COOLING OVERVIEW

Extended Heatsink

Extended Heatsink enlarges the surface of heat dissipation and maintain the performance at heavy loads.

M.2 Shield Frozr

Strengthened M.2 thermal solution helps M.2 SSD safe and ensures incredible performance.

Heavy Plated VRM Heatsink

The VRM heatsink covers the upper MOS and helps dissipate the heat.

7W/mK Thermal Pad & Additional Choke Pad

High-quality 7W/mK MOSFET thermal pads and additional choke thermal pads ensure stable performance when all cores are running at high speed.

Chipset Heatsink

The chipset heatsink is designed to reduce dust and noise and also capable of maintaining high efficiency of PCH.

14+1+1 POWER DESIGN

Unleash and sustain the maxium performance with a VRM design bult with a total of 14 + 1 + 1 power design. Combining dual power connectorsand exclusive Core Boost technology, Z790 GAMING PLUS WIFI is ready for the challenge of high-end processors.

  • 14 PHASE CORE POWERDRMOS / 55A
  • 1 PHASE GT POWER
  • 1 PHASE AUX POWER

DOUBLE POWER CONNECTORS

The 8-pin and 4-pin connectors deliver adequate power even for an overclocked multi-core CPU.

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.

  • 6 PCB layers
  • 2oz Thickened Copper

DIY FRIENDLY

Have trouble turning screws? MSI innovative EZ M.2 clip assist you install an M.2 SSD quickly and effortlessly.

DRIVER UTILITY INSTALLER: Once connected to the internet, MSI Driver Utility Installer will detect and present suitable drivers and utilities automatically, you can download and install with just a few clicks.Learn more

FLASH BIOS BUTTON: Run into trouble when updating your BIOS or somehow corrupted it? Don’t worry, MSI motherboards offer multiple options to successfully boot your system again.

GLOW YOUR PC: Splash on some color and vibrant RGB lighting effects using MSI Mystic Light with 16.8 million colors and fancy LED effects. MSI Mystic Light provides you complete control of RGB lighting of your PC in one software.

NETWORKING

HIGH-BANDWIDTH AND LOW-LATENCY NETWORK
MSI’s premium network solution provides incredible data transfer speed for demanding users.

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  • lan 2.5g wifi low-latency network
  • Wi-Fi 6E
  • Bluetooth 5.3
  • 2.5G LAN

AUDIO BOOST

  • HIGH DEFINITION AUDIO PROCESSOR
  • HIGH QUALITY AUDIO CAPACITORS
  • HIGH QUALITY AUDIO JACKS
  • ISOLATED AUDIO SIGNAL
  • DE-POP PROTECTION

EXPENSION

LIGHTNING GEN 5 PCI-E

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.

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

MEMORY

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, Z790 GAMING PLUS 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.

BIOS AND SOFTWARE

Get more from a loaded BIOS designed for ease of use. Fine-tune the motherboard for gaming performance, efficiency, or overclocking world records!

XMP

Choose from a preset XMP profile and automatically overclock compatible DDR memory.

VMD (VOLUME MANAGEMENT DEVICE)

Enable direct control and management of NVMe SSDs from the PCIe bus without additional hardware adaptors.

M-FLASH

Conveniently flash or upgrade the BIOS in a few minutes from the CMOS Setup Utility.

HARDWARE MONITOR

Get immediate access to your critical hardware information in real-time including temperature, memory capacity, clock speed, and voltage.

MEMORY TRY IT

Get extreme speed out of your system memory and get more performance.

SEARCH & FAVORITES

A permanent search & favorite option in the top right corner moves you through the BIOS menus quickly.