MSI MPG Z590 GAMING CARBON WIFI motherboard
▲ MSI MPG Z590 GAMING CARBON WIFI motherboard
MSI has launched a new “MPG Z590 GAMING CARBON WIFI” motherboard, which is positioned as the MPG mid-to-high-end Z590 motherboard. Compared with the previous generation 14-phase 60A power supply design, this generation adopts a more exaggerated 18-phase 75A digital power supply design with a very special configuration. Large-scale VRM heat sink provides strong and stable power supply performance. It is added to support the latest PCIe 4.0 transmission specifications, the latest 802.1ax WiFi 6E wireless module, 2.5G LAN network module, and three sets of M.2 SSD configurations, providing a good and comprehensive The peripheral functions of this device absolutely meet the needs of most users.
The MSI MPG Z590 GAMING CARBON WIFI motherboard adopts ATX Form Factor design, with a size of 30.4cm x 24.4cm and a 6-layer 2oz Copper PCB design. It also retains the traditional features of “GAMING CARBON”, adding carbon fiber to the I/O Cover and PCH radiator. The decorative surface design has also added the iconic “Dragon Totem” and “CARBON” words. The surface of the radiator has also added a special “Equalizer Vector” pattern coating. The VRM radiating fins are more imitating a similar novel shape. The exterior design brings a strong and handsome impression. In addition, all radiators are treated with frosted anodizing, which greatly increases the texture.
Socket LGA 1200 interface
▲ Socket LGA 1200
The new generation “Z590” chipset motherboard uses the Intel Socket LAG 1200 processor interface, supports the latest 11th generation Intel Core desktop processor Rocket Lake-S series, provides up to 8 cores, 16 threads design, and adds AVX -512 instructions Integrated, PCIe 4.0 transmission interface, Intel Xe GPU built-in display chip, and compatible with the current 10th generation Intel Core processor Comet Lake-S series.
11th Gen Intel Core Desktop Processors
| Intel Core i9-11900KF | 14nm | 8/16 | 4MB | 16MB | TBC | TBC | 125W | ✔ | – | – | DDR4-3200 |
| Intel Core i9-11900K | 8/16 | 4MB | 16MB | 3.5GHz | 5.3GHz | 125W | ✔ | Intel Xe 32 UE | 1.35GHz | ||
| Intel Core i9-11900F | 8/16 | 4MB | 16MB | TBC | TBC | 65W | – | – | – | ||
| Intel Core i9-11900 | 8/16 | 4MB | 16MB | TBC | TBC | 65W | – | Intel Xe 32 UE | 1.35GHz | ||
| Intel Core i7-11700KF | 8/16 | 4MB | 16MB | TBC | TBC | 125W | ✔ | – | – | ||
| Intel Core i7-11700K | 8/16 | 4MB | 16MB | TBC | 5.0GHz | 125W | ✔ | Intel Xe 32 UE | 1.35GHz | ||
| Intel Core i7-11700F | 8/16 | 4MB | 16MB | TBC | TBC | 65W | – | – | – | ||
| Intel Core i7-11700 | 8/16 | 4MB | 16MB | TBC | TBC | 65W | – | Intel Xe 32 UE | 1.35GHz | ||
| Intel Core i5-11600KF | 6/12 | 3MB | 12MB | TBC | TBC | 125W | ✔ | – | – | ||
| Intel Core i5-11600K | 6/12 | 3MB | 12MB | TBC | 4.9GHz | 125W | ✔ | Intel Xe 32 UE | 1.35GHz | ||
| Intel Core i5-11600 | 6/12 | 3MB | 12MB | TBC | TBC | 65W | – | Intel Xe 32 UE | 1.35GHz | ||
| Intel Core i5-11500 | 6/12 | 3MB | 12MB | 2.7GHz | 4.6GHz | 65W | – | Intel Xe 32 UE | 1.35GHz | ||
| Intel Core i5-11400F | 6/12 | 3MB | 12MB | TBC | TBC | 65W | – | – | – | ||
| Intel Core i5-11400 | 6/12 | 3MB | 12MB | 2.6GHz | 4.4GHz | 65W | – | Intel Xe 24 UE | 1.35GHz |
Although the 11th generation Intel Core processors still use the 14nm process, and the number of cores has changed from the 10th generation with the highest 10 cores and 20 threads to the highest 8 cores and 16 threads design. After the Rocket Lake-S micro-architecture improvements, the IPC achieved the highest With a 19% improvement, memory speed has been increased to native DDR4-3200, CPU PCIe Lanes have been increased to 20, and support for PCIe 4.0 transmission specifications, AVX-512 instruction set, Intel Xe Graphics graphics core, and AV1 decoder have been added.
