MSI Z790 PROJECT ZERO Desktop Motherboard

Marketing Information

The Z790 PROJECT ZERO features a unique back-connect design that reduces the complexity of cable management, resulting in a neater and more aesthetically pleasing appearance for the system. It's compatible with Intel 14th /13th/ 12th Processors, supports DDR5, and comes equipped with a 2.5G LAN and Wi-Fi 7 solution. This makes it an excellent choice among ATX motherboards.

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 hea...t.

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.

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.

REINFORCED, HEAVY SOLDERED CONNECTIONS

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

THE ISOLATED ANALOGY STRUCTURE FOR AUDIO CONNECTORS

To provide clear voice, MSI develops a unique structure - Isolated Analogy Structure. The external metal framework of the audio connectors is separated from the internal layout, which ensures the sound quality crisp.

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.

HIGH-BANDWIDTH AND LOW-LATENCY NETWORK

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

THE NEXT GEN WI-FI SOLUTION - WI-FI 7

Wi-Fi 7 is the latest wireless solution that takes a huge leap forward with multiple improvements to meet the traffic demand brought and the growing number of wireless devices.

Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) introduced higher speeds, wider channels, improved efficiency, and reduced latency over Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax). It also improved battery life and provided better performance in crowded environments.

The Wi-Fi 7 provides maximum speeds to a whopping 5.8 Gbps! 2.4 times faster than previous Wi-Fi 6/6E standards, Wi-Fi 7 is set to be the wireless standard of the future.

Previous Wi-Fi generations have had to make do with 160MHz channel widths. Wi-Fi 7 brings this width up to 320MHz (on 6GHz) - ensuring better reliability during simultaneous transmissions at max speeds.

The higher QAM(Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) value, the more data each packet can carry. Wi-Fi 7 improves the modulation scheme from 1024-QAM to 4096-QAM - boosting peak transmission rates and network capacity.

Wi-Fi 7 enables devices to simultaneously send and receive data across several frequency bands and channels to meet the traffic demand brought and the growing number of wireless devices.

Specifications
Manufacturer: MSI
Manufacturer Part Number: Z790PROJECTZERO
Manufacturer Website Address: http://www.msi.com
Brand Name: MSI
Product Model: Z790 PROJECT ZERO
Product Name: Z790 PROJECT ZERO Desktop Motherboard
Product Type: Desktop Motherboard
Processor & Chipset
Chipset Manufacturer: Intel
Chipset Model: Z790
Total Processor Supported: 1
Processor Socket: Socket LGA-1700
Processor Generation Supported:

• 14th Gen
• 13th Gen
• 12th Gen

Processor Supported:

• Pentium Gold
• Celeron
• Core

Memory
Number of Memory Slots: 4
Memory Form Factor:

• DIMM
• UDIMM

Maximum Memory Supported: 192 GB
Memory Technology: DDR5 SDRAM
Memory Speed Supported:

• 7200 MHz
• 7000 MHz
• 6800 MHz
• 6600 MHz
• 6400 MHz
• 6200 MHz
• 6000 MHz
• 5800 MHz
• 5600 MHz
• 5400 MHz
• 5200 MHz
• 5000 MHz
• 4800 MHz

I/O Controller
Controller Type: Serial ATA/600
RAID Supported: Yes
RAID Levels:

• 0
• 1
• 5
• 10

Video
Onboard Video: CPU Dependent Video
Audio
Audio Channels: 7.1
Network & Communication
Bluetooth: Yes
Bluetooth Standard: Bluetooth 5.4
2.5Gigabit Ethernet: Yes
Wireless LAN: Yes
Wireless LAN Standard: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be
I/O Expansions
PCI Express Standard:

• PCI Express 5.0
• PCI Express 4.0
• PCI Express 3.0

Total Number of PCI Express Slots: 4
Number of PCI Express x1 Slots: 1
Number of PCI Express x16 Slots: 3
Interfaces/Ports
Total Number of USB Ports: 8
Number of USB 2.0 Ports: 4
Number of USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A Ports: 2
Number of USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Ports: 1
S/PDIF: Yes
HDMI: Yes
HDMI Version: 2.1
DisplayPort: Yes
Number of Network (RJ-45) Ports: 1
Onboard Interfaces
Number of SATA Interfaces: 6
Number of M.2 Interfaces: 4
Total Number of Onboard USB Ports: 9
Number of Onboard USB 2.0 Ports: 4
Physical Characteristics
Form Factor: ATX
Width: 304.8 mm
Depth: 243.8 mm
Miscellaneous
Brand Compatibility: Intel