MSI MPG Z790I Edge Wi-Fi DDR5 ITX Motherboard

On sale! (normally $575) The MSI MPG Z790I Edge Wi-Fi DDR5 Motherboard supports 12th/13th Gen Intel Core processors, Pentium Gold and Celeron processors and LGA 1700 sockets, features up to 2 x DDR5 memory slots, PCI-E 5.0 compatible expansion slot, 3 x M.2 slots (2 x M.2 Gen 4 x4 64Gbps, 1 x M.2 Gen3 x4 3.2Gbps), 7 x rear USB ports, 5 x front panel USB header ports, Intel 2.5Gbps LAN, Intel Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, 8-channel 7.1 HD audio channel with Audio Boost 5 and an m-ITX motherboard form factor.

Warning: This product contains a button battery - If swallowed, a lithium battery can cause severe or fatal injuries with 2 hours. - Keep batteries out of reach of children. - If you think batteries may have been swallowed or placed inside any of the body, seek immediate medical attention.

Features

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Hardware

Extended Heatsink

Extended Heatsink enlarges the surface of heat dissipation, ensuring even high-end processors to run in full speed.

Frozr Heatsink

The active cooling solution is ready to release the maximum performance.

Heat-Pipe

Connecting two MOS heatsinks to enlarge the surface of heat dissipation.

MOSFET Baseplate

Baseplate on the back to keep MOSFET in lower temperature, ensuring better heat dissipation effect.

7W/mK Thermal Pad

High quality 7W/mK MOSFET thermal pads and extra choke thermal pads ensure all cores running in high performance.

M.2 Shield Frozr with Chipset Heatsink

Keeps M.2 SSDs safe while preventing throttling, making them run faster.

Fully Fan Control

Control in One Click

MSI motherboards let you manage speeds and temperatures for all your system and CPU fans in BIOS and software with a simplified graphical interface. You can also set up to 4 temperature targets, which will adjust the fan speeds automatically.

Frozr AI Cooling

Detecting CPU & GPU temperatures and automatically adjusting fan duty of system fans to a proper value by adopting MSI AI ENGINE.

Auto Detect Your Fan

MSI fan headers automatically detect fans running in DC or PWM mode for optimal tuning of fan speeds and silence. Hysteresis also makes your fans spin up fluently to make sure your system stays silent, no matter what.

Optimized for Water Cooling

Designed to support the most popular All-In-One & customized water cooling solutions on the market. A dedicated water pump PIN header supports up to 3 amp, giving you full control of the water pump speed. A clearly marked ‘keep-out-zone’ allows for easy and safe installation and a perfect fit.

Power Solution

Structure

Direct 10+1+1 Phases Power Design

Unleash and sustain the maximum performance with a robust VRM design built with a total of direct 10+1+1 digital power phases. Combining Core Boost and 105A Smart Power Stage, MPG Z790I EDGE WIFI is ready for the challenge of high-end processors.

• 10 Phase - VCPU SPS / Power 105A
• 1 Phase - GT Power
• 1 Phase - AUX Power

Double Power Connectors

Two 8-pin connectors deliver adequate power even for an overclocked multi-core CPU.

Digital Power Design

A fully digital power design allows for faster and undistorted current delivery to the CPU at pin-point precision.

Core Boost

Premium layout not only support the multi-core CPU, also create the perfect conditions for your CPU overclocking.

Optimized PCB Solution

The PCB design has been optimized for higher bandwidth and faster transfer speeds, which is also beneficial for reliable circuit transmission.

• 12 PCB layers
• IT-170 Server-grade PCB material

Pre-Installed I/O Shield

The patent-pending design protect your IO ports and makes your installation process easier and safer.

XL Clip

The enlarged PCI-E clip helps you swap or remove your devices easier. Keep the PCI-E slot stronger and safer.

EZ Debug LED

Onboard LEDs will indicate the source of the problem so you know exactly where to look to get up and running again.

Performance

Lightning Gen 4 PCI-E with Steel Armour

Doubling over the previous generation, the bandwidth of a x16 interface can reach 128GB/s.

SMT PCIE 5.0 Slot

The advanced SMT(Surface Mount Technology) PCIE slot diminish interference and electrical noise, fully support the PCI-E 5.0 signal.

Reinforced, Heavy Soldered Connections

Secure to the motherboard with extra solder points and support the weight of heavy graphics cards.

Storage

Fast and Future-Ready Storage

MSI MPG series motherboards support all the latest storage standards, which allows users to connect any ultra-fast storage device. Start games faster, load levels faster and have a real advantage over your enemies.

• 2x Lightning Gen 4 M.2 - 64 Gbps
• 1x - 64 Gbps
• 4x - 6 Gbps

USB

Lightning USB 20G

Double Bandwidth with Lightning USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20G

Using USB 3.2 devices has never been faster! MPG Z790I EDGE WIFI offer a wide variety of options to connect and boost your USB devices, offering never before seen USB speeds up to 20Gb/s when connecting the Rear USB Type-C.

Front USB 20G Type-C

USB Front Type-C

MSI gaming motherboards support USB Front Type-C that allows gamers to connect with the latest USB devices. Built up a system with MSI PC case to have the most convenient experience.

Latest DDR5 Memory with SMT Slot

• A huge step of DDR performance enhancement with the latest DDR5 memory. Combines with dedicated SMT welding process and MSI Memory Boost technology, MPG Z790I EDGE WIFI is ready to deliver the world class memory performance.
• The advanced SMT(Surface Mount Technology) welding process reduces the defect rate of slot solder joints, electromagnetism, and interference. Combining with exclusive Memory Boost technology allows MSI motherboards to deliver the clean and pure high-frequency DDR5 signal.

Easy Overclocking with XMP Profile

The XMP (Extreme Memory Profiles) in MSI BIOS are tested and certified by MSI OC LAB. It is easy to enable with auto power settings to get the best memory speed and stability.

Exclusive UI of AIDA64 Extreme

MSI motherboards provide 60 days free trail of AIDA64 Extreme - MSI edition. AIDA64 Extreme is an almighty application for system information, diagnostics and benchmarks. With the application, you can monitor the detailed hardware and software information on PC and save it to file in multiple formats such as CSV and HTML.

Connectivity - Audio

Audio Boost 5

• High Definition ALC4080 Audio Processor
• High Quality Audio Capacitors
• High Quality Audio Jacks
• Dedicated Headphone Amplifier
• Isolated Audio Signal
• De-Pop Protection

Mystic Light

Synchronize

Extend Your RGB Experience with Ease

Add more colour if you want! Mystic Light Extension pin header provides an intuitive way to control additional RGB strips and other RGB peripherals added to a system, without needing a separate RGB controller.

A-Rainbow V2

Supports 5V Addressable RGB devices. Compatible with ARGB Gen2 / Gen1 devices.

*Gen2 device only supports 7 RGB themes

Ambient Link

Synchronize lighting theme with compatible lighting devices.

Networking

2.5G LAN & Wi-Fi 6E

High-Bandwidth and Low-Latency Network

MSI's premium network solution provides incredible data transfer speed for demanding users.

• Wi-Fi 6E
• Bluetooth 5.2
• 2.5G LAN
• Exclusive magnetic antenna