About MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi Motherboard
Category | Specification |
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CPU Support | AMD Ryzen™ 7000 / 8000 / 9000 desktop processors, Socket AM5 |
Chipset | AMD X870E |
Form Factor / Dimensions | ATX; ~305 mm × ~244 mm |
Memory | 4 × DDR5 UDIMM slots; max 256 GB; supports high OC speeds up to ~DDR5-8400+ depending on configuration |
Expansion Slots | – 2× full-length PCIe 5.0 (primary x16 or split) for GPU – Additional PCIe 4.0 x4 slot from chipset |
Storage | 4× M.2 slots (2× PCIe 5.0 x4 from CPU, 2× PCIe 4.0 x4 via chipset) 4× SATA 6Gb/s ports; RAID 0/1/10 support on both NVMe & SATA (NVMe RAID10 supported with certain Ryzen CPUs) |
USB / IO | Rear IO includes Type-C, USB 4.0 40 Gbps ports, multiple USB 3.2 Gen2/Gen1 ports, HDMI 2.1, etc. Internal headers: USB 2.0, USB 3.x, front-panel Type-C, etc. |
Networking & Wireless | Wi-Fi 7 (incl. 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 6 GHz bands), Bluetooth 5.4; dual Ethernet via Realtek (5 Gb + 2.5 Gb) controllers |
Audio | Realtek ALC4080 codec; 7.1 channel; SPDIF out, high sample-rates supported. |
Power Delivery / VRM | ~21-phase design: 18 × 110A SPS MOSFETs dedicated to vCore; strong heatsinks, etc. |
Special Features / Builder-Friendly | EZ M.2 Clip II, EZ PCIe release, pre-mounted I/O shield, debug LEDs, multiple RGB/aRGB headers, MSI utilities. |
Other | High-layer PCB design (8 layers), robust cooling for chips and MOSFETs; good backlog of USB ports. |