Storage
RAID
USB
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∙ 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports (from Z590 chipset)
∙ 4x 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**, M2_4 slots (from Z590 chipset)
▫ M2_2 , M2_3 & M2_4 support up to PCIe 3.0 x4***
▫ M2_2 & M2_3 support up to SATA 6Gb/s
▫ M2_4 slot supports PCIe only.
▫ 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 SATA/PCIe SSD in the
M2_3 slot.
*** M2_4 bandwidth will switch from x4 to x2 when PCI_E5 slot is inserted.
**** 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, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA
storage devices
∙ Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 NVMe storage devices
∙ Intel® Z590 Chipset
▪ 3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports (2 Type-A port on the
back panel, 1 Type-C internal connector)
▪ 6x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports (4 Type-A port on the
back panel, 2 ports available through internal USB
connector)
▪ 2x USB 2.0 Type-A ports on the back panel
∙ Hub-GL850G
▪ 4x USB 2.0 ports through internal USB connectors
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Specifications