MSI MPG Z390 Gaming PRO Carbon

MSI MPG Z390 Gaming PRO Carbon: ATX Z390 board for 8th/9th‑Gen Intel with OC support, dual M.2, 128GB DDR4, USB‑C Gen2, Intel GbE, and a Thunderbolt add‑on header.

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SocketLGA1151

ChipsetZ390

MemoryDDR4

Max RAM speed4400 MHz

Form factorATX

RAM slots4

M.2 slots2

PCIe x163

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Product overview

Released in October 2018 alongside Intel’s Z390 platform, the MSI MPG Z390 Gaming PRO Carbon is a 300‑series LGA1151 board for 8th/9th‑Gen Core processors. It sits in the high_end Z‑series tier: it exists to enable overclocking and fuller I/O on a mainstream ATX platform. ([tomshardware.com](https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/msi-mpg-z390-gaming-pro-carbon-9900k-atx-motherboard%2C5856.html?utm_source=openai))

It offers four DDR4 DIMMs (up to 128 GB with XMP), three PCIe 3.0 x16 plus three x1 slots, two PCIe/SATA M.2 sockets with shared bandwidth, and six SATA ports. Connectivity includes Intel Gigabit LAN, rear USB‑C/USB 3.1 Gen2, and DisplayPort + HDMI for iGPU; this non‑AC variant has no onboard Wi‑Fi (an AC model adds wireless). Notably, it includes a Thunderbolt add‑on card header. ATX form factor suits standard mid‑tower builds. ([msi.com](https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/mpg-z390-gaming-pro-carbon/Specification))

Tierhigh_endReleased2018

Best for

overclocking
expansion/multi-M.2
high-speed memory

Product highlights

Supports 9th i9-9900k, i7-9700k, i5-9600k and 8th Generation Intel Core/ Pentium gold/ Celeron Processors for LGA 1151 socket
Supports dual channel DDR4 Memory, up to 4400(OC) MHz
Audio Boost 4 with Nahimic 3, 2x Turbo M. 2, Intel Optane Memory Ready, M. 2 Shield frozr, Turbo USB 3. 1 Gen2, pre-installed I/O shielding
Mystic Light: 16. 8 million colors/ 29 effects. Connect RGB or rainbow LED strips with addressable headers and create an RGB Gaming PC. Control Mystic Light Sync enabled products
Built for high-performance gaming - Atx form Factor ready for Multi-GPU. Operating System - Support for Windows 10 64-bit