Mainboard MSI Z590-A PRO

PROCESSOR

Supports 10th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors, 11th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors1

Processor socket LGA1200

1. Please go to intel.com for compatibility information

CHIPSET

Intel® Z590 Chipset

MEMORY

• 4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB 1
  • Supports 1R 2133/ 2666/ 2933 MHz for 10th Gen Intel® CPU (by JEDEC & POR)1
  • Supports 1R 2133/ 2666/ 2933/ 3200 MHz for 11th Gen Intel® CPU (by JEDEC & POR)
  • Max overclocking frequency:
    • 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 5333 MHz
    • 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 4700+ 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)
• Please refer www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory

See supported memory

EXPANSION SLOT

• 2x PCIe x16 slots
  • Support x16/ x4
  • PCI_E1 (from CPU)
    • Supports up to PCIe 4.0 for 11th Gen Intel® CPU
    • Supports up to PCIe 3.0 for 10th Gen Intel® CPU

• • PCI_E3 (from Z590 chipset)
    • Supports up to PCIe 3.0
• 2x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots (from Z590 chipset)

ONBOARD GRAPHICS

• 1x HDMI 2.0b with HDR port, supports a maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz 12
• 1x DisplayPort 1.4 port, supports a maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz 12
• Available only on processors featuring integrated graphics.
• Graphics specifications may vary depending on the CPU installed.

MULTI-GPU

• Supports 2-Way AMD® CrossFire™ Technology

STORAGE

• 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports (from Z590 chipset)
• 3x M.2 slots (Key M)
  • M2_1 slot (from CPU) 1
    • Available only on 11th Gen Intel® CPU
    • Supports up to PCIe 4.0x4
    • Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices

• • M2_21, M2_32 slots (from Z590 chipset)
    • Support up to PCIe 3.0x4
    • Support up to SATA 6Gb/s
    • Support 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices
    • Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready 3
• Support Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors
• SATA2 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_2 slot.
• SATA5 & SATA 6 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SSD in the M2_3 slot.
• Before using Intel® Optane™ memory modules, please ensure that you have updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI website.

RAID

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

USB

Intel® Z590 Chipset

• Intel® Z590 Chipset
  • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps Type-C port on the back panel
  • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports (1 Type-C internal connector and 1 Type-A port on the back panel)
  • 6x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, and 4 ports are available through the internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connectors)
• USB 2.0 Hubs GL850G
  • 4x USB 2.0 Type-A ports on the back panel
  • 4x USB 2.0 ports are available through the internal USB 2.0 connectors

AUDIO

Realtek®ALC897 Codec

• 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

LAN

• 1x Intel® I225-V 2.5Gbps 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
• 1x 6-pin ATX PCIe power connector
• 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 3x M.2 slots (M-Key)
• 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-C port
• 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
• 6x 4-pin system fan connectors
• 1x Front panel audio connector
• 2x System panel connectors
• 1x Chassis Intrusion connector
• 1x Clear CMOS jumper
• 1x TPM module connector
• 1x Serial port connector
• 1x Tuning controller connector
• 1x TBT connector (Supports RTD3)

BACK PANEL PORTS

1. Keyboard / Mouse
2. DisplayPort
3. USB 2.0
4. LAN port
5. Audio connector
6. Flash BIOS Button
7. USB 2.0
8. HDMI
9. USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-A
10. USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps Type-C
11. USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-A