MSI PRO Z890-A WIFI LGA 1851 Intel Z890 SATA 6Gb/s ATX Motherboard

Chipset

• Chipset: INTEL Z890

• CPU: Supports Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2)

• Socket: LGA 1851

Memory

• Memory Slots: 4x DDR5 UDIMM

• Maximum Memory Capacity: 256GB

• Memory Support: 9200 - 6400 (OC) MT/s / 6400 - 4800 (JEDEC) MT/s

• Max Overclocking Frequency:

  • 1DPC 1R: Max speed up to 9200+ MT/s

  • 1DPC 2R: Max speed up to 7200+ MT/s

  • 2DPC 1R: Max speed up to 4800+ MT/s

  • 2DPC 2R: Max speed up to 4800+ MT/s

• Supported Technologies:

  • Intel® POR Speed and JEDEC Speed

  • Memory Overclocking and Intel® XMP 3.0

  • Dual-Controller Dual-Channel mode

  • Non-ECC, Un-buffered memory

  • CUDIMM

Onboard Graphics

• HDMI™: 1x HDMI™ 2.1 with FRL, maximum resolution of 4K 120Hz*

• Type-C DisplayPort: 2x Thunderbolt™ 4 ports, supporting DisplayPort 2.1 with UHBR20 over USB Type-C, with a maximum resolution of 4K@120Hz / 8K@60Hz*

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

Slots

• PCI-E x16 Slots: 3x PCI-E x16

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

  • PCI_E2 Gen PCIe 4.0 supports up to x4 (From Chipset)

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

Audio

• Codec: Realtek® ALC1220P

• Channels: 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

• Output: Supports S/PDIF output

Storage

• M.2 Slots: 4x M.2

  • M.2_1 Source (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 5.0 x4, supports 2280/2260 devices

  • M.2_2 Source (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4, supports 22110/2280/2260 devices

  • M.2_3 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4, 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

• SATA Ports: 4x SATA 6G

\* Please refer to the manual for M.2 SSD heatsink restrictions.

RAID

• SATA: Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices

• M.2 NVMe: Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for M.2 NVMe storage devices

Onboard Thunderbolt

• Ports: 2x Thunderbolt 4 (Rear)

  • Supports up to 40Gbps transfer rate with Thunderbolt devices

  • Supports up to 20Gbps transfer rate with USB4 devices

  • Supports up to 10Gbps transfer rate with USB 3.2 devices

  • Supports up to 5V/3A, 15W power charging

  • Each port can daisy-chain up to three Thunderbolt 4 devices or five Thunderbolt 3 devices

  • Supports up to 8K display

USB Ports

• Rear:

  • 4x USB 5Gbps Type-A

  • 3x USB 10Gbps Type-A

  • 1x USB 10Gbps Type-C

• Front:

  • 4x USB 2.0

  • 2x USB 5Gbps Type-A

  • 1x USB 20Gbps Type-C (supports USB PD 27W fast charging for JUSBC1)

LAN

• LAN: Realtek® 8126 5Gbps LAN

Internal IO

• Thunderbolt5 card connector: 1x (JTBT5, support RTD3)

• Power Connectors:

  • 1x ATX_PWR

  • 2x CPU_PWR

  • 1x PCIE_PWR 8pin

• Cooling Connectors:

  • 1x CPU Fan

  • 1x Combo Fan (Pump_Sys Fan)

  • 6x System Fan

• Other Internal Connectors:

  • 1x EZ Conn-header (JAF_2)

  • 2x Front Panel (JFP)

  • 1x Chassis Intrusion (JCI)

  • 1x Front Audio (JAUD)

  • 3x Addressable V2 RGB LED connector (JARGB_V2)

  • 1x RGB LED connector (JRGB)

  • 1x TPM pin header (Support TPM 2.0)

  • 4x USB 2.0 ports

  • 2x USB 5Gbps Type-A ports

  • 1x USB 20Gbps Type-C ports

Wireless LAN & Bluetooth

• Wi-Fi: Intel® Wi-Fi 7 (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 version 24H2. \** The Bluetooth version may be updated, please refer to the Wi-Fi chipset vendor’s website for details. Bluetooth 5.4 will be ready in Windows 11 version 24H2.

LED Feature

• Debug LED: 4x EZ Debug LED, 1x EZ Digit Debug LED

Back Panel Ports

• USB 10Gbps Type-A

• USB 5Gbps Type-A

• 5G LAN

• Wi-Fi / Bluetooth

• Audio Connectors

• HDMI™

• Thunderbolt™ 4 40Gbps (Type-C)

• USB 10Gbps Type-C

• Flash BIOS Button

• USB 5Gbps Type-A

• S/PDIF-OUT

Operating System

• Support: Windows® 11 64-bit

Box Content

PCB Info

• Form Factor: ATX

• Dimensions: 243.84mm x 304.8mm