MSI MEG Z490 GODLIKE Motherboard E-ATX, 10th Gen Intel Core, LGA 1200, DDR4, SLI/CF, Triple M.2 Slots, Thunderbolt 3 Type-C, Wi-Fi 6, Mystic Light RGB | 911-7C70-010 / 911-7C70-013 / 911-7C70-011

CHIPSET

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

MEMORY

• 4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB¹
• Supports 1R 2133/2666/2933 MHz
  • 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 5000+ MHz
  • 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 4400+ 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)

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

EXPANSION SLOTS

• 3x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, support x16/ x0/ x4 or x8/ x8/ x4 mode¹
• 1x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot

1. Please refer to page 33 for details.

MULTI-GPU

• Supports 2-Way NVIDIA^® SLI™ Technology
• Supports 3-Way AMD^® CrossFire™ Technology

ONBOARD GRAPHICS

Intel^® JHL7540 Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller

• 2x Thunderbolt™ 3 (Type-C) ports on the back panel
• Supports Thunderbolt™ 3 with a maximum resolution of 5120x2880 @60 Hz¹
• Supports DisplayPort 1.4 with a maximum resolution of 4096x2304 @60 Hz
• Maximum shared memory is 1GB

1. Thunderbolt 3 supports two displays in 4K resolution or one display in 5K resolution.

STORAGE

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

• 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports^1,2
• 3x M.2 slots (Key M)
  • M2_1 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices¹
  • M2_2 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices²
  • M2_3 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4, 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices
  • Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready³
  • Supports Intel^® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors

1. SATA2 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_1 slot.
2. SATA5 & SATA6 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SSD in the M2_2 slot.
3. Before using Intel^® Optane™ memory modules, please ensure that you have updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI website.

RAID

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

• Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5 for M.2 PCIe storage devices

USB

Intel^® Z490 Chipset

• 3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 1 Type-C internal connector)
• 6x USB 2.0 ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports through the internal USB 2.0 connectors)

ASMedia^® ASM1074 Chipset

• 8x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports (4 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports through the internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connectors)

Intel^® JHL7540 Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller

• 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-C ports on the back panel

AUDIO

Realtek^® ALC1220 Codec + ESS E9018 combo DAC

• 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
• Supports Optical S/PDIF output

THUNDERBOLT 3™

Intel^® JHL7540 Thunderbolt™ 3 Controller

• 2x Thunderbolt™ 3 (USB Type-C) ports on the back panel
• Supports up to 40 Gbps transfer rate with Thunderbolt 3 devices
• Supports up to 10 Gbps transfer rate with USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps devices
• Supports up to 5V/3A , 15W power charging
• Supports Daisy-chain up to six ThunderboltTM 3 devices

LAN

• 1x Aquantia^® AQC107 10G LAN controller
• 1x Realtek^® RTL8125B 2.5G LAN controller

WIFI & BLUETOOTH

Intel^® AX201

• Supports 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, MU-MINO Rx, 2.4GHz-5GHz (160MHz) up to 2.4Gbps
• WiFi 6 Pre-Certified
• Supports Bluetooth® 5.1 , FIPS, FISMA
• The Wireless module is pre-install in the M2 (Key-E) slot

1. Only support windows 10 64-bit

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
• 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
• 8x 4-pin system fan connectors
• 1x 3-pin Water Flow connector
• 1x Front panel audio connector
• 2x System panel connectors
• 1x Chassis Intrusion connector
• 2x 2-pin Thermal Sensors connectors
• 1x TPM module connector
• 1x 4-pin RGB LED connector
• 2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors
• 1x 3-pin CORSAIR LED connector

BACK PANEL PORTS