Full of sharp and salient lines reflecting gorgeous colors design, perfect balance between appearance and performance with Extended Heatsink Design, Core boost, Twin Turbo M.2, Front USB 3.1 Gen2 connector and Mystic Light

• Supports 9th / 8th Gen Intel® Core™ / Pentium® Gold / Celeron® processors for LGA 1151 socket
• Supports DDR4 Memory, up to 4400(OC) MHz
• Lightning Fast Game experience: 2× TURBO M.2, Intel Optane Memory Ready. Turbo USB 3.1 GEN2
• Set Core Power Free: Extended Heatsink Design, Core Boost, 8+4 pin CPU power connector, Game Boost, DDR4 Boost
• MYSTIC LIGHT: 16.8 million colors / 17 effects controlled in one click. MYSTIC LIGHT EXTENSION supports both RGB and RAINBOW LED strip.
• AUDIO BOOST 4 with NAHIMIC 3: Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality for the most immersive gaming experience
• Dragon Center: A brand new software which integrates all MSI tools like GAME MODE, VOICE BOOST, LIVE UPDATE with user friendly user interface.

MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC
PERFECT BALANCE

• DisplayPort
• Intel Turbo USB 3.1 Gen2
• Intel LAN
• Intel wireless / Bluetooth
• Golden audio jacks
• Extended Heatsink Design
• Leading heatsink design, extended for maximum cooling and performance
• Front USB3.1 Gen2 Type-C
• Reversible connector, easy to access
• DDR4 Boost
• Optimized traces and isolated memory circuitry
• Twin Turbo M.2
• NVMe support, up to 32 Gb/s using PCI-Express Gen3 x4, ready for Intel® Optane™ memory
• PCI-E Steel Armor
• Protecting VGA cards against bending and EMI
• Audio Boost 4 with amplifier
• Optimized gaming audio using best components

As a new motherboard coming to customers’ eyes, the design of MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC is full of sharp and salient lines reflecting gorgeous colors in different angles, which presents a cutting-edge look & feel that shows the stereoscopic effect with forceful uniqueness.

DIY FRIENDLY
MSI motherboards feature tons of convenient and smart design, such as convenient pin-header keep out zone, friendly SATA & USB location and so on, so DIY users can pick and choose any gaming rig they want.

ENHANCED PERFORMANCE
MSI motherboards featured all the latest solution for enthusiast gamers and prosumers. CPU and memory enhancement and fast storage and USB transfer speed are ready to be on the battlefield.

CPU
High quality materials and smart fan optimizations contribute to cooling all essential components, which is key to making sure your system runs stable and delivers the best performance at all times.

DDR
Optimized layout design and a fully isolated memory circuitry ensures perfect stability and performance. You never have to worry about your system crashing during games with MSI DDR4 BOOST.

USB
Read and write your files over USB faster than ever. MSI offers a wide variety of options to connect and boost your USB devices, delivering lightning-fast transfer speeds up to 10Gb/s

FAST AND FUTURE-READY STORAGE
MSI motherboards support all the latest storage standards, which allows users to connect any ultra-fast storage device. Start games faster, load levels faster and have a real advantage over your enemies.

IN-GAME ADVANTAGE
MSI motherboards provide the most fascinating in-game advantages, allowing gamers to dominate any game anytime. Elevate your listening experience and network connection with MSI Audio & LAN. Enjoy extreme sound quality and uninterrupted online gameplay.

LAN
Get ready to crush your enemies on the battlefield with MSI GAMING LAN. Featuring the highest quality components tuned to deliver the best online gaming experience without lag.

SOUND THAT PULLS YOU INTO THE GAME
Deliver the highest sound quality through the use of premium quality audio components and get the most immersive sound experience when gaming. MSI motherboards let you enjoy breathtaking, gaming-changing sound.

EXHILARATING AND INSPIRING
Each MSI motherboard is built based on the specific topic in order to match different tastes and favors. Furthermore, MSI also adopts the modern style to design the heatsink through huge surface and sleek but simple cuts in order to make the heatsink and appearance looks ripped and powerful. Combined with neutral color, such as black, grey and silver, as the main background, MSI motherboard can perfect fit different RGB LED effects and strongly shows the gamers tunes.

