Cooling

Extended Heatsink

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

M.2 Shield Frozr

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

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 extra choke thermal pads ensure all cores running in high performcance.

POWER SOLUTION

14+1+1 DUET RAIL POWER SYSTEM

Unleash and sustain maximum performance with an aggressive VRM design built with digital CPU power system. Combining 8 + 8-pin power connectors and exclusive Core Boost technology, Z790 PROJECT ZERO is ready to sustain heavy gaming loadings.

14 PHASE CORE POWER DRMOS/55A
1 PHASE GT POWER
1 PHASE AUX POWER

DIY FRIENDLY

BACK-CONNECT DESIGN

The Z790 PROJECT ZERO features a back-connect design, which relocates the motherboard power, CPU power, fan pins, SATA, and other interfaces to the back of the motherboard. This allows for simpler cable management, while also providing a cleaner and more aesthetically pleasing appearance for the system.

PROTECTION

SOLID PIN DESIGN

The 4-pin, 8-pin, and 24-pin power connectors of MSI motherboards are all designed with solid pins. The solid pin design allows for a more stable transmission of 12V power to the CPU, even when handling high current loads.

ADVANTAGES OF SOLID PIN POWER CONNECTOR

Improved stability : Larger contact area enhances stability during power delivery.
Low impedance : Solid pins offer low impedance, enabling efficient power flow.
Strong durability : The solid pin design ensures strong durability, capable of withstanding demanding conditions.
Suitable for high-current applications.

Expansion

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 PROJECT ZERO 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 & 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.

AUDIO

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

MYSTIC LIGHT

EXTEND YOUR RGB EXPERIENCE WITH EASE

Add more color 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
RGB
AMBIENT LINK

Supports 5V Addressable RGB devices. Compatible with ARGB Gen2 / Gen1 devices.
*Gen2 device only supports 7 RGB themes

Supports 12V RGB devices.

Synchronize lighting theme with compatible lighting devices.
2.5G LAN & WI-FI 7
WIFI 7 SOLUTION

NETWORKING

HIGH-BANDWIDTH AND LOW-LATENCY NETWORK

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

Tech Specification

CHIPSET INTEL Z790
CPU Support Intel® Core™ 14th/ 13th/ 12th Gen Processors,
Intel® Pentium® Gold and Celeron® ProcessorsLGA1700
MEMORY 4x DDR5 UDIMM, Maximum Memory Capacity 256GB

Memory Support 7200+(OC)/ 7000(OC)/ 6800(OC)/ 6600(OC)/
6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600(JEDEC)/
5400(JEDEC)/ 5200(JEDEC)/ 5000(JEDEC)/ 4800(JEDEC) MHz

Max. overclocking frequency:

• 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 7200+ MHz

• 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 6600+ MHz

• 2DPC 1R Max speed up to 6400+ MHz

• 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 5600+ MHz

Supports Dual-Channel mode

Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory

Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile

ONBOARD GRAPHICS 1x HDMI™

Support HDMITM 2.1 with HDR, maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz*

1x DisplayPort

Support DP 1.4, maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz*

*Available only on processors featuring integrated graphics.
Graphics specifications may vary depending on the CPU installed.

SLOT 3x PCI-E x16 slot

1x PCI-E x1 slot

PCI_E1 Gen PCIe 5.0 supports up to x16 (From CPU)

PCI_E2 Gen PCIe 3.0 supports up to x1 (From Chipset)

PCI_E3 Gen PCIe 4.0 supports up to x4 (From Chipset)

PCI_E4 Gen PCIe 3.0 supports up to x1 (From Chipset)

STORAGE 4x M.2

M.2_1 Source (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 ,
supports 22110/2280/2260/2242 devices

M.2_2 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 ,
supports 2280/2260/2242 devices

M.2_3 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 /
SATA mode, supports 2280/2260/2242 devices

M.2_4 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 /
SATA mode, supports 2280/2260/2242 devices

6x SATA 6G

RAID Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
USB 4x USB 2.0 (Rear)

4x USB 2.0 (Front)

2x USB 5Gbps Type A (Rear)

4x USB 5Gbps Type A (Front)

1x USB 10Gbps Type A (Rear)

1x USB 10Gbps Type C (Front)

1x USB 20Gbps Type C (Rear)

LAN Intel® 2.5Gbps LAN
WIRELESS LAN & BLUETOOTH Wi-Fi 7

The Wireless module is pre-installed in the M.2 (Key-E) slot

Supports MU-MIMO TX/RX, 2.4GHz / 5GHz / 6GHz* (320MHz) up to 5.8Gbps

Supports 802.11 a/ b/ g/ n/ ac/ ax/ be

Supports Bluetooth® 5.4**, MLO, 4KQAM

* 6GHz band support may depend on every country’s regulations and
Wi-Fi 7 will be ready in Windows 11 SV3.

** The Bluetooth version may be updated, please refer to the
Wi-Fi chipset vendor’s website for details. Bluetooth 5.4 support
schedule depends on MSFT Windows 11 plan.

AUDIO Realtek® ALC897 Codec, 7.1-Channel High Performance Audio
INTERNAL IO 1x Power Connector(ATX_PWR)

2x Power Connector(CPU_PWR)

1x CPU Fan

1x Pump Fan

6x System Fan

2x Front Panel (JFP)

1x Chassis Intrusion (JCI)

1x Front Audio (JAUD)

1x TBT connector (JTBT, supports RTD3)

2x Addressable V2 RGB LED connector (JARGB_V2)

2x RGB LED connector(JRGB)

1x TPM pin header(Support TPM 2.0)

1x USB4 card connector (JTBT_U4_1, supports RTD3)

4x USB 2.0 ports

4x USB 5Gbps Type A ports

1x USB 10Gbps Type C ports

LED FEATURE 4x EZ Debug LED
BACK PANEL PORTS Mouse / Keyboard

DisplayPort 1.4

USB 2.0

2.5G LAN Port

Wi-Fi / Bluetooth Antenna

HD Audio Connectors

Flash Bios Button

USB 2.0

HDMI™ 2.1 Port

USB 5Gbps Type-A

USB 20Gbps Type-C

USB 10Gbps Type-A

OPERATING SYSTEM Support for Windows® 11 64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit
PCB INFO ATX, 243.84mm x 304.8mm

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