The MSI Z790 PROJECT ZERO LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard is a high-end motherboard designed for gaming and professional use. It supports Intel’s 12th generation Alder Lake processors with LGA 1700 socket compatibility.
| Category | Specifications |
|---|---|
| CPU Support | Intel® Core™ 14th/ 13th/ 12th Gen Processors, Intel® Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors, LGA1700 |
| Chipset | Intel Z790 |
| Memory | 4x DDR5 UDIMM, Maximum Memory Capacity 256GB Memory Support: DDR5 4800+(OC)/ 5000(OC)/ 5200(OC)/ 5400(OC)/ 5600(JEDEC)/ 5400(JEDEC)/ 5200(JEDEC)/ 5000(JEDEC)/ 4800(JEDEC) MHz Max. overclocking frequency: – 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 7200+ MHz – 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 6600+ MHz – 2DPC 1R Max speed up to 6400+ MHz – 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 5600+ MHz |
| Onboard Graphics | 1x HDMI™ (HDMITM 2.1 with HDR, maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz) 1x DisplayPort (DP 1.4, maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz) |
| Slot | 3x PCI-E x16 slot 1x PCI-E x1 slot PCI_E1 Gen PCIe 5.0 supports up to x16 (From CPU) PCI_E2 Gen PCIe 3.0 supports up to x1 (From Chipset) PCI_E3 Gen PCIe 4.0 supports up to x4 (From Chipset) PCI_E4 Gen PCIe 3.0 supports up to x1 (From Chipset) |
| Storage | 4x M.2 – M.2_1 Source (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4, supports 22110/2280/2260/2242 devices – M.2_2 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4, supports 2280/2260/2242 devices – M.2_3 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 / SATA mode, 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 6x SATA 6G |
| RAID | Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices |
| USB | 4x USB 2.0 (Rear) 4x USB 2.0 (Front) 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type A (Rear) 4x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type A (Front) 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type A (Rear) 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type C (Front) 1x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type C (Rear) |
| LAN | Intel® 2.5Gbps LAN |
| Wireless LAN & Bluetooth | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/ b/ g/ n/ ac/ ax/ be) Bluetooth® 5.4 |
| Audio | Realtek® ALC897 Codec 7.1-Channel High Performance Audio Supports S/PDIF output |
| Internal I/O | 1x Power Connector(ATX_PWR) 2x Power Connector(CPU_PWR) 1x CPU Fan 1x Pump Fan 6x System Fan 2x Front Panel (JFP) 1x Chassis Intrusion (JCI) 1x Front Audio (JAUD) 1x TBT connector (JTBT, supports RTD3) 2x Addressable V2 RGB LED connector (JARGB_V2) 2x RGB LED connector(JRGB) 1x TPM pin header (Support TPM 2.0) 4x USB 2.0 ports 4x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type A ports 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type C ports 1x USB4 card connector (JTBT_U4_1, supports RTD3) |
| LED Feature | 4x EZ Debug LED |