Intel Z590 system chip
▲ PCH heat sink (left) & Intel Z590 system chip (right)
Intel 500 Series Chipset Comparsion
| CPU OC Support | Yes | No | No | No |
| CPU PCIe Configuration |
1×16+1×4 2×8+1×4 1×8+3×4 |
1×16+1×4 | 1×16 | 1×16 |
| IGP Output Ports/Pipes | 3/3 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 3/2 |
| Memory Channels / DIMMs Support | 2/4 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 2/2 |
| Memory OC Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Optane Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| CNVi Integrated WiFi | AX201 | AX201 | AX201 | AX201 |
| SDXC SDA 3.0 Support | No | |||
| DMI 3.0 Lanes | x8 | x8 | x4 | x4 |
| Max HSIO Lanes | 30 | 30 | 24 | 14 |
| Total USB Port | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | – |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2×1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | – |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1×1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 24 Lanes Gen3 |
20 Lanes Gen3 |
12 Lanes Gen3 |
6 Lanes Gen3 |
| Rapid Storage Support | Yes | |||
| RST for PCIe Storage | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Total SATA Ports | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| RST RAID Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| vPro Support | No | |||
The new Intel 500 series chipset has added support for native USB3.2 Gen 2×2 20Gbps ports. In addition, Z590, H570, and B560 chipsets have added support for memory overclocking. The DMI 3.0 Lanes of Z590 and H570 chipsets have been upgraded from x4 to x8. The total bandwidth is 7.86 GB/s, and the I/O bandwidth pressure of the expansion device is reduced.
Supports up to DDR4-5333+ OC
▲ 4 DIMM supports up to 128GB capacity
In terms of memory, MSI MPG Z590 GAMING CARBON WIFI motherboard has 4 sets of DDR4 DIMM expansion slots, supports Dual Channel memory technology, 2 DIMM per Channel configuration, and can be configured with un-buffered, non-ECC and ECC memory modules , The maximum capacity of system memory is 128GB.
In order to improve the memory circuit signal and enhance the overclocking capability, the memory circuit layout adopts DDR4 Boost design to make the trace path between the memory and the CPU shorter, optimize the memory circuit signal and improve the overclocking capability. The official specifications of the motherboard indicate that it uses the 11th generation intel Core processor with the highest DDR4-5300+ OC speed, and the test uses i9-10900K and Crucial Ballistix gaming memory DDR4-3600 16GB memory. Manually increase the working voltage and relax the delay value to stabilize the overclocking To DDR4-4700 and complete the load test, the memory overclocking ability is very good.
18-phase Dr.MOS digital power supply design
▲ 16 + 1 + 1 phase digital power supply
In terms of power supply design, the MSI MPG Z590 GAMING CARBON WIFI motherboard adopts an 18-phase digital power supply design, of which 16 phases are independently responsible for CPU vCore power supply, 1 phase is VCCGT power supply, 1 phase is VCCSA power supply, and CPU vCore power supply is a two-phase parallel power supply design. The VCCGT and VCCSA power supplies are single-phase direct-out, driving a two-phase MOSEFT with a single PWM signal, and abandoning the Doubler phase doubler, which can smooth the CPU voltage and current, improve the Transient Response transient response time and reduce the power supply response delay, and improve the CPU Stability of power supply.
▲ ISL69269 PWM controller chip (left) &
Renesas RAA220075 75A Dr.MOS chip (right)
▲ On Semiconductor NCP252160 60A Dr.MOS chip
Using Renesas Intersil ISL69269 PWM controller, operating in 16 (8×2) + 1 + 1 phase configuration, driving 16 +1 Renesas RAA220075 75A Dr.MOS chips, each phase of power supply equally share the current load, enhance system stability and high Current tolerance to cope with heavy computing needs, each phase can withstand 75A current through, maximum support 1200A CPU current load, enough to cope with the current 10th generation Intel Core CPU high frequency and high load overclocking output, and VCCSA power supply uses 1 On Semiconductor NCP252160 60A Dr.MOS chip.
▲ Fully enclosed metal inductors and 10K hours solid capacitors
The use of metal fully enclosed inductors and 10K-hour solid capacitors can reduce noise and loss during power supply. In addition to providing system stability and sufficient overclocking capabilities, the motherboard can still withstand long-term overclocking Stress increases the durability of components.
▲ CPU 8+8 pin and PCIe 6-pin power socket
The motherboard uses a CPU 8 + 8pin power supply socket, and an additional PCIe 6-pin auxiliary power socket.
Large wave shape aluminum extruded radiator
MSI MPG Z590 GAMING CARBON WIFI uses a large wave-shaped aluminum extruded radiator. The aluminum extruded radiator can create more heat dissipation fins. The high and low wave shape cutting and oblique cutting simulate the “equalizer vector” pattern to obtain more The heat dissipation area is equipped with heat pipe connection, and the high performance 7 W/mk heat conduction paste is matched. The appearance is not only novel and special, but also very favorable for heat dissipation. It can cope with the 18-phase 75A power supply design to ensure that the power supply module maintains a low operating temperature. In order to provide a stable high-performance output, the surface of the radiator is treated with frosted anodizing, which greatly increases the texture.
Debug LED
MSI MPG Z590 GAMING CARBON WIFI is equipped with Debug LED indicator to display the self-check code of system startup. When the system fails to start, it can provide Q-CODE code. The user can know which part of the problem and troubleshoot, which is very practical Features.
Lightning PCI-E Gen 4, PCIe Steel Armor slot
The motherboard provides 3 sets of PCIe x16 expansion slots, among which the PCI_E1 and PCI_E3 slots are provided by CPU LANES to support the highest, and support the highest PCIe 4.0 x16 and PCIe 4.0 x8 transmission configurations, while the PCI_E5 slot is provided by the Z590 chipset and supports the highest PCIe 3.0 X4 transmission configuration, and supports AMD 3-Way CrossFire graphics card co-acceleration technology. In addition, two PCIe x1 slots are provided through the Z590 chipset. The open tail design is convenient for users to use peripherals such as video capture cards and sound cards.
▲ With 3 sets of PCIe x16 graphics card interfaces
In order to cope with the weight of high-end graphics cards, the PCI_E1 and PCI_E3 slots use “MSI Steel Armor” fully-clad stainless steel reinforced slots, with solder joint reinforcement to avoid damage to the PCIe slot due to improper force or excessive graphics cards. Compared with the traditional PCIe interface, its horizontal strength has been increased by 1.7x, and its vertical strength has been increased by 3.2x. The appearance of the interface has also become better.
PCIe Slot Configurations
| 11th Gen / 10th Gen | PCIe 4.0 x16 / PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x1 | – | PCIe 3.0 x1 | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| 11th Gen / 10th Gen | PCIe 4.0 x8 / PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x1 | PCIe 4.0 x8 / PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x1 | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
3 sets of M.2 interface + 6 SATA 3
MSI MPG Z590 GAMING CARBON WIFI motherboard has added 3 sets of M.2 slots, all slots are equipped with M.2 SHIELD FROZR metal heat sink design to meet the heat dissipation requirements of high-end PCIe SSD products, and support M.2 NVMe RAID 0, RAID 1 mode operation.
The M2_1 slot above the PCI_E1 slot supports PCIe 4.0 x4, the highest transmission speed is 64Gbps, the longest M. Key 22100 length specification, and is provided by CPU LANES and only supports the 11th generation Intel CPU; the location M2_2 below the PCI_E2 slot The slot supports PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA modes, the highest transfer speed is 32Gbps, the longest M. Key 2280 length specification, and is provided by the chipset, and shares bandwidth with the SATA2 interface; the M2_3 slot under the PCI_E3 slot supports PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA mode, the longest M. Key 2280 length specification, and provided by the chipset, sharing bandwidth with SATA5 and SATA6 interfaces.
▲ M.2 SHIELD FROZR metal radiator
In addition, the motherboard has 6 sets of SATA 6Gbps ports provided by the Intel Z590 system chipset, and supports RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 modes.
Pre-Installed I/O Shield、USB-C 20Gbps 接口
The MSI MPG Z590 GAMING CARBON WIFI motherboard adopts the Pre-Install I/O Shield design. In addition to making it more convenient for users to install, it will be more tidy and beautiful for players with open chassis, and it will also enhance the dust-proof effect. Very caring.
In terms of display output, the motherboard has 1 set of HDMI 2.0 and 1 set of DisplayPort 1.4 ports, which support resolutions up to 4096×2160@60Hz and 4096×2304@60Hz respectively, and support HDCP 2.3, HDR and 4K Ultra HD playback.
