MSI Z490-A PRO
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MSI Z490-A PRO
Towards:gaming
Form Factor:ATX
Socket:LGA 1200
Chipset:Intel Z490
BIOS:Ami
RAM slots:DDR4 4 sl
RAM form factor:DIMM
RAM clock:4800 MHz
Sound (channels):7.1
Connectors:HDMI, M.2
Additional connectors:DisplayPort
Power connector:24-pin
Processor power:8+4-pin
A well-equipped and high-performance 2020 ATX overclocker motherboard based on the flagship Intel Z490 chipset. Equipped with LGA 1200 processor socket and fully compatible with 10th generation Intel Core i9/i7/i5/i3/Pentium/Celeron processors with Comet Lake microarchitecture. It has a powerful 14-phase digital CPU VRM power supply subsystem, the power elements of which are additionally equipped with aluminium radiators.
Able to work for a long time in conditions of heavy multi-threaded workload (rendering photorealistic 3D images, processing 4K / 8K video, mathematical calculation problems and modeling of physical processes). In addition, the MSI Z490-A PRO motherboard fully supports the functions of fine-tuning the operating mode of system components and may be of interest to enthusiasts who prefer to operate key PC components in a significant overclocking mode. Thanks to the PCIe 16x connector, reinforced with a steel plate, it is suitable for installing large-sized and massive top-end video cards with multi-slot cooling systems. Supports an impressive amount of fast DDR4 RAM (up to 128GB) and two high-speed M.2 SSDs (one with M.2 Shield FrozR).
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Specifications Z490-A PRO
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micro-ATX, socket AM4, chipset AMD B550, 4 x DDR4, DIMM, 4400 MHz, USB-C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, Wi-Fi, M.2 cooling, no backlight
micro-ATX, socket LGA 1700, chipset Intel H610, 2 x DDR4, DIMM, 3200 MHz, USB-C, HDMI, M.2, no backlight
micro-ATX, socket AM4, chipset AMD A520, 2 x DDR4, DIMM, 4600 MHz, USB-C, HDMI, M.2, no backlight
ATX, socket AM5, chipset AMD B850, 4 x DDR5, DIMM, 8200 MHz, USB-C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, LAN 2.5 Gbps, Wi-Fi, M.2 cooling, no backlight
micro-ATX, socket AM4, chipset AMD B550, 4 x DDR4, DIMM, 4400 MHz, USB-C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, M.2 cooling, no backlight
ATX, socket AM5, chipset AMD X870E, 4 x DDR5, DIMM, 8200 MHz, USB-C, USB4, HDMI, M.2, LAN 5 Gbps, Wi-Fi, M.2 cooling, no backlight
micro-ATX, socket AM5, chipset AMD B650, 4 x DDR5, DIMM, 6000 MHz, USB-C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, LAN 2.5 Gbps, no backlight
ATX, socket LGA 1700, chipset Intel B760, 4 x DDR4, DIMM, 5333 MHz, USB-C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, LAN 2.5 Gbps, Wi-Fi, M.2 cooling, no backlight
ATX, socket AM5, chipset AMD B850, 4 x DDR5, DIMM, 8200 MHz, USB-C, HDMI, M.2, LAN 5 Gbps, Wi-Fi, M.2 cooling, no backlight
micro-ATX, socket AM4, chipset AMD A520, 2 x DDR4, DIMM, 4600 MHz, USB-C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, M.2 cooling, no backlight
micro-ATX, socket LGA 1851, chipset Intel H810, 2 x DDR5, DIMM, 6400 MHz, USB-C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, LAN 2.5 Gbps, no backlight
micro-ATX, socket LGA 1700, chipset Intel B760, 4 x DDR4, DIMM, 4800 MHz, USB-C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, M.2 cooling, no backlight
ATX, socket AM4, chipset AMD B550, 4 x DDR4, DIMM, 4400 MHz, USB-C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, > 4 SATA3, CrossFire, M.2 cooling, no backlight
micro-ATX, socket AM5, chipset AMD B850, 4 x DDR5, DIMM, 8200 MHz, USB-C, HDMI, DisplayPort, M.2, LAN 5 Gbps, Wi-Fi, M.2 cooling, no backlight
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micro-ATX, socket LGA 1200, chipset Intel H470, 2 x DDR4, DIMM, 2933 MHz, USB-C, HDMI, M.2, no backlight
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micro-ATX, socket AM5, chipset AMD A620, 2 x DDR5, DIMM, 6800 MHz, USB-C, HDMI, M.2, LAN 2.5 Gbps, no backlight
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Took it a few months ago, the board immediately started working with a Core i7 processor and 32GB RAM. Throughout all the time, only positive emotions. No drawbacks at all, at least for me! Great nutrition for the CPU! No  aleksey ivanovich: use MSI Z490-A PRO few months |
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