MSI MEG Z590 UNIFY Motherboard Intel Socket LGA1200

PROCESSOR

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

Processor socket LGA1200

Please go to intel.com for compatibility information.

See supported processors

CHIPSET

Intel® Z590 Chipset

MEMORY

4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB1

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)1

Max overclocking frequency:

1DPC 1R Max speed up to 5600 MHz

1DPC 2R Max speed up to 4800+ MHz

2DPC 1R Max speed up to 4400+ MHz

2DPC 2R Max speed up to 4000+ MHz

Supports Dual-Channel mode

Supports non-ECC mode, un-buffered memory

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

Please refer to www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory

See supported memory

EXPANSION SLOTS

1x PCIe x16 slot (PCI_E2, from CPU)

Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x16 with11th Gen CPU1

Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x16 with10th Gen CPU1

1x PCIe 3.0 x4 slot (PCI_E4, from Z590 chipset)2

2x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots (from Z590 chipset)

PCI_E2 will only support x8 speed, when M2_2 and M2_3 are from CPU by BIOS selection.PCI_E4 and M2_4 share the same bandwidth, if you want to use both of them simultaneously, the PCI_E4 will only support x1 speed and the M2_4 will only support x2 speed. But if you want to install and enable the graphics card in PCI_E4 slot, the M2_4 slot should be empty.

MULTI-GPU

Supports 2-Way AMD® CrossFire™ Technology

ONBOARD GRAPHICS

1x HDMI 2.0b with HDR port, supports a maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz1 2

Available for the processor with integrated graphics.Graphics specifications may vary depending on the CPU installed.

STORAGE

6x SATA 6Gb/s ports (from Z590 chipset)

4x M.2 slots (Key M)

M2_1 (from CPU)

Available only on 11th Gen Intel® CPU

Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4

Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices

M2_21, M2_32 slots

Support up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s (from Z590 chipset, default)3

Support up to PCIe 4.0 x4 (from CPU, by BIOS selection)4

M2_2 supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices

M2_3 supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices

M2_4 slot (from Z590 chipset) 3 5

Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4, 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices

Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors

SATA2 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_2 slot.SATA5 & SATA6 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA/PCIe SSD in the M2_2 or M2_3 slotIntel® Optane™ Memory Ready. Before using Intel® Optane™ memory modules, please ensure that you have updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI website.PCIe 4.0 specification is available only on 11th Gen Intel® CPU.PCI_E4 and M2_4 share the same bandwidth, if you want to use both of them simultaneously, the PCI_E4 will only support x1 speed and the M2_4 will only support x2 speed. But if you want to install and enable the graphics card in PCI_E4 slot, the M2_4 slot should be empty.

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

1x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps Type-C port on the back panel

2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports (1 Type-A port on the back panel and 1 Type-C internal connector)

10x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports (8 Type-A ports on the back panel, 2 ports are available through internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 connector)

2x USB 2.0 ports on the back panel

Hub-GL850G

4x USB 2.0 ports through internal USB 2.0 connector

AUDIO

Realtek® ALC4080 Codec

7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

Supports S/PDIF output

LAN

1x Intel® I225-V 2.5Gbps LAN controller

WIRELESS LAN & BLUETOOTH

Intel® WiFi 6E AX210

The Wireless module is pre-installed in the M.2 (Key-E) slot

Supports MU-MIMO TX/RX, 2.4GHz/ 5GHz/ 6GHz1 (160MHz) up to 2.4Gbps

Supports 802.11 a/ b/ g/ n/ ac/ ax

Supports Bluetooth® 5.22, FIPS, FISMA

Wi-Fi 6E 6GHz may depend on every country’s regulations and will be ready in WIN10 21H1.Bluetooth 5.2 will be ready in WIN10 21H1.

INTERNAL CONNECTORS

1x 24-pin ATX main power connector

2x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors

1x 6-pin ATX PCIE power connector

6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

4x M.2 slots (M-Key)

1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-C port

1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connector (supports additional 2 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 2-pin Thermal Sensors connector

1xTPM module connector

1x Tuning Controller connector

1x TBT connector (Supports RTD3)

LED FEATURES

1x 2-Digit Debug Code LED

4x EZ Debug LED

1x 4-pin RGB LED connector

2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors

1x 3-pin JCORSAIR LED connector

BACK PANEL PORTS

Clear CMOS Button

USB 2.0

USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps (Type-A)

USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps (Type-A)

2.5G LAN

Wi-Fi / Bluetooth

HD Audio Connectors

Flash BIOS Button

HDMI

USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-A)

USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps (Type-C)

Optical S/PDIF-O