MSI MEG Z590 UNIFY Manual

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Specifications
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Storage
∙ 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports (from Z590 chipset)
∙ 4x M.2 slots (Key M)
▪ M2_1 (from CPU)
▫ Available only on 11th Gen Intel® CPU
▫ Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4
▫ Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices
▪ M2_2* & M2_3** slots
▫ Support up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s (from
Z590 chipset, default)***
▫ Support up to PCIe 4.0 x4 (from CPU, by BIOS
selection), it is available only on 11th Gen Intel® CPU
▫ M2_2 supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices
▫ M2_3 supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage
devices
▪ M2_4 slot (from Z590 chipset)***
/
****
▫ Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4, 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage
devices
∙ Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel®
Core™ processors
* SATA2 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_2 slot.
** SATA5 & SATA6 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA/ PCIe SSD in
the M2_3 slot.
*** Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready. Before using Intel® Optane™ memory
modules, please ensure that you have updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest
version from MSI website.
**** PCI_E4 and M2_4 share the same bandwidth, if you want to use both of
them simultaneously, the PCI_E4 will only support x1 speed and the M2_4 will
only support x2 speed. But if you want to install and enable the graphics card in
PCI_E4 slot, the M2_4 slot should be empty.
RAID
∙ Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA
storage devices
∙ Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 NVMe storage devices
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MSI MEG Z590 UNIFY Specifications

General

Audio chip	Realtek ALC4080
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z590
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Number of mounting holes	9
Motherboard chipset family	Intel
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10 x64
Processor socket	LGA 1200 (Socket H5)
Compatible processor series	Intel Celeron, Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7, Intel Core i9, Intel Pentium
Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	128 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	2133, 2400, 2666, 2933, 3000, 3200, 3300, 3333, 3400, 3466, 3600, 3733, 3866, 4000, 4133, 4200, 4266, 4300, 4400, 4533, 4600, 4800, 5000, 5333, 5600 MHz
Maximum resolution	3840 x 2160 pixels
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way CrossFireX
PCI Express x16 slots	1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots	2
Number of SATA III connectors	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfaces	M.2, SATA III
LAN controller	Intel I225-V
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth version	5.2
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
WLAN controller model	Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
Ethernet interface type	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	8
BIOS type	UEFI AMI
Harmonized System (HS) code	84733020

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	244 mm
Width	305 mm