In terms of USB ports, the motherboard provides 4 sets of USB 2.0 ports, 2 sets of USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports, 3 sets of USB 3.2 Gen 2×1 10Gbps ports, 1 set of USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 20Gbps Type-C ports, and 1 set of USB ports. 3.2 Gen 2×1 10Gbps front Type-C interface, all USB interfaces support ESD protection, and the peripheral connectivity is very sufficient.
▲ Support front USB Type-C interface
MSI is very smart to exchange the transmission specifications of the Type-C interface (Type-E interface) on the front of the motherboard with the Type-C interface of the backplane I/O. As most of the chassis front I/Os do not have Type-C interfaces. -C interface, compared to the front Type-C interface, the backplane I/O Type-C interface is relatively easier to use USB 3.2 20Gbps transmission specifications.
After actual testing, the author successfully confirmed that it has a 20Gbps transmission specification, and can enjoy 20Gbps transmission speed without installing an additional expansion card, which is more suitable for users of external high-speed storage devices.
Wi-Fi 6E wireless network module
▲ Intel AX210 wireless network module
MSI MPG Z590 GAMING CARBON WIFI motherboard adopts the latest Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 wireless network module, supports 802.11ax dual-band 2×2 160MHz Wi-Fi technology, and supports IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac wireless network at the same time According to the agreement, the highest frequency band is upgraded from 5GHz to 6GHz, the highest wireless connection speed can be as high as 3Gbps, and the short-distance transmission speed is higher and lower latency. At the same time, it has Bluetooth 5.2 to support the connection of a new generation of smart phones, wearable devices and smart home products, etc. It is expected that the function of WiFi 6E will be officially started in the middle of 2021.
Intel 2.5G LAN
▲ Intel S0303L66 chip (Intel I225-V B3)
In terms of wired network, MSI MPG Z590 GAMING CARBON WIFI uses 1 set of Intel I225-V 2.5G network chip, supports 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps network connection speed, network transmission performance is increased by up to 2.5 times, and can download games at a higher speed And transfer files, while having a lower network delay value, bringing a smooth and unparalleled connection experience.
AUDIO BOOST 5
In terms of audio effects, MSI MPG Z590 GAMING CARBON WIFI uses Realtek ALC4080 audio chip, which supports up to 7.1-channel theater-level surround sound. For the time being, Realtek has not announced the actual specifications, but I estimate that the audio chip is similar to or higher than the Realtek ALC1220 used in the previous generation. The AUDIO BOOST 5 technology isolates the left and right channels, and the audio will be more pure. Equipped with high-quality Nippon Chemi-Con audio capacitors, it brings amazing sound quality.
MSI Mystic Light RGB lighting effect
MSI MPG Z590 GAMING CARBON WIFI adds colorful light effects to the iconic “Dragon Totem” on the I/O Cover and the “CARBON” on the PCH radiator, and supports MSI Mystic Light RGB software control, bringing gorgeousness to players The light effect of faith.
In order to meet the needs of players for RGB lighting effects, MSI motherboards provide 1 set of 4-pin JRGB connectors that support standard 5050 RGB LED strips, output 12V 3A 36W, 2 sets of 3-pin JRAINBOW connectors, and support Addressable RGB LED lights The output is 5V 3A 15W, 1 set of JCORSAIR connectors, supporting CORSAIR lighting fan or lighting device connection control, allowing users to arrange richer RGB lighting effects for the system.
MSI MPG Z590 GAMING CARBON WIFI motherboard
Price: HK$ 2,950
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Plain comment:
MSI’s new “MPG Z590 GAMING CARBON WIFI” Z590 mid-to-high-end motherboard adopts 18-phase 75A digital power supply design and a new large wave-shaped aluminum extruded radiator to provide strong and stable power supply performance, almost catching up with flagship materials to cope It is no problem to deal with the current 10th generation and future 11th generation Intel Core processors for long-term deep overclocking. It supports the latest PCIe 4.0 transmission specifications, the latest 802.1ax WiFi 6E wireless module, 2.5G LAN network module, and three Group M.2 SSD configuration, providing good and comprehensive peripheral functions, brand-new design and VRM radiator shape, with MSI Mystic Light dazzling lighting effect, bringing a new and deep impression, very good, no need for top players, Definitely need attention.
