Intel High end
Check on Amazon Intel Core i7-10700K
$323–$357
LGA1200 platform match
MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Plus
- Brand
- MSI
- Model
- MPG Z490 Gaming Plus
MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Plus: high-end ATX LGA1200 Z490 board for 10th/11th Gen Intel, dual M.2, 2.5G LAN, and CPU‑dependent PCIe 4.0 support.
TierHigh end?GixCore tierWhat a part was built to do — not what it costs.EntryBudgetMainstreamHigh endEnthusiastFlagship A part can be cheap because it is an ageing flagship, or because it is a current entry-level model. The tier tells you which.
Released2020
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SocketLGA1200
ChipsetZ490
MemoryDDR4
Max RAM speed4800 MHz
Form factorATX
RAM slots4
M.2 slots2
PCIe x162
GixCore Editorial
Product overview
MSI’s MPG Z490 Gaming Plus arrived in May 2020 alongside Intel’s 10th‑gen Comet Lake platform for the LGA1200 socket, and later gained BIOS support for 11th‑gen Rocket Lake CPUs.
Positioned as a high_end Z‑series ATX board, it exists to unlock CPU overclocking and the fuller Z490 feature set without the price of halo models. It suits expansion/multi‑M.2 and high‑speed memory builds: four DDR4 DIMM slots (up to 128 GB), two M.2 sockets, six SATA, dual PCIe x16 (primary from the CPU), plentiful USB including USB 3.2 Gen2 Type‑C, and 2.5G wired LAN. Notable: with an 11th‑gen CPU and an updated BIOS, the primary x16 slot and first M.2 can operate at PCIe 4.0.
Best for
- overclocking
- expansion/multi-M.2
- high-speed memory
Pairing fit
Compatible CPUs
Compatible options ranked for this part's performance class.
Intel High end
Check on Amazon Intel Core i7-10700F
$123–$136
LGA1200 platform match
Intel High end
Check on Amazon Intel Core i7-11700F
$204–$226
LGA1200 platform match
Intel High end
Check on Amazon Intel Core i7-11700K
$418–$462
LGA1200 platform match
Intel High end
Check on Amazon Intel Core i7-11700KF
$361–$399
LGA1200 platform match
Intel Enthusiast
Check on Amazon Intel Core i9-10900K
$531–$587
LGA1200 platform matchBudget pairings6 lower-tier compatible options
Intel Mainstream
Check on Amazon Intel Core i5-10600KF
$240–$266
LGA1200 platform match
Intel Mainstream
Check on Amazon Intel Core i5-10400
$154–$170
LGA1200 platform match
Intel Mainstream
Check on Amazon Intel Core i5-10400F
$185–$204
LGA1200 platform match
Intel Mainstream
Check on Amazon Intel Core i5-10600
$503–$556
LGA1200 platform match
Intel Mainstream
Check on Amazon Intel Core i5-10600K
$189–$209
LGA1200 platform match
Intel Mainstream
Check on Amazon Intel Core i5-11400
$133–$147
LGA1200 platform matchPairing fit
Compatible RAM kits
Compatible options ranked for this part's performance class.
PNY High end
Check on Amazon XLR8 Gaming 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 4000MHz
$118–$130
DDR4-4000 memory match
PNY Enthusiast
Check on Amazon XLR8 Gaming 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-4600
$118–$130
DDR4-4600 memory matchPNY Enthusiast
Check on Amazon XLR8 Gaming 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-4400
$118–$130
DDR4-4400 memory matchPNY Enthusiast
Check on Amazon XLR8 Gaming 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-4200
$118–$130
DDR4-4200 memory matchBudget pairings6 lower-tier compatible options
G.SKILL Mainstream
Check on Amazon RipjawsV Series DDR4 32GB (2x16GB) 3600MT/s F4-3600C16D-32GVKC
$252–$278
DDR4-3600 memory match
G.SKILL Mainstream
Check on Amazon Trident Z Neo DDR4 3600MT/s 64GB (4x16GB)
$532–$588
DDR4-3600 memory match
Corsair Mainstream
Check on Amazon Vengeance RGB PRO 32GB DDR4-3600
$261–$289
DDR4-3600 memory match
Corsair Mainstream
Check on Amazon CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB DDR4-3200
$243–$269
DDR4-3200 memory match
Crucial Mainstream
Check on Amazon CT2K32G4DFD832A 64GB DDR4-3200
$490–$542
DDR4-3200 memory match
G.Skill Mainstream
Check on Amazon RipJaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200
$128–$142
DDR4-3200 memory matchPairing fit
Compatible Cases
Compatible options ranked for this part's performance class.
NZXT High end
Check on Amazon H9 Flow Black
$114–$126
ATX motherboard fit
be quiet! High end
Check on Amazon Silent Base 802 Window Black
$190–$210
ATX motherboard fit
Corsair Enthusiast
Check on Amazon 7000D Airflow full-tower for big builds
$256–$283
ATX motherboard fit
Cooler Master Flagship
Check on Amazon Cosmos C700M Black
$534–$591
ATX motherboard fit
Cooler Master Flagship
Check on Amazon HAF 700 EVO Black
$332–$367
ATX motherboard fit
Cooler Master Enthusiast
Check on Amazon MasterFrame 600 Black
$237–$262
ATX, mATX, Mini-ITX motherboard fitBudget pairings6 lower-tier compatible options
Corsair Mainstream
Check on Amazon 3000D Airflow White
$52–$57
ATX motherboard fit
NZXT Mainstream
Check on Amazon H7 Flow RGB Black
$142–$157
ATX motherboard fit
Corsair Mainstream
Check on Amazon iCUE 220T White
$100–$110
ATX motherboard fit
Corsair Mainstream
Check on Amazon iCUE 220T RGB Airflow Black
$114–$126
ATX motherboard fit
Lian Li Mainstream
Check on Amazon LANCOOL 216 RGB Black
$95–$105
ATX, mATX, Mini-ITX motherboard fit
MSI Mainstream
Check on Amazon MPG GUNGNIR 110R Black
$170–$187
ATX motherboard fitPairing fit
Compatible Power supplies
Compatible options ranked for this part's performance class.
NZXT High end
Check on Amazon C850 Gold ATX 3.1 (2024)
$114–$126
850W capacity for headroom
MONTECH High end
Check on Amazon Century II 850W (2025)
$85–$94
850W capacity for headroom
XPG High end
Check on Amazon Core Reactor II VE 650W (2024)
$66–$73
650W capacity for headroom
Seasonic High end
Check on Amazon Focus GX-750 (2024)
$144–$159
750W capacity for headroom
Seasonic High end
Check on Amazon Focus SGX-750 (2021)
$203–$225
750W capacity for headroom
FSP High end
Check on Amazon Hydro G PRO 850W (2022)
$172–$190
850W capacity for headroomBudget pairings6 lower-tier compatible options
EVGA Mainstream
Check on Amazon 500 BQ (2017)
$142–$157
500W capacity for headroom
Antec Mainstream
Check on Amazon Earthwatts Gold Pro Series EA750G Pro 750W Semi-Modular (2017)
$116–$128
750W capacity for headroom
Thermaltake Mainstream
Check on Amazon Smart BM3 650W (2023)
$66–$73
650W capacity for headroom
Rosewill Mainstream
Check on Amazon VSB 650W (2025)
$47–$52
650W capacity for headroom
EVGA Budget
Check on Amazon 100- BR-0700-K1 100-BR-0700-K1 700 BR (2018)
$71–$78
700W capacity for headroom
EVGA Budget
Check on Amazon 500 W1 (2013)
$85–$94
500W capacity for headroomSpecifications
At a glance iDots are a representative catalog sample. Farther right means a higher measured value, not necessarily a better fit.Measured against the motherboards catalog
Current modelCatalog sample
Max RAM speed4800 MHz
Higher than 31% of motherboards
RAM slots4
Higher than 97% of motherboards
M.2 slots2
Higher than 53% of motherboards
- Socket
- LGA1200
- Memory
- DDR4
- WiFi
- Yes
- Integrated Graphics
- Yes
- USB
- 3.2
- Max Memory Size
- 128 GB
- ECC Support
- No
- Chipset
- Z490
- Max RAM speed
- 4800 MHz
- Form factor
- ATX
- RAM slots
- 4
- M.2 slots
- 2
- PCIe x16
- 2
- Processor Generation
- 10, 11
- Pci E
- 3.0
- M.2 drives
- PCIe
- Sata Slots
- 6
- Sata Speed
- 6 Gb/s
- Pci E Slots
- 2
- Tdp
- 50 W
- NVMe support
- Yes
- Pci E X1
- 3
- Cpu Brand
- Intel