Storage
RAID
USB
Audio
LAN
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Specifications
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∙ 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports (From Z590 Chipset)
∙ 3x M.2 slots (Key M)
▪ M2_1 slot (From CPU)
▫ Available only on 11th Gen Intel® CPU
▫ Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4
▫ Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices
▪ M2_2* & M2_3** slot (From Z590 Chipset)
▫ Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4
▫ Supports SATA up to 6Gb/s
▫ Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices
▫ Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready***
∙ Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel
Core™ processors
* SATA2 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_2 slot.
** SATA5 & SATA6 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SSD in the M2_3 slot.
*** Before using Intel® Optane™ memory modules, please ensure that you have
updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI website.
∙ Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10 for SATA storage
devices
∙ Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 NVMe storage devices
∙ Intel® Z590 Chipset
▪ 1x USB3.2 Gen2x2 20Gbps port (Type-C port on the
back panel)
▪ 4x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports (3 Type-A port on the
back panel, 1 Type-C available through the internal
connector)
▪ 4x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports (2 Type-A ports on the
back panel, 2 Type-A ports available through the internal
connector)
∙ Hub-GL850G
▪ 8x USB 2.0 ports (4 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4
Type-A ports available through internal connectors)
Realtek® ALC4080 Codec
∙ 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
1x Intel® I225V 2.5Gbps LAN controller
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