PRO Z890-A WIFI

PRO Z890-A WIFI offers a simple design with a harmonious silver color scheme that perfectly matches both white and black PC builds. It is engineered with many exclusive features of MSI including true Wi-Fi 7 with EZ Antenna, 5G LAN, Thunderbolt 4, PCIe 5.0 M.2 with EZ M.2 Shield Frozr II, and Supplemental PCIe Power, ready for the Intel® Core™ Ultra processors.

The PRO Series is tailored to professionals from all walks of life. The lineup features impressive performance and high quality, while aiming to provide users incredible experience. Users who care about productivity and efficiency can definitely count on the MSI PRO Series to assist you with multitasking and increasing efficiency.

MSI’s exclusive EZ M.2 Shield Frozr II and EZ M.2 CLIP II make M.2 installation seamless. Insert the SSD card into the slot and press it down to lock it in place with the clip. As fasten the SSD, flick the clip outwards and then the SSD is removed. The process is smooth, and you don’t need to use your tools like before. One finger can give you perfect DIY experience.

Introducing MSI’s EZ M.2 CLIP II Remover, a handy tool designed to simply switching or repositioning the EZ M.2 CLIP II on your motherboard. This tool allows users to effortlessly detach the EZ M.2 CLIP II from the motherboard and reattach it to any desired M.2 slot. It is included in the accessory kit that comes with MSI motherboards.

Unleash and sustain the maximum performance with a flagship VRM design built with a total of 16+1+1+1 digital power phases. Combining dual power connectors and 90A Smart Power Stage, PRO Z890-A WIFI is ready for the challenge of high-end processors.

Form Factor

• ATX, 243.84mmx304.8mm

CPU

• Supports Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2), LGA 1851

Chipset

• INTEL Z890

Memory

• 4 x DDR5 UDIMM, Maximum Memory Capacity 256 GB, 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, Supports Intel® POR Speed and JEDEC Speed, Supports Memory Overclocking and Intel® XMP 3.0, Supports Dual-Controller Dual-Channel mode, Supports Non-ECC, Un-buffered memory, Supports CUDIMM, • The DIMM slots on this motherboard only have single-sided latches. • Memory compatibility and supported speeds can vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration.

Graphics

• 1 x HDMI™, Support HDMI™ 2.1 with FRL, maximum resolution of 4K 120Hz*, 2 x Type-C DisplayPort, Thunderbolt™ 4 ports, supporting DisplayPort 1.4 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.

Expansion Slots

• 3 x PCI-E x16 slot, 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)

Storage

• 4 x 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, 4 x SATA 6G, *Please refer to the manual for M.2 SSD heatsink restrictions. RAID Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for M.2 NVMe storage devices

Onboard Thunderbolt

• 2 x Thunderbolt4 ports (Rear), Support up to 40Gbps transfer rate with Thunderbolt devices, Support up to 20Gbps transfer rate with USB4 devices, Support up to 10Gbps transfer rate with USB 3.2 devices, Support up to 5V/3A,15W power charging, Each port can daisy-chain up to three Thunderbolt 4 devices or five Thunderbolt 3 devices, Support up to 8K display

LAN

• Realtek® 8126 5Gbps LAN

Wireless & Bluetooth

• Intel® Wi-Fi 7, The Wireless module is 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

Audio

• Realtek® ALC1220P, 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio, Supports S/PDIF output

USB Ports

• 4 x USB 2.0 (Front), 4 x USB 5Gbps Type A (Rear), 2 x USB 5Gbps Type A (Front), 3 x USB 10Gbps Type A (Rear), 1 x USB 10Gbps Type C (Rear), 1 x USB 20Gbps Type C (Front), *USB 20Gbps Type-C (Front) support USB PD 27W fast charging for JUSBC1

OS Support

• Windows® 11 64-bit

Internal I/O Ports

• 1 x Thunderbolt5 card connector(JTBT5, support RTD3), 1 x Power Connector(ATX_PWR), 2 x Power Connector(CPU_PWR), 1 x Power Connector(PCIE_PWR 8pin), 1 x CPU Fan, 1 x Combo Fan (Pump_Sys Fan), 6 x System Fan, 1 x EZ Conn-header (JAF_2), 2 x Front Panel (JFP), 1 x Chassis Intrusion (JCI), 1 x Front Audio (JAUD), 3 x Addressable V2 RGB LED connector (JARGB_V2), 1 x RGB LED connector(JRGB), 1 x TPM pin header(Support TPM 2.0), 4 x USB 2.0 ports, 2 x USB 5Gbps Type A ports, 1 x USB 20Gbps Type C ports

Back I/O Ports

• 3 x USB 10Gbps Type-A, 4 x USB 5Gbps Type-A, 5G LAN, Wi-Fi / Bluetooth, 2 x Audio Connectors, HDMI™, 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 40Gbps (Type-C), 1 x USB 10Gbps Type-C, Flash BIOS Button, S/PDIF-OUT

LED FEATURE

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