MSI Z590 A PRO Intel Motherboard

PRO series helps users work smarter by delivering an efficient and productive experience. Featuring stable functionality and high-quality assembly, PRO series motherboards provide not only optimized professional workflows but also less troubleshooting and longevity.

USER FRIENDLY DESIGN
MSI motherboards feature tons of convenient and smart design for DIY users, countless system tuning and troubleshooting tools are at your disposal to push your system to new heights and satisfy even the most demanding tweaker. Makes it so easy to install your own motherboard without any issue.

THERMAL SOLUTION FOR MORE CORES AND HIGHER PERFORMANCE
With more cores’ processors, thermal and power design is more important to make sure the temperature keeps lower. MSI extended PWM heatsink with 7W/mK thermal pad ensures even high-end processors to run in full speed with MSI motherboards.

CONNECTIVITY
The most important thing of DIY is expandability. MSI PRO series motherboards feature plenty possibility for prosumers’ need. Stable LAN, faster storage and USB transfer speed and other expandable connectors are ready to enlarge your flexibility.

HIGH-BANDWIDTH AND LOW-LATENCY NETWORK
2.5Gbps LAN provides incredible data transfer speed faster than general Gigabit LAN. This is a premium solution for demanding users.

EXPERIENCE MORE
MSI PRO series motherboards are designed to satisfy any professional workflow. Elevate your listening pleasure and enjoy extreme sound quality. Moreover, with years of experience in creating performance enhancing tools that are easy to use, only the highest quality applications are at your disposal. The extensive features let you fine-tune your system to deliver reliable maximum performance.

12 + 2 +1 POWER DESIGN
Unleash and sustain maximum performance with an aggressive VRM design built with a total of 12 digital CPU power phases. Combining 8 + 4 pin power connectors and exclusive Core Boost technology, PRO series motherboard is ready to sustain heavy daily work.

Features
Supports 10th Gen Intel® Core™, 11th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® processors for LGA 1200 socket
Supports DDR4 Memory, up to 5333(OC) MHz
Lightning Fast Experience: PCIe 4.0, Lightning Gen4 x4 M.2 with M.2 Shield Frozr, Intel Turbo USB 3.2 Gen 2
Premium Thermal Solution: Extended Heatsink Design and M.2 Shield Frozr are built for high performance system and non-stop works
2.5G LAN: Upgraded network solution for professional and multimedia use. Delivers a secure, stable and fast network connection
Intel Turbo USB 3.2 Gen 2: Powered by Intel USB 3.2 Gen2 controller, Turbo USB ensures an uninterrupted connection with more stability and fastest USB speeds
Audio Boost: Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality
Multi-GPU: With Steel armor PCI-E slots. Supports 2-Way AMD Crossfire™
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Technical Details

Brand : MSI
Model : Z590 A PRO

PROCESSOR
Supports 10th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors, 11th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors1
Processor socket LGA1200

CHIPSET
Intel® Z590 Chipset

MEMORY
4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB 1
Supports 1R 2133/ 2666/ 2933 MHz for 10th Gen Intel® CPU (by JEDEC & PORÆ›
Supports 1R 2133/ 2666/ 2933/ 3200 MHz for 11th Gen Intel® CPU (by JEDEC & POR)
Max overclocking frequency:
1DPC 1R Max speed up to 5333 MHz
1DPC 2R Max speed up to 4700+ MHz
2DPC 1R Max speed up to 4400+ MHz
2DPC 2R Max speed up to 4000+ MHz
Supports Dual-Channel mode
Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

EXPANSION SLOT
2x PCIe x16 slots
Support x16/ x4
PCI_E1 (from CPU)
Supports up to PCIe 4.0 for 11th Gen Intel® CPU
Supports up to PCIe 3.0 for 10th Gen Intel® CPU
PCI_E3 (from Z590 chipset)
Supports up to PCIe 3.0
2x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots (from Z590 chipset

ONBOARD GRAPHICS
1x HDMI 2.0b with HDR port, supports a maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz 
1x DisplayPort 1.4 port, supports a maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz 

MULTI-GPU
Supports 2-Way AMD® CrossFire™ Technology

STORAGE
6x SATA 6Gb/s ports (from Z590 chipset)
3x M.2 slots (Key M)
M2_1 slot (from CPU) 1
Available only on 11th Gen Intel® CPU
Supports up to PCIe 4.0x4
Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices
M2_21, M2_32 slots (from Z590 chipset)
Support up to PCIe 3.0x4
Support up to SATA 6Gb/s
Support 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices
Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready 3
Support Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors

RAID
Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 NVMe storage devices

USB
Intel® Z590 Chipset
Intel® Z590 Chipset
1x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps Type-C port on the back panel
2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports (1 Type-C internal connector and 1 Type-A port on the back panel)
6x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, and 4 ports are available through the internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connectors)
USB 2.0 Hubs GL850G
4x USB 2.0 Type-A ports on the back panel
4x USB 2.0 ports are available through the internal USB 2.0 connectors

AUDIO
Realtek®ALC897 Codec
7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

LAN
1x Intel® I225-V 2.5Gbps LAN controller

INTERNAL CONNECTORS
1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
1x 6-pin ATX PCIe power connector
6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
3x M.2 slots (M-Key)
1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-C port
2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports)
2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
1x 4-pin water-pump fan connector
6x 4-pin system fan connectors
1x Front panel audio connector
2x System panel connectors
1x Chassis Intrusion connector
1x Clear CMOS jumper
1x TPM module connector
1x Serial port connector
1x Tuning controller connector
1x TBT connector (Supports RTD3)

BACK PANEL PORTS
Keyboard / Mouse
DisplayPort
USB 2.0
LAN port
Audio connector
Flash BIOS Button
USB 2.0
HDMI
USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-A
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps Type-C
USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-A

DIMENSIONS
ATX Form Factor
12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)

MOUNTING
9 mounting holes

OPERATING SYSTEM
Support for Windows® 10 64-bit