MSI Z790 GAMING PLUS WIFI motherboard Intel Z790 LGA 1700 ATX

The MSI Z790 GAMING PLUS WIFI provides the foundation for your build — socket, chipset and expansion details are in the spec table below.

Z790 GAMING PLUS WIFI is designed with tons of connectivity, flexible tools, and convenient Wi-Fi solution with DDR5 memory version for gamers who want all.

Extended Heatsink
Extended Heatsink enlarges the surface of heat dissipation and maintain the performance at heavy loads.

M.2 Shield Frozr
Strengthened M.2 thermal solution helps M.2 SSD safe and ensures incredible performance.

Heavy Plated VRM Heatsink
The VRM heatsink covers the upper MOS and helps dissipate the heat.

7W/mK Thermal Pad & Additional Choke Pad
High-quality 7W/mK MOSFET thermal pads and additional choke thermal pads ensure stable performance when all cores are running at high speed.

Chipset Heatsink
The chipset heatsink is designed to reduce dust and noise and also capable of maintaining high efficiency of PCH.

LIGHTNING GEN 5 PCI-E
Doubling over the previous generation, the bandwidth of a x16 interface can reach 128GB/s.

SMT PCIE 5.0 SLOT
The advanced SMT(Surface Mount Technology) PCIE slot diminish interference and electrical noise, fully support the PCI-E 5.0 signal.

REINFORCED,
HEAVY SOLDERED CONNECTIONS
Secure to the motherboard with extra solder points and support the weight of heavy graphics cards.

Specifications

Internal I/O
Number of M.2 (M) slots	4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors	1
Front panel connector	Yes
Supported storage drive interfaces	M.2, PCI Express
USB 2.0 connectors	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	4
TPM connector	Yes
Number of SATA connectors	0
Number of SATA III connectors	6
Number of SATA II connectors	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes
RGB LED pin header	Yes
Technical details
Motherboard chipset family	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z790
Supported processor sockets	LGA 1700
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported
On-board graphics card	No
HDMI version	2.1
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Component for	PC
Audio
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Performance
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10 x64, Windows 11 x64
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Processor
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® Gold
Processor socket	LGA 1700
Memory
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR5-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speeds	7200, 7000, 6800, 6600, 6400, 6200, 6000, 5800, 5600, 5400, 5200, 5000, 4800 MHz
Maximum internal memory	192 GB
Supported memory clock speed (max)	7200 MHz
ECC ?ompatibility	Non-ECC
Storage controllers
Number of storage drives supported	10
RAID support	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0
S/PDIF out port	Yes
HDMI ports quantity	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C ports quantity	1
Network
Ethernet LAN	Yes
Wi-Fi	Yes
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Ethernet interface type	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Bluetooth	Yes
Bluetooth version	5.3
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Features
Audio chip	Realtek ALC897
Product colour	Black
Expansion slots
PCI slots	4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slots	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slots	1
Weight & dimensions
Width	243.8 mm
Depth	304.8 mm
Packaging content
Cables included	SATA

Downloads

• Datasheet (PDF)