots (Key M)
  • M2_1 slot
    CPU support mode (From 11th Gen Intel^® CPU only)- supports PCIe 4.0 x4/3.0 x4
    Chipset support mode-supports PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s
    Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices¹
  • M2_2 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices ²
  • Intel^® Optane^™ Memory Ready ³
  • Supports Intel^® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core^™ processors

1. SATA2 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_1 slot.
2. SATA5 & SATA6 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA/PCIe SSD in the M2_2 slot.
3. Before using Intel^® Optane^™ memory modules, please ensure that you have updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI website.

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

AUDIO

Realtek^® ALC892/ALC897 Codec

• 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

LAN

• 1x Realtek^® RTL8125B-CG 2.5G LAN Controller

INTERNAL CONNECTORS

• 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 1x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-C port
• 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connectors (support additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports)
• 2x USB 2.0 connectors (support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
• 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
• 1x 4-pin water pump connector
• 6x 4-pin system fan connectors
• 1x front panel audio connector
• 2x system panel connectors
• 1x Chassis Intrusion connector
• 1x Clear CMOS jumper
• 1x 4-pin RGB LED connector
• 2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors
• 1x serial port connector
• 1x TPM module connector
• 1x TBT connector ¹

1. Thunderbolt card need support RTD3

BACK PANEL PORTS

DIMENSIONS

• ATX Form Factor
• 12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)

MOUNTING

9 mounting holes

OPERATING SYSTEM

Support for Windows^® 10 64-bit

BOX CONTENT

1. MSI^® does not guarantee the risks or damages caused by changing the cover.
2. These pictures are for reference only and may vary without notice.