MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel Z390 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard

CUSTOMIZE YOUR GAMING RIG

Personalize your PC with 16.8 million colors and 17 effects through with the Mystic Light APP or a mobile device.

CORE BOOST
Core Boost technology combines MSI’s premium circuit layout and digital power design to deliver undistorted current to the CPU with pin-point precision. Core Boost not only sustains multi-core CPUs, but also creates the perfect conditions for CPU overclocking.

8+4 POWER CONNECTORS

Tap into extra power when needed with 8+4 pin connectors and unleash more performance with extreme overclocking.

DESIGNED FOR UNLIMITED PERFORMANCE

MSI Z390 motherboards are optimized to maximize the performance of 9th Gen Intel® Core™ processors. Choose MSI and unleash the full potential of your system with an optimized power delivery design and load line calibration.

M.2 SHIELD FROZR: MAXIMIZE SSD PERFORMANCE, PREVENT SLOW DOWNS

The world’s fastest SSDs can slow down when they get too hot. M.2 SHIELD FROZR extends the motherboard’s heatsink over M.2 SSDs to prevent thermal throttling and sustain maximum performance.

PRE-INSTALLED IO SHIELDING

Make the assembly process easier and safer. The design is grounded and protects the IO ports from potential electrostatic discharge damage from the external environment.

YOUR IN-GAME ADVANTAGE

Outsmart and outperform your opponents in-game using an array of unique MSI GAMING tools. Use clever hardware & software tools created to keep you one step ahead of the competition.

IMMERSE YOURSELF INTO VIRTUAL WORLDS

Integrating the very best of cutting edge technologies on MSI hardware provides a smooth Mixed Reality, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality ride. Through joint efforts with major VR brands, combined with unique MSI features to optimize VR, MSI brings gamers and professionals a vivid and realistic experience in which content truly comes alive.

AMPLIFY YOUR GAME WITH AUDIO BOOST

Like a dedicated sound card, Audio Boost offers an HD audio processor, dedicated amplifier and high quality audio capacitors, all physically isolated from the rest of the motherboard circuitry to ensure the purest audio signal to locate enemies with pin-point accuracy.

UNMATCHED MEMORY PERFORMANCE

MSI motherboards are crammed with features to fuel your gaming rig’s memory with more speed, higher overclockability and increased stability.

Best compatibility
Optimized traces and a fully isolated memory circuitry ensures perfect stability and performance, so you never have to worry about your system crashing during games.

MAXIMIZE YOUR USB DEVICE PERFORMANCE

Transfer your favorite games, music and videos over USB faster than ever. MSI offers a wide variety of options to connect and boost your USB 3.1 devices, delivering lightning-fast transfer speeds!

DOMINATE THE GAME WITH THE LOWEST LATENCY
Get ready to crush your enemies on the battlefield with MSI GAMING LAN. Built with high quality components, MSI GAMING LAN is tuned to deliver the best online gaming experience without lag.

Specifications

Model

Brand
MSI

Model
MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON

Supported CPU

CPU Socket Type
LGA 1151 (300 Series)

CPU Type
Supports 9th/8th Gen Intel Core / Pentium Gold / Celeron processors for LGA 1151 socket* Not backward compatible with older generation of LGA 1151 CPUs

Chipsets

Chipset
Intel Z390

Onboard Video

Onboard Video Chipset
Supported only by CPU with integrated graphic:1 x HDMI port 1.4, supports a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@24Hz1 x DisplayPort port 1.2, supports a maximum resolution of 4096×2304@60Hz

Memory

Number of Memory Slots
4×288pin

Memory Standard
DDR4 4400(OC)/ 4300(OC)/ 4266(OC)/ 4200(OC)/ 4133(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3866(OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/ 3300(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2666/ 2400/ 2133

Maximum Memory Supported
64GB

Channel Supported
Dual Channel

Expansion Slots

PCI Express 3.0 x16
3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16/x0/x4, x8/x8/x4 modes)

PCI Express x1
3 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

Storage Devices

SATA 6Gb/s
6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports** M.2 slots and SATA ports share the bandwidth.

M.2
2 x M.2 slot (Key M)*Support up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices* M.2 slots and SATA ports share the bandwidth.

Intel Optane Ready
Yes* Before using Intel Optane memory modules, please ensure that you have updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI website.

SATA RAID
0/1/5/10

Onboard Audio

Audio Chipset
Realtek ALC1220P-VB2 Codec

Audio Channels
7.1-Channel High Definition AudioSupports S/PDIF output

Onboard LAN

LAN Chipset
Intel I219-V

Max LAN Speed
10/100/1000Mbps

Rear Panel Ports

PS/2
1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port

HDMI
1 x HDMI

RJ45
1 x RJ45

DisplayPort
1 x DisplayPort

USB 3.1
4 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) ports (1 Type-C and 3 Type-A)

USB 1.1/2.0
2 x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (Type-A)

S/PDIF Out
1 x Optical

Audio Ports
5 Ports

Internal I/O Connectors

Onboard USB
1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)2 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)

Other Connectors
1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector1 x 4-pin Water Pump connector5 x 4-pin system fan connectors1 x Serial port connector1 x Front panel audio connector2 x System panel connectors1 x Thunderbolt Add-on Card Connector1 x Chassis Intrusion connector1 x TPM module connector2 x 4-pin RGB LED connectors1 x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connector1 x 3-pin CORSAIR LED connector

Physical Spec

Form Factor
ATX

LED Lighting
RGB

Dimensions (W x L)
12.0″ x 9.6″

Power Pin
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector