MSI Z590-A PRO Motherboard (Intel Socket 1200/11th and 10th Generation Core Series CPU/Max 128GB DDR4 5333MHz Memory)

Specifications

Brand

MSI

Processor

Supports 10th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors, 11th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors, Processor socket LGA1200

Operating System

Support for Windows® 10 64-bit

Chipset

Intel® Z590 Chipset

Memory

4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB Supports 1R 2133/ 2666/ 2933 MHz for 10th Gen Intel® CPU (by JEDEC & POR) 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)

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 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.

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

Keyboard / Mouse DisplayPort USB 2.0 LAN port Audio connector Flash BIOS Button USB 2.0 HDMI USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-A

Mounting

9 mounting holes

Dimensions

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

Warranty

3 Years