MSI MPG Z890 CARBON DDR5 Wi-Fi 7 ATX Motherboard - Black

MPG Z890 CARBON WIFI employs a carbon black color scheme and stylish pattern over Mystic light RGB lighting to show a different identity. It is also powerful inside by featuring Killer 5G LAN and Wi-Fi 7 solution, Thunderbolt 4, Supplemental PCIe Power and the effortless EZ DIY designs, making this motherboard definetly one of the best Z890 ATX motherboards for Intel Core Ultra processors.

MSI's premium MPG (MSI PERFORMANCE GAMING) series is engineered for gamers who demand strong performance and sleek design. Each product showcases cutting-edge aesthetics and vibrant colors, reflecting MPG's commitment to exceptional design. With optimized configurations, MPG creates a visually striking and powerful gaming experience that leads the trends.

READY FOR AI PC

MSI motherboards are designed with advanced hardware and technology, well-supporting the demanding computing usage of gaming and AI. Moreover, we also introduce AI to MSI Center and BIOS, making everything more effortless than before.

AI Engine

provides several categories for you to sync the applications you want to perform and automatically optimizing them to create a comfortable environment.

AI LAN MANAGER

optimizes networking performance and minimizes latency, providing a seamless online experience.

Frozr AI Cooling

automatically adjusts fan duty to make sure the system stays in cool, stable and high performance.

AI Boost

is an MSI exclusive feature. It overclocks NPU to improve higher AI performance.

EZ DIY

MSI’s exclusive EZ M.2 Shield Frozr II and EZ M.2 CLIP II make M.2 installation seamless. Insert the SSD card into the slot and press it down to lock it in place with the clip. As fasten the SSD, flick the clip outwards and then the SSD is removed.  The process is smooth, and you don’t need to use your tools like before. One finger can give you perfect DIY experience.

ULTRA PERFORMANCE

DIRECT 20+1+1+1 POWER DESIGN

Unleash and sustain the maximum performance with a flagship VRM design built with a total of Direct 20+1+1+1 Power Phases. Combining dual power connectors and 110A Smart Power Stage, MPG Z890 CARBON WIFI is ready for the challenge of high-end processors.

FROZR DESIGN

FROZR SYNC

DIY 2.0 – INTEGRATING WITH THE SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT

Connect and synchronize with MSI coolers and cases with strategically positioned pin-header locations including a dedicated pump-fan header.

TRILINK

HIGH-BANDWIDTH AND LOW-LATENCY NETWORK

MSI's premium network solution provides incredible data transfer speed for demanding users.

Storage

FAST AND FUTURE-READY STORAGE

MSI MPG series motherboards support all the latest storage standards, which allows users to connect any ultra-fast storage device. Start games faster, load levels faster and have a real advantage over your enemies.

Expansion

LIGHTNING GEN 5 PCI-E WITH STEEL ARMOR II

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.

Steel Armor II

Compared to the previous generation, Steel Armor II's weight endurance has increased by 21%, ensuring excellent signal transmission quality.

Experience

GLOW YOUR PC

Splash on some color and vibrant RGB lighting effects using Mystic Light utility of MSI Center, which has million colors and fancy LED effects. Enjoy the full control and creativity of your PC's lighting with one software.

BIOS

MSI’s newly designed CLICK BIOS X offers an aesthetically pleasing and user-friendly experience. The new design ensures that users of all experience levels can quickly access and adjust system configurations with ease.

Software

MSI brand new MSI Center unifies a suite of MSI software utilities into a single centralized application. Take control of advanced motherboards features and unleash endless possibilities.

Specifications

Chipset

• INTEL Z890

CPU

• Supports Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2)

• LGA 1851

Memory

• 4x DDR5 UDIMM, Maximum Memory Capacity 256GB
  

• Memory Support 9200 - 6400 (OC) MT/s / 6400 - 4800 (JEDEC) MT/s

• Max. overclocking frequency:

                • 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 9200+ MT/s

                • 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 7200+ MT/s

                • 2DPC 1R Max speed up to 4800+ MT/s

                • 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 4800+ MT/s

• Supports Intel POR Speed and JEDEC Speed

• Supports Memory Overclocking and Intel XMP 3.0

• Supports Dual-Controller Dual-Channel mode

• Supports Non-ECC, Un-buffered memory

• Supports CUDIMM

• The DIMM slots on this motherboard have single-sided latches.
• Memory compatibility and supported speeds can vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration. For detailed information.
  

