MPG Z890 CARBON WIFI employs a carbon black color scheme and stylish pattern over Mystic light RGB lighting to show a different identity. It is also powerful inside by featuring Killer 5G LAN and Wi-Fi 7 solution, Thunderbolt 4, Supplemental PCIe Power and the effortless EZ DIY designs, making this motherboard definetly one of the best Z890 ATX motherboards for Intel Core Ultra processors.
Chipset
INTEL Z890
CPU
Supports Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2)
LGA 1851
Memory
4x 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 4800+ MT/s
• 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 4800+ 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 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 Graphics
1x HDMI™
Support HDMITM 2.1 with FRL port, maximum resolution of 8K 60Hz*
2x Type-C DisplayPort
ThundeboltTM 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.
Slot
3x PCI-E x16 slot
PCI_E1 Gen PCIe 5.0 supports up to x16 (From CPU)
PCI_E2 Gen PCIe 5.0 supports up to x8 (From CPU)
PCI_E3 Gen PCIe 4.0 supports up to x4 (From Chipset)
• PCI_E1 supports BIOS adjustment to x8+x4+x4*
• PCI_E2 supports BIOS adjustment to x4+x4*
Audio
Realtek® ALC1220P Codec
7.1-Channel USB High Defination Audio
Supports S/PDIF output
Storage
5x 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 2280/2260 devices
M.2_3 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260 devices
M.2_4 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 22110/2280/2260 devices
M.2_5 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 / SATA mode, supports 2280/2260 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 Thunderbolt
2x Thunderbolt4 ports (Rear)
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
USB
4x USB 2.0 (Front)
4x USB 5Gbps Type A (Front)
10x 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
1x Intel® Killer™ E5000B 5G LAN
1x Intel® I226V 2.5G LAN
Internal IO
1x Power Connector(ATX_PWR)
2x Power Connector(CPU_PWR)
1x Power Connector(PCIE_PWR 8pin)
1x Front Type-C Quick Charge Connector(PD_PWR1)
1x CPU Fan
1x Combo Fan (Pump_Sys Fan)
5x System Fan
1x EZ Conn-header (JAF_2)
2x Front Panel (JFP)
1x Chassis Intrusion (JCI)
1x Water Flow connector
1x Front Audio (JAUD)
1x Thermal Sensor connectors(T_SEN)
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
4x USB 5Gbps Type A ports
1x USB 20Gbps Type C ports
WIRELESS LAN & BLUETOOTH
Intel® Killer™ BE1750x 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 FEATURE
4x EZ Debug LED
1x EZ Digit Debug LED
BACK PANEL PORTS
USB 10Gbps Type-A
Flash BIOS Button
Clear CMOS Button
Smart Button
2.5G LAN
5G LAN
Audio Connectors
HDMI™
Thunderbolt 4
USB 10Gbps Type-C
USB 10Gbps Type-A
Wi-Fi / Bluetooth
Optical S/PDIF Out
OPERATING SYSTEM
Support for Windows® 11 64-bit
BOX CONTENT
Form Factor
ATX
24.4 x 30.5 cm