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MSI MEG Z790 GODLIKE

Motherboard Information

Manufacturer: MSI

Motherboard Name: MSI MEG Z790 GODLIKE

Current Price Amazon: $499

  • Amazon Price Updated: 1 day, 10 hours ago.

  • Motherboard Available: True

    Chipset / Socket: Z790 / LGA 1700

    Form Factor / Memory Slots: E-ATX / 4 slots.

    Memory Type / Max Cap / Max OC: DDR5 / 256 GB / 7800 MHz

    PCIe Suport: PCIe 5.0 x16

    Audio Chipset: Realtek® ALC4082

    Network: Marvell® AQC113CS-B1-C 10Gbps LAN Intel® 2.5Gbps LAN

    Motherboard Dimensions: 30.5 cm x 31 cm

    Quality & Features (max 100pts)

    VRM Quality: 26 pts.

    Chipset Q & F: 20 pts.

    Build Quality: 22 pts.

    Connectivity Q & F: 20 pts.

    Audio Quality: 20 pts.

    Total Points: 108 pts.

    VRM Configuration

    CPU Power Phases (Amps): 26 (105 A)

    Power Design: 26+2

    Calculated Performance

    Quality and Features per Price: 42.9%

    Additional Motherboard Information

    Memory:

    4x DDR5 UDIMM, Maximum Memory Capacity 256GB
    Memory Support 7800+(OC)/ 7600(OC)/ 7400(OC)/ 7200(OC)/ 7000(OC)/ 6800(OC)/ 6600(OC)/ 6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600(JEDEC)/ 5400(JEDEC)/ 5200(JEDEC)/ 5000(JEDEC)/ 4800(JEDEC) MHz
    Max. overclocking frequency:
    • 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 7800+ 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

    Supports Intel® XMP3.0 OC
    Supports Dual-Controller Dual-Channel mode
    Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory

    Graphics:

    None

    Storage:

    7x M.2
    M.2_1 Source (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 22110/2280/2260 devices
    M.2_2 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260 devices
    M.2_3 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 / SATA mode, supports 2280/2260 devices
    M.2_4 Source (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 5.0 x4 , supports 22110/2280 devices
    M.2_5 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 / SATA mode, supports 2280/2260 devices
    M.2_6 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260 devices
    M.2_7 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260 devices
    6x SATA 6G

    *PCI_E2 slot will be unavailable when installing M.2 SSD in the M2_4 slot.
    **SATA5~8 will be unavailable when installing M.2 PCIe SSD in the M2_5 slot.
    ***SATA5~8 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_5 slot.

    USB:

    Onboard Thunderbolt Thunderbolt chip JHL8540 Thunderbolt Resource JHL8540 2x Thunderbolt4 ports (Rear) 2x Thunderbolt4 (USB-C) ports Q’ty Supports up to 40Gbps transfer rate with Thunderbolt devices Supports up to 20Gbps transfer rate with USB4 devices Supports up to 10Gbps transfer rate with USB 3.2 devices Supports up to 5V/3A,15W power charging Each port can daisy-chain up to three Thunderbolt 4 devices or five Thunderbolt 3 devices Supports up to 8K display (need to connect the DisplayPort of the discrete graphics card to the Mini DisplayPort Input port on the back panel) USB 4x USB 2.0 (Front) 4x USB 5Gbps Type A (Front) 7x USB 10Gbps Type A (Rear) 1x USB 10Gbps Type C (Rear) 2x USB 20Gbps Type C (Front) *To achieve 60W PD fast charging for JUSB6, the PD_PWR1 connector needs to be connected to the power supply unit. **JUSB6 doesn’t support USB 2.0 and older USB devices.

    Internal I/O:

    1x Power Connector(ATX_PWR)
    2x Power Connector(CPU_PWR)
    1x Front Type-C Quick Charge Connector(PD_PWR1)
    1x CPU Fan
    2x Pump Fan
    7x System Fan
    2x Front Panel (JFP)
    1x Chassis Intrusion (JCI)
    1x Water Flow connector
    1x Slow Mode Booting Jumper(JSLOW)
    1x Front Audio (JAUD)
    2x Thermal Sensor connectors(T_SEN)
    1x Tuning Controller connector(JDASH)
    3x Addressable V2 RGB LED connector (JARGB_V2)
    1x RGB LED connector(JRGB)
    1x TPM pin header(Support TPM 2.0)
    V-check point
    4x USB 2.0 ports
    4x USB 5Gbps Type A ports
    2x USB 20Gbps Type C ports

    Back Panel I/O:

    Clear CMOS Button
    Flash BIOS Button
    2.5G LAN
    10G Super LAN
    Thunderbolt 4 40Gbps (Type-C)
    Wi-Fi / Bluetooth
    Audio Connectors
    Smart Button
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-C)
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-A)
    Mini DisplayPort Input (for Thunderbolt passthrough)
    Optical S/PDIF-Out

    WiFi:

    Intel® Wi-Fi 6E
    The Wireless module is pre-installed in the M.2 (Key-E) slot
    Supports MU-MIMO TX/RX, 2.4GHz / 5GHz / 6GHz* (160MHz) up to 2.4Gbps
    Supports 802.11 a/ b/ g/ n/ ac/ ax

    Supports Bluetooth® 5.3, FIPS, FISMA

    * Wi-Fi 6E 6GHz may depend on every country’s regulations and will be ready in Windows 11.
    ** Bluetooth 5.3 will be ready in Windows 10 build 21H1 and Windows 11.

    Audio:

    Realtek® ALC4082 Codec + ESS ES9280AQ Combo DAC/HPA
    7.1-Channel USB High Performance Audio
    Supports S/PDIF output
    Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback on front panel

    Special Features:

    None