The MPG Z490 CARBON EK X comes with a custom-designed EK cooling solution, a monoblock that aesthetically blends with the motherboard. The iconic carbon fiber and matching engraved design shows its refined quality and distinctive looks. To unleash the high performing for 10th gen Intel core processors, the custom-designed EK cooling solution that offers pristine cooling for both the CPU and VRM power delivery section is used to prevent thermal throttling, allowing gamers to sustain heavy gaming loadings without the noisy environment. It's ready for everything!
- Lightning USB 20G: Powered by ASmedia 3241 USB 3.2 Gen2x2 controller, offering never before seen USB speeds up to 20Gb/s with USB Type-C
- Enhanced Power Design: 12+1+1 Duet Rail Power System, 8+4 pin CPU power connectors, Core Boost, DDR4 Boost
- Mystic Light: 16.8 million colors / 29 effects controlled in one click. Mystic Light Extension supports both RGB and Rainbow LED strip.
- Supports DDR4 Memory, up to 5000(OC) MHz
- Supports 10th Gen Intel Core™ / Pentium Celeron processors for LGA 1200 socket
| Brand | |
|---|---|
| Brand | MSI |
| CPU / Processor | |
|---|---|
| Processor Supported | Core |
| Total Processor Supported | 1 |
| Processor Socket | Socket LGA-1200 |
| GPU / Graphics | |
|---|---|
| Multi GPU Supported | SLI |
| Onboard Video | CPU Dependent Video |
| Memory / RAM | |
|---|---|
| Memory Technology | DDR4 SDRAM |
| Memory Speed Supported | 5000 MHz |
| Memory Form Factor | UDIMM |
| Number of Memory Slots | 4 |
| Maximum Memory Supported | 128 GB |
| Storage | |
|---|---|
| RAID Supported | Yes |
| Intel Optane Memory Ready | Yes |
| RAID Levels | 5 |
| Networking & Connectivity | |
|---|---|
| Wireless LAN | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| USB Ports | |
|---|---|
| Total Number of Onboard USB P | 7 |
| Number of Onboard USB 2.0 Por | 4 |
| Number of Onboard USB 3.2 Por | 3 |
| Total Number of USB Ports | 7 |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 2 |
| Number of USB 3.2 Ports | 5 |
| HDMI Ports | |
|---|---|
| HDMI | Yes |
| DisplayPort | |
|---|---|
| DisplayPort | Yes |
| Ethernet Port | |
|---|---|
| Number of Network (RJ-45) Por | 1 |
| 2.5Gigabit Ethernet | Yes |
| Audio Ports | |
|---|---|
| S/PDIF | Yes |
| Audio | |
|---|---|
| Audio Channels | 7.1 |
| Size / Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Form Factor | ATX |
| General Features | |
|---|---|
| Chipset Manufacturer | Intel |
| Chipset Model | Z490 |
| Controller Type | Serial ATA/600 |
| Manufacturer | MSI |
| Expansion Slots | |
|---|---|
| Number of PCI Express x16 Slo | 3 |
| Total Number of PCI Express S | 5 |
| Number of PCI Express x1 Slots | 2 |
| Total Number of Expansion Slots | 5 |
| Misc Ports | |
|---|---|
| Number of M.2 Interfaces | 2 |
| Number of SATA Interfaces | 6 |







