MSI PRO Z890-a WIFI Motherboard Intel LGA 1851 ATX

Chipset INTEL Z890

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

LGA 1851

Memory4x 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 6400+ MT/s

• 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 5600+ 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 only have single-sided latches.

• Memory compatibility and supported speeds can vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration. For detailed information, please refer to the Memory Compatibility List available on the product’s Support page or visit https://www.msi.com/support/.

Onboard Graphics1x HDMI™

Support HDMI™ 2.1 with FRL, maximum resolution of 4K 120Hz*

2x Type-C DisplayPort

Thunderbolt™ 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.

Slot3x PCI-E x16 slot

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

PCI_E2 Gen PCIe 4.0 supports up to x4 (From Chipset)

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

Audio Realtek® ALC1220P

7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

Supports S/PDIF output

Storage4x 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 22110/2280/2260 devices

M.2_3 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260/2242 devices

M.2_4 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 / SATA mode, supports 2280/2260/2242 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 Thunderbolt2x Thunderbolt4 ports (Rear)

Support up to 40Gbps transfer rate with Thunderbolt devices

Support up to 20Gbps transfer rate with USB4 devices

Support up to 10Gbps transfer rate with USB 3.2 devices

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

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

Support up to 8K display

USB4x USB 2.0 (Front)

4x USB 5Gbps Type A (Rear)

2x USB 5Gbps Type A (Front)

3x 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 Realtek® 8126 5Gbps LAN

Internal IO1x Thunderbolt5 card connector(JTBT5, support RTD3)

1x Power Connector(ATX_PWR)

2x Power Connector(CPU_PWR)

1x Power Connector(PCIE_PWR 8pin)

1x CPU Fan

1x Combo Fan (Pump_Sys Fan)

6x System Fan

1x EZ Conn-header (JAF_2)

2x Front Panel (JFP)

1x Chassis Intrusion (JCI)

1x Front Audio (JAUD)

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

2x USB 5Gbps Type A ports

1x USB 20Gbps Type C ports

WIRELESS LAN & BLUETOOTH Intel® 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 FEATURE4x EZ Debug LED

1x EZ Digit Debug LED