LOYAL COMRADE
MSI has developed the motherboard market for many years. With rich R&D experience and a long history, the company continuously creates the best performance and humanized motherboard to help users meet the pursuit of high quality components and the stable, reliable and long-lasting system performance.

SOCKET: 1151
CPU (MAX SUPPORT): i9
CHIPSET: Intel® Z390 Chipset
DDR4 MEMORY: 4400(OC)/ 4300(OC)/ 4266(OC)/ 4200(OC)/ 4133(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3866(OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/ 3300(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC) / 2800(OC)/ 2666/ 2400/ 2133 MHz
MEMORY CHANNEL: Dual
DIMM SLOTS: 4
MAX MEMORY (GB): 64
PCI-E X16: 3
PCI-E GEN: Gen3
PCI-E X1: 3
SATAIII: 6
M.2 SLOT: 2
RAID: 0/1/5/10
TPM (HEADER): 1
LAN: 1× Intel® I219-V
USB 3.1 PORTS (FRONT): 1(Gen2, Type C), 4(Gen1, Type A)
USB 3.1 PORTS (REAR): 1(Gen2, Type C), 1(Gen2, Type A), 2(Gen1, Type A)
USB 2.0 PORTS (FRONT): 4
USB 2.0 PORTS (REAR): 2
SERIAL PORTS(FRONT): 1
AUDIO PORTS (REAR): Realtek® ALC1220P Codec
DISPLAYPORT: Y
HDMI: Y
DIRECTX: 12
FORM FACTOR: ATX
SLI: Y
CROSSFIRE: Y

PROCESSOR
Supports Intel® Core™ 9th / 8th Gen Intel® Core™ / Pentium® Gold / Celeron® processors for LGA 1151 socket

CHIPSET
Intel® Z390 Chipset

MEMORY
4 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB
Supports DDR4 4400(OC)/ 4300(OC)/ 4266(OC)/ 4200(OC)/ 4133(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3866(OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/ 3300(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC) / 2800(OC)/ 2666/ 2400/ 2133 MHz
Supports Dual-Channel mode
Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

SLOTS
3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16/x0/x4, x8/x8/x4 modes)
3 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

ONBOARD GRAPHICS
1 x HDMI™ port 1.4, supports a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@24Hzz
1 x DisplayPort port 1.2, supports a maximum resolution of 4096X2304@60Hz

MULTI-GPU
Supports 2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology
Supports 3-Way AMD® CrossFire™ Technology

STORAGE
Intel® Z390 Chipset
6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports1
2 x M.2 slot (Key M)1
Support up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices
Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready2
M.2 slots and SATA ports share the bandwidth.Before using Intel® Optane™ memory modules, please ensure that you have updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI website.

RAID
Intel® Z390 Chipset
Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 for M.2 PCIe storage devices

USB
Intel® Z390 Chipset
3× USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) ports (1 Type-C and 1 Type-A ports on the back panel, 1 Type-C internal connector)
6× USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors)
6× USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors)

AUDIO
Realtek® ALC1220P Codec
7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
Supports S/PDIF output

LAN
1 x Intel® I219-V Gigabit LAN controller
WIFI & BLUETOOTH
Intel® Wireless-AC 9462 card
Supports 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, MU-MIMO Rx, 2.4GHz/ 5GHz up to 344 Mbps
Supports Bluetooth® 2.1, 2.1+EDR, 3.0,4.0, 5

INTERNAL CONNECTORS
1 × 24-pin ATX main power connector
1 × 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 × 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port
2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)
2 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
1 × 4-pin CPU fan connector
1 × 4-pin Water Pump connector
5 × 4-pin system fan connectors
1 x Serial port connector
1 x Front panel audio connector
2 x System panel connectors
1 x Thunderbolt Add-on Card Connector
1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
1 x TPM module connector
2 × 4-pin RGB LED connectors
1 × 3-pin RAINBOW LED connector
1 × 3-pin CORSAIR LED connector

BACK PANEL PORTS
PS/2 Combo Port
LAN
Wireless / Bluetooth
HD Audio Connectors
USB 2.0
DisplayPort
HDMI
USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A + C
USB 3.1 Gen1
Optical S/PDIF out

DIMENSIONS
9.6 in. x 12 in. (24.3 cm x 30.4 cm)
ATX Form Factor

MOUNTING
9 mounting holes

OPERATING SYSTEM
Support for Windows® 10 64-bit