MSI MEG Z790 GODLIKE











Motherboard Information
Manufacturer: MSI
Motherboard Name: MSI MEG Z790 GODLIKE
Current Price Amazon: $499
Amazon Price Updated: 1Â day, 10Â 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:
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:
Storage:
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:
Internal I/O:
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:
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:
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:
7.1-Channel USB High Performance Audio
Supports S/PDIF output
Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback on front panel
Special Features: