MSI MPG Z790 Carbon WiFi Motherboard

MSI MPG Z790 Carbon WiFi

Brand
MSI
Model
MPG Z790 Carbon WiFi
$141–$156estimated range · from catalog price Jun 21, 2026

High-end ATX Z790 LGA1700 board with DDR5, PCIe 5.0 x16 and Gen5 M.2, five M.2 slots, Wi‑Fi 6E, and USB 20Gbps; launched Oct 20, 2022.

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ReleasedOct 2022
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SocketLGA1700
ChipsetZ790
MemoryDDR5
Max RAM speed7600 MT/s
Form factorATX
RAM slots4
M.2 slots5
PCIe x163
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Product overview

MSI’s MPG Z790 Carbon WiFi arrived on October 20, 2022 alongside Intel’s Z790 platform for 13th‑gen Raptor Lake LGA1700 PCs. In our motherboard tiering it’s high_end: a Z‑series board for users who want CPU overclocking and up‑to‑date I/O without stepping into halo pricing.

ATX form factor suits mid/full‑towers. It offers four DDR5 slots with high OC headroom, a PCIe 5.0 x16 graphics slot, and five M.2 (one PCIe 5.0 x4) plus six SATA for storage‑heavy builds. Connectivity covers Intel 2.5GbE, Wi‑Fi 6E, and USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type‑C on rear and front. Best for overclocking, expansion/multi‑M.2, and high‑speed memory.

Best for
  • overclocking
  • expansion/multi-M.2
  • high-speed memory

Specifications

At a glance iEach dot represents a catalog model. Farther right means a higher measured value, not necessarily a better fit.Measured against the motherboards catalog
Current modelCatalog models
Max RAM speed7600 MT/s
Higher than 80% of motherboards
RAM slots4
Higher than 93% of motherboards
M.2 slots5
Higher than 96% of motherboards
Socket
LGA1700
Memory
DDR5
WiFi
Wi-Fi 6E
Integrated Graphics
Yes
USB
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
Max Memory Size
128 GB
ECC Support
No
Chipset
Z790
Max RAM speed
7600 MT/s
Form factor
ATX
RAM slots
4
M.2 slots
5
PCIe x16
3
Processor Generation
12, 13, 14
Pci E
5.0
M 2
Yes
Sata Slots
6
Sata Speed
6 Gb/s
Pci E Slots
3
Tdp
65 W
Nvme
Yes
Pci E X1
1
Cpu Brand
Intel
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