PRO series helps users work smarter by delivering an efficient and productive experience. Featuring stable functionality and high-quality assembly, MSI Z490-A PRO motherboards provide not only optimized professional workflows but also less troubleshooting and longevity.
USER FRIENDLY DESIGN
MSI motherboards feature tons of convenient and smart design for DIY users, countless system tuning and troubleshooting tools are at your disposal to push your system to new heights and satisfy even the most demanding tweaker. Makes it so easy to install your own motherboard without any issue.
THERMAL SOLUTION FOR MORE CORES AND HIGHER PERFORMANCE
With more cores’ processors, thermal and power design is more important to make sure the temperature keeps lower. MSI extended PWM heatsink with 7W/mK thermal pad ensures even high-end processors to run in full speed with MSI motherboards.
M.2 SHIELD FROZR
World’s fastest SSDs can start to lower performance when getting hot. Part of the motherboards heatsink design, M.2 SHIELD FROZR is the next generation M.2 thermal solution to avoid this by offering the best thermal protection to make sure that SSD maintains maximum performance.
FULLY CONTROLLABLE IN BIOS AND SOFTWARE
MSI Z490-A PRO motherboards let you manage speeds and temperatures for all your system and CPU fans. Total Fan Control allows you check your primary system characteristics in a simplified graphical interface. You can also set up to 4 temperature targets for CPU and motherboard, which will adjust the fan speeds automatically.
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 2 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.
Detail Specifications
SOCKET
1200
CPU (MAX SUPPORT)
i9
CHIPSET
Intel Z490 Chipset
DDR4 MEMORY
4800(OC)/ 4600(OC)/ 4533(OC)/ 4400(OC)/ 4300(OC)/ 4266(OC)/ 4200(OC)/ 4133(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3866(OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/ 3300(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC) /2933(JEDEC)/ 2666(JEDEC)/ 2400(JEDEC)/ 2133(JEDEC) MHz
MEMORY CHANNEL
Dual
DIMM SLOTS
4
MAX MEMORY (GB)
128
PCI-E X16
2
PCI-E GEN
Gen3
PCI-E X1
3
SATAIII
6
M.2 SLOT
2
RAID
0/1/5/10
TPM (HEADER)
1
LAN
1x Realtek RTL8125B 2.5G LAN
USB 3.2 PORTS (FRONT)
1(Gen 1, Type C), 4(Gen 1, Type A)
USB 3.2 PORTS (REAR)
1(Gen 2, Type C), 1(Gen 2, Type A), 2(Gen 1, Type A)
USB 2.0 PORTS (FRONT)
4
USB 2.0 PORTS (REAR)
2
SERIAL PORTS(FRONT)
1
AUDIO PORTS (REAR)
6 HD audio connectors
DISPLAYPORT
1
HDMI
1
DIRECTX
12
FORM FACTOR
ATX
CROSSFIRE
Y
OPERATING SYSTEM
Support for Windows 10 64-bit
Item Dimension (L inchxW inchxH inch)
14 x 11 x 4
Weight
5.00 lb
Warranty Information
3 Years