CPU

Support Intel® Core™ 14th/ 13th/ 12th Gen Processors, Intel® Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors
LGA 1700

Memory

4x DDR5 UDIMM, Maximum Memory Capacity   256GB
Memory Support 7800+(OC)/ 7600(OC)/ 7400(OC)/ 7200(OC)/ 7000(OC)/ 6800(OC)/ 6600(OC)/ 6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600(JEDEC)/ 5400(JEDEC)/ 5200(JEDEC)/ 5000(JEDEC)/ 4800(JEDEC) MHz
Max. overclocking frequency:
• 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 7800+ MHz
• 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 6600+ MHz
• 2DPC 1R Max speed up to 6400+ MHz
• 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 5600+ MHz
 
Supports Intel® XMP3.0 OC
Supports Dual-Controller Dual-Channel mode
Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory

Audio

Realtek^® ALC4080 Codec
7.1-Channel USB High Performance Audio
Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback on front panel

Storage

4x M.2
M.2_1 Source (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 5.0 x4 , supports 22110/2280/2260 devices
M.2_2 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260 devices
M.2_3 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 / SATA mode, supports 2280/2260/2242 devices
M.2_4 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260/2242 devices
8x SATA 6G
*PCI_E1 slot will be Gen5x8 when installing M.2 SSD in the M2_1 slot.
*SATA_1 & SATA_2 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_3 slot.

LAN

Intel® 2.5Gbps LAN

Onboard graphics

1x HDMI™
Support HDMI™ 2.1, maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz*
1x DisplayPort
Support DP 1.4, maximum resolution of 8K 60Hz*
*Available only on processors featuring integrated graphics. Graphics specifications may vary depending on the CPU installed.

Slot

2x PCI-E x16 slot
1x PCI-E x1 slot
PCI_E1 Gen PCIe 5.0 supports up to x16 (From CPU)
PCI_E2 Gen PCIe 3.0 supports up to x1 (From Chipset)
PCI_E3 Gen PCIe 4.0 supports up to x4 (From Chipset)

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
*SATA_A1_A2 do not support RAID function.

USB

4x USB 2.0 (Front)
4x USB 5Gbps Type A (Rear)
2x USB 5Gbps Type A (Front)
4x USB 10Gbps Type A (Rear)
1x USB 10Gbps Type C (Rear)
1x USB 10Gbps Type C (Front)
1x USB 20Gbps Type C (Rear)

Wireless LAN & Bluetooth

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
 
* 6GHz band support may depend on every country’s regulations and Wi-Fi 7 will be ready in   Windows 11 SV3.
** The Bluetooth version may be updated, please refer to the Wi-Fi chipset vendor's website for details. Bluetooth 5.4 support schedule depends on MSFT Windows 11 plan.

Internal IO

1x Power Connector(ATX_PWR)
2x Power Connector(CPU_PWR)
1x CPU Fan
1x Pump Fan
6x System Fan
2x Front Panel (JFP)
1x Chassis Intrusion (JCI)
1x Front Audio (JAUD)
1x TBT connector (JTBT, supports RTD3)
1x Tuning Controller connector(JDASH)
3x Addressable V2 RGB LED connector (JARGB_V2)
1x RGB LED connector(JRGB)
1x TPM pin header(Support TPM 2.0)
1x USB4 card connector (JTBT_U4_1, supports RTD3)
4x USB 2.0 ports
2x USB 5Gbps Type A ports
1x USB 10Gbps Type C ports

LED feature

4x EZ Debug LED

Back panel ports

Display Port

USB 3.2 Gen 1 5 Gbps (Type-A)

USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-A)

2.5G LAN

Wi-Fi / Bluetooth

Audio Connectors

HDMI™

Clear CMOS

Flash BIOS

USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-A)

USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-C)

USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps (Type-C)

Operating system

Support for Windows^® 11 64-bit, Windows^® 10 64-bit

PCB info

ATX
243.84mmx304.8mm

Box content

MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI LGA 1700 ATX Motherboard

2 x SATA Cables

EZ M.2 Clips

USB Drive

Cable Sticker

Wi-Fi Antenna

Front Panel Connector

Quick Installation Guide

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