- General Information
 - Manufacturer
 - MSI
 
- Manufacturer Website Address
 - http://www.msi.com
 
- Brand Name
 - MSI
 
- Product Line
 - MPG
 
- Product Type
 - Gaming Desktop Motherboard
 
MPG Z790 CARBON MAX WIFI II employs a carbon black color scheme and reflection decoration over Mysticlight RGB lighting to show a different identity. It is also powerful inside by featuring Wi-Fi 7 solution, optimized DDR5 circuit, and the latest PCIe 5.0 M.2 with Screwless M.2 Shield Frozr, making this motherboard one of the best Z790 ATX motherboards for Intel® 14th Gen and 13th Gen Core processors.
The MPG series brings out fashionable products by showing extremely unique styles and expressing a conceited attitude towards the challenge of the gaming world. With extraordinary performance and style, the MPG series defines the future of gaming fashion.
TOOL-FREE M.2 INSTALLATION
Industrial first Magnetic with patented Screwless M.2 Shield Frozr & EZ M.2 Clip provide the easiest way for M.2 Installation.
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.
 
- Warranty
 - Limited Warranty
 - 3 Year
 
- Processor & Chipset
 - Chipset Manufacturer
 - Intel
 
- Chipset Model
 - Z790
 
- Total Processor Supported
 - 1
 
- Processor Socket
 - Socket LGA-1700
 
- Processor Generation Supported
 - 13th Gen
 
- 12th Gen
 
- 14th Gen
 
- Processor Supported
 - Core
 
- Pentium Gold
 
- Celeron
 
- Core i3
 
- Core i5
 
- Core i7
 
- Core i9
 
- Memory
 - Number of Memory Slots
 - 4
 
- Memory Form Factor
 - UDIMM
 
- DIMM
 
- Maximum Memory Supported
 - 256 GB
 
- Memory Technology
 - DDR5 SDRAM
 
- Memory Speed Supported
 - 7600 MHz
 
- 7400 MHz
 
- 7200 MHz
 
- 7000 MHz
 
- 6800 MHz
 
- 6600 MHz
 
- 6400 MHz
 
- 6200 MHz
 
- 6000 MHz
 
- 5800 MHz
 
- 5600 MHz
 
- 5400 MHz
 
- 5200 MHz
 
- 5000 MHz
 
- 4800 MHz
 
- 7800 MHz
 
- I/O Controller
 - Controller Type
 - Serial ATA/600
 
- RAID Supported
 - Yes
 
- RAID Levels
 - 0
 
- 1
 
- 5
 
- 10
 
- Video
 - Onboard Video
 - CPU Dependent Video
 
- Audio
 - Audio Channels
 - 7.1
 
- Network & Communication
 - Bluetooth
 - Yes
 
- Bluetooth Standard
 - Bluetooth 5.4
 
- Gigabit Ethernet
 - Yes
 
- Wireless LAN
 - Yes
 
- Wireless LAN Standard
 - IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax
 
- I/O Expansions
 - PCI Express Standard
 - PCI Express 5.0
 
- PCI Express 4.0
 
- PCI Express 3.0
 
- Total Number of PCI Express Slots
 - 3
 
- Number of PCI Express x1 Slots
 - 1
 
- Number of PCI Express x16 Slots
 - 2
 
- Interfaces/Ports
 - Total Number of USB Ports
 - 10
 
- S/PDIF
 - Yes
 
- HDMI
 - Yes
 
- HDMI Version
 - 2.1
 
- Number of Network (RJ-45) Ports
 - 1
 
- Onboard Interfaces
 - Number of SATA Interfaces
 - 6
 
- Number of M.2 Interfaces
 - 5
 
- Total Number of Onboard USB Ports
 - 7
 
- Number of Onboard USB 2.0 Ports
 - 4
 
- Physical Characteristics
 - Color Family
 - Black
 
- Product Color
 - Black
 
- Form Factor
 - ATX
 
- Width
 - 12"
 
- Depth
 - 9.6"
 
- Weight (Approximate)
 - 3.50 lb
 
- Miscellaneous
 - Package Contents
 - MPG Z790 CARBON MAX WIFI II Gaming Desktop Motherboard
 - European Union Regulatory Notice
 - Quick Installation Guide
 - Cable Sticker
 - Shout out Flyer
 - 4 x EZ M.2 Clips Packages
 - Wi-Fi Antenna
 - USB4 PD100W Expansion Card
 - USB 4.0 Cable
 - USB 2.0 Cable
 - USB Drive
 - 2 x SATA Cables
 - JARGB Extension Cables
 - JRGB Extension Cable (1 to 2)
 - ARGB & Fan Extension Y-Cable
 - Front Panel Cable
 
- Energy Star
 - Yes
 
- Country of Origin
 - China
 
- TAA Compliant
 - No