The MSI MPG Z790 Carbon Wi-Fi DDR5 Motherboard supports 12th/13th Gen Intel Core processors, Pentium Gold and Celeron processors and LGA 1700 sockets, features up to 4 x DDR5 memory slots, PCI-E 5.0, 4.0 and 3.0 compatible expansion slots, 5 x M.5 slots, 6 x SATA ports (6Gb/s), 10 x rear USB ports, 7 x front panel USB headers, Intel 2.5Gbps LAN, Intel Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, 8-channel HD audio with Audio Boost 5 and an ATX motherboard form factor.
Features
Hardware
Cooling Overview
Extended Heatsink
Extended Heatsink enlarges the surface of heat dissipation, ensuring even high-end processors to run in full speed.
Direct Touch Heat-Pipe
Connecting two MOS heatsinks to enlarge the surface of heat dissipation.
M.2 Shield Frozr
Keeps M.2 SSDs safe while preventing throttling, making them run faster.
7W/mK Thermal Pad
High quality 7W/mK MOSFET thermal pads and extra choke thermal pads ensure all cores running in high performance.
Enhanced M.2 Thermal
Double-sided M.2 Shield Frozr and Enlarged heatsink design keep M.2 SSDs safe while preventing throttling.
Enlarged PCH Heatsink
The enlarged heatsink design to reduce dust and noise as well as maintain high heat dissipation efficiency.
Water Cooling
Optimized for Water Cooling
Designed to support the most popular All-In-One & customized water cooling solutions on the market. A dedicated water pump PIN header supports up to 3 amp, giving you full control of the water pump speed. A clearly marked ‘keep-out-zone’ allows for easy and safe installation and a perfect fit.
Fully Fan Control
Control in One Click
MSI motherboards let you manage speeds and temperatures for all your system and CPU fans in BIOS and software with a simplified graphical interface. You can also set up to 4 temperature targets, which will adjust the fan speeds automatically.
Frozr AI Cooling
Detecting CPU & GPU temperatures and automatically adjusting fan duty of system fans to a proper value by adopting MSI AI ENGINE.
Auto Detect Your Fan
MSI fan headers automatically detect fans running in DC or PWM mode for optimal tuning of fan speeds and silence. Hysteresis also makes your fans spin up fluently to make sure your system stays silent, no matter what.
System Cooling
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.
For CPU Cooler
For Waterblock Cooler
For Top System Fan
For Front System Fan
For Rear System Fan
Power Solution
Structure
Direct 19+1+1 Phases Power Design
Unleash and sustain the maximum performance with a flagship VRM design built with a total of Direct 19+1+1 Power Phases. Combining dual power connectors and 105A Smart Power Stage, MPG Z790 CARBON WIFI is ready for the challenge of high-end processors.
19 Phase – VCPU SPS / Power 105A
1 Phase – GT Power
1 Phase – AUX Power
Double Power Connectors
Two 8-pin connectors deliver adequate power even for an overclocked multi-core CPU.
Digital Power Design
A fully digital power design allows for faster and undistorted current delivery to the CPU at pin-point precision.
Core Boost
Premium layout not only support the multi-core CPU, also create the perfect conditions for your CPU overclocking.
Optimized PCB Solution
The PCB design has been optimized for higher bandwidth and faster transfer speeds, which is also beneficial for reliable circuit transmission.
8 PCB layers
IT-170 Server-grade PCB material
2oz Thickened Copper
More for Performance
1-Second Overclocking!
MSI Game Boost enables one-second overclocking, giving you the performance boost you need to get more FPS.
Load-Line Calibration
What you set, is what you get. LLC makes sure your CPU voltage remains 100% stable under any load. This greatly improves stability when demanding more CPU performance.
Overvoltage Protection
Prevents potential short-circuit damage to the CPU and other critical components.
DIY Friendly – M.2 Design
Screwless M.2
The patented design allows you to set your M.2 and Shield Frozr without the annoying screws, provides the easiest way for M.2 installation.
EZ M.2 Clip
Have trouble turning screws? MSI innovative EZ M.2 clip assist you install an M.2 SSD quickly and effortlessly.
Smart Button
One button with multiple hardware control. You can set up the different functions in the BIOS. Reset Computer, Safe Boot, Turbo Fan and EZ LED control with just one click.
Smart Button from Rear IO / Reset Button from Cases
Setting Two Different Functions in the BIOS
Performance
Expansion
Lightning Gen 5 PCI-E with Steel Armour
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.
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.
1x Lightning Gen 5 M.2 – 128 Gbps
4x Lightning Gen 4 M.2 – 64 Gbps
6x – 6 Gbps
Lightning USB 20G
Double Bandwidth with Lightning USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 20G
Using USB 3.2 devices has never been faster! MPG Z790 series motherboards offer a wide variety of options to connect and boost your USB devices, offering never before seen USB speeds up to 20Gb/s when connecting the Rear USB Type-C.
Front USB Type-C
USB Front Type-C
MSI gaming motherboards support USB Front Type-C that allows gamers to connect with the latest USB devices. Built up a system with MSI PC case to have the most convenient experience.
Memory
DDR5
Latest DDR5 Memory with SMT Slot
A huge step of DDR performance enhancement with the latest DDR5 memory. Combines with dedicated SMT welding process and MSI Memory Boost technology, MPG Z790 CARBON WIFI is ready to deliver the world class memory performance.
The advanced SMT(Surface Mount Technology) welding process reduces the defect rate of slot solder joints, electromagnetism, and interference. Combining with exclusive Memory Boost technology allows MSI motherboards to deliver the clean and pure high-frequency DDR5 signal.
XMP
Easy Overclocking with XMP Profile
The XMP (Extreme Memory Profiles) in MSI BIOS are tested and certified by MSI OC LAB. It is easy to enable with auto power settings to get the best memory speed and stability.
BIOS & Software
MSI Centre
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.
Mystic Light
Create your own colourful masterpiece with ease. Splash any colour you want with just a few clicks!
True Colour
Optimized monitor’s brightness and colour in several modes for different situation, you can also customize by yourself.
User Scenario
One click for setting your computer, even customize own profile as your preference.
Hardware Monitoring
Get immediate access to your critical hardware information in real-time.
Profile Setting
Tune select motherboard settings in the OC Setting menu, where options to boost core performance and optimize system cooling are presented in an intuitive interface.
Fan Centre
Assume complete control of your fans with Fan Center. Set up to four CPU temperature targets and the motherboard will adjust fan speeds automatically.
System Diagnosis
Restore and backup your MSI storage devices in one click to provide stable system usage, you can even monitor the storage status to prevent system crash or data missing.
Click BIOS 5
Get more from a loaded BIOS designed for ease of use. Fine-tune the motherboard for gaming performance, efficiency, or overclocking world records!
EZ-Mode
Advanced Mode
XMP
Choose from a preset XMP profile and automatically overclock compatible DDR memory.
VMD (Volume Management Device)
Enable direct control and management of NVMe SSDs from the PCIe bus without additional hardware adaptors.
M-Flash
Conveniently flash or upgrade the BIOS in a few minutes from the CMOS Setup Utility.
Hardware Monitor
Get immediate access to your critical hardware information in real-time including temperature, memory capacity, clock speed, and voltage.
Memory Try It
Get extreme speed out of your system memory and get more performance.
Search & Favourites
A permanent search & favourite option in the top right corner moves you through the BIOS menus quickly.
AIDA64
Exclusive UI of AIDA64 Extreme
MSI motherboards provide 60 days free trail of AIDA64 Extreme – MSI edition. AIDA64 Extreme is an almighty application for system information, diagnostics and benchmarks. With the application, you can monitor the detailed hardware and software information on PC and save it to file in multiple formats such as CSV and HTML.
Resizable Bar
Resizable BAR (Re-Size BAR) is an advanced PCI Express feature that enables the CPU to access the entire GPU frame buffer at once and improve performance.
Connectivity – Audio
Audio Boost 5
High Definition ALC4080 Audio Processor
High Quality Audio Capacitors
High Quality Audio Jacks with S/PDIF
Dedicated Headphone Amplifier
Isolated Audio Signal
De-Pop Protection
Mystic Light
Glow Your PC
Splash on some colour and vibrant RGB lighting effects using MSI Mystic Light with 16.8 million colours and fancy LED effects. MSI Mystic Light provides you complete control of RGB lighting of your PC in one software.
Synchronize
Extend Your RGB Experience with Ease
Add more colour if you want! Mystic Light Extension pin header provides an intuitive way to control additional RGB strips and other RGB peripherals added to a system, without needing a separate RGB controller.