Onboard Graphics  :  1x HDMI™

• Support HDMITM 2.1 with FRL port, maximum resolution of 8K 60Hz*

• 2x Type-C DisplayPort

• ThundeboltTM 4 ports, supporting DisplayPort 2.1 with UHBR20 over USB Type-C, with a maximum resolution of 4K@120Hz / 8K@60Hz*

• *Available only on processors featuring integrated graphics. Graphics specifications may vary depending on the CPU installed.

Slot : 3x PCI-E x16 slot

• PCI_E1 Gen PCIe 5.0 supports up to x16 (From CPU)

• PCI_E2 Gen PCIe 5.0 supports up to x8 (From CPU)

• PCI_E3 Gen PCIe 4.0 supports up to x4 (From Chipset)

• • PCI_E1 supports BIOS adjustment to x8+x4+x4*

• • PCI_E2 supports BIOS adjustment to x4+x4*

Audio  : Realtek® ALC1220P Codec

• 7.1-Channel USB High Defination Audio

• Supports S/PDIF output

Storage : 5x M.2

• M.2_1 Source (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 5.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260 devices

• M.2_2 Source (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260 devices

• M.2_3 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260 devices

• M.2_4 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 22110/2280/2260 devices

• M.2_5 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 / SATA mode, supports 2280/2260 devices

• 4x SATA 6G

• *Please refer to the manual for M.2 SSD heatsink restrictions.

RAID  : Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and Raid 10 for SATA storage devices

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

• Onboard Thunderbolt     2x Thunderbolt4 ports (Rear)

• Supports up to 40Gbps transfer rate with Thunderbolt devices

• Supports up to 20Gbps transfer rate with USB4 devices

• Supports up to 10Gbps transfer rate with USB 3.2 devices

• Supports up to 5V/3A,15W power charging

• Each port can daisy-chain up to three Thunderbolt 4 devices or five Thunderbolt 3 devices

• Supports up to 8K display

USB  : 4x USB 2.0 (Front)

• 4x USB 5Gbps Type A (Front)

• 10x USB 10Gbps Type A (Rear)

• 1x USB 10Gbps Type C (Rear)

• 1x USB 20Gbps Type C (Front)

• *USB 20Gbps Type-C (Front) support USB PD 27W fast charging for JUSBC1

LAN  : 1x Intel® Killer™ E5000B 5G LAN

• 1x Intel® I226V 2.5G LAN

Internal IO  : 1x Power Connector(ATX_PWR)

• 2x Power Connector(CPU_PWR)

• 1x Power Connector(PCIE_PWR 8pin)

• 1x Front Type-C Quick Charge Connector(PD_PWR1)

• 1x CPU Fan

• 1x Combo Fan (Pump_Sys Fan)

• 5x System Fan

• 1x EZ Conn-header (JAF_2)

• 2x Front Panel (JFP)

• 1x Chassis Intrusion (JCI)

• 1x Water Flow connector

• 1x Front Audio (JAUD)

• 1x Thermal Sensor connectors(T_SEN)

• 3x Addressable V2 RGB LED connector (JARGB_V2)

• 1x RGB LED connector(JRGB)

• 1x TPM pin header(Support TPM 2.0)

• 4x USB 2.0 ports

• 4x USB 5Gbps Type A ports

• 1x USB 20Gbps Type C ports

• WIRELESS LAN & BLUETOOTH     Intel® Killer™ BE1750x Wi-Fi 7

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

• Supports MU-MIMO TX/RX, 2.4GHz/ 5GHz/ 6GHz* (320MHz) up to 5.8Gbps

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

• Supports Bluetooth® 5.4**, MLO, 4KQAM

• * 6GHz band support may depend on every country’s regulations and Wi-Fi 7 will be ready in Windows 11 version 24H2.

• ** The Bluetooth version may be updated, please refer to the Wi-Fi chipset vendor’s website for details. Bluetooth 5.4 will be ready in Windows 11 version 24H2.

LED FEATURE : 4x EZ Debug LED

• 1x EZ Digit Debug LED

BACK PANEL PORTS    

• USB 10Gbps Type-A

• Flash BIOS Button

• Clear CMOS Button

• Smart Button

• 2.5G LAN

• 5G LAN

• Audio Connectors

• HDMI™

• Thunderbolt 4

• USB 10Gbps Type-C

• USB 10Gbps Type-A

• Wi-Fi / Bluetooth

• Optical S/PDIF Out

OPERATING SYSTEM

• Support for Windows® 11 64-bit

PCB Info

• ATX
  

• 243.84mmx304.8mm