MSI Z390-A PRO Intel Z390 ATX Motherboard

BUILT FOR CONTENT CREATORS AND PROFESSIONALSMSI Pro series motherboards combine quality you can rely on, with top performance and clever business solutions. These are the key aspects of the MSI PRO SERIES motherboards. Engineered to add a touch of business elegance for even the most demanding professional, these motherboards will fit in any PC. Making your life easier and supporting your business with super stable, reliable and long-lasting top performance.

Please note: Z390 Motherboards are compatible with Intel 8th Gen 'Coffee Lake' and 9th Gen CPUs. Although these Intel Z390 Motherboards share the same socket as Intel's 200 & 100 Series Motherboards, they are electrically incompatible & will not work with 7th & 6th Gen Intel CPUs.

1 USB 2.0 & PS/2  2 DVI-D & VGA  3 Displayport  4 INTEL Turbo USB 3.1 Gen2 Type A+C  5 USB 3.1 Gen1 & LAN  6 Audio Jacks
7 Extended Heatsink Design - Leading heatsink design, extended for maximum cooling and performance
8 DDR4 Boost - Optimized traces and isolated memory circuitry
9 Turbo M.2 - NVMe support, up to 32 Gb/s using PCI-Express Gen3 x4
10 PCI-E Steel Armor - Protecting VGA cards against bending and EMI
11 Heavy plated heatsinks - Leading heatsinks design, for maximum cooling
12 PCI-E Steel Slot - Protecting VGA cards against bending
13 Audio Boost - Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality.
14 Intel CNVi Ready - Supports Intel CNVi Wi-Fi module, IEEE802.11 AC wave2

FASTER AND UNDISTORTED CURRENT DELIVERYCore Boost technology combines MSI’s premium layout and full digital power design which allows for faster and undistorted current delivery to the CPU at pin-point precision. Not only supporting multi-core CPU, also creating the perfect conditions for your CPU. MSI Z390 motherboards are optimized to maximize the performance on the 9th Gen Intel ® Core™ processors. Choose MSI and unleash the full potential of your system through optimized PCB and power delivery design with load line calibration.

GET MORE PERFORMANCEGaming enthusiasts are always looking for more performance to get the ultimate experience. Using multiple graphics cards is a great way to find out just how good it gets. MSI PRO Series motherboards fully support multi GPU technologies and have optimal PCI-E slot placement for the best thermal performance. Supporting the latest display connectors for new technologies (OLED, HDR) and legacy connectors for beamers, MSI motherboards are designed to make life easier for any professional user.

SPEED UP WITH ONBOARD M.2 UP TO 32GBPSEnjoy a blazing fast system boot up and insanely quick loading of applications and games with MSI motherboards. Delivering speeds up to 32Gb/s per device using Gen3 x4, Turbo M.2 is over 5 times faster than a regular SATA III connection.

ARCHITECTURE FOR WIRELESS CONNECTIVITYCNVi allows you to experience faster wireless network connection! Integrated Intel ® Wireless-AC (CNVi) Wi-Fi supports IEEE 802.11 AC Wave2, providing a high speed up to 1.73Gbps. Breaking the barrier with Intel CNVi WiFi while playing games and watching videos. This means no more loading while playing games online.

INTELLIGENT NETWORKINGThis model comes equipped with a premium network solution from Intel®. The high quality Gigabit LAN networking component is optimized for professional and multimedia use with outstanding performance to deliver a secure, stable and fast network connection.

AMPLIFY YOUR GAME WITH AUDIO BOOSTMSI Audio Boost delivers the highest sound quality through the use of premium quality audio components. This lets you enjoy breathtaking, game-changing sound to create the most dynamic soundscapes dedicated to giving gamers true Hi-Fi sound offering a clear advantage over your opponents when gaming. Audio Boost offers a HD audio processor, dedicated amplifier and high quality audio capacitors, all physically isolated from the rest of the motherboard circuitry to ensure the purest audio signal to locate enemies with pin-point accuracy.

COMPLETE YOUR IMMERSIONFrom the start of Virtual Reality, MSI has been deeply involved in making VR Ready hardware in each of its product lines. MSI are known to integrate the very best of cutting edge technologies onto the hardware which provides a smooth Mixed Reality, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality ride. Through extensive research with major VR brands, combined with unique MSI features to optimize VR, MSI brings gamers and professionals a vivid and realistic experience in which content truly comes alive.

ADVANCED PERFORMANCE WITH DDR4 BOOSTMSI motherboards are crammed with features to fuel your system's memory with more speed, higher overclockability and increased stability. The technical enhancements of DDR4 Boost allow for more stability at higher memory speeds compared to other brands. Enjoy the additional boost in operational performance or when working with large video and photography files. MSI conducts thorough memory testing with the most popular memory brands under extreme conditions to ensure your system runs stable no matter what.

SUPER CHARGE YOUR PHONE & BATTERY - POWERED GEARTransfer lots of data, music and movies over USB faster than ever. MSI offers a wide variety of options to connect and boost your USB 3.1 devices, delivering lightning-fast transfer speeds! When enabled, X-Boost optimizes your devices for even better transfer speeds and can provide up to 30% increase in USB performance, saving a lot of time when transferring data. MSI Super Charger USB ports charge any connected device faster and delivers more power than regular USB ports to your smartphone, tablet, USB peripherals or other battery-powered gear. The USB ports on MSI motherboards are shielded by a set of protective ICs to prevent damage caused by Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) from plugging/unplugging USB devices.

BUILT ON EVERLASTING QUALITYMSI PCI Express Steel Armor slots are armed with more solder points on the motherboard for a stronger hold, preventing any damage due to heavy-weight graphics cards. Steel Armor also protects PCI Express signals against electromagnetic interference to provide a pure and reliable signal for the best performance, even when turning it up a notch. MSI motherboards feature Double ESD protection with double layer grounding around the motherboard mounting holes, preventing Electrostatic discharge (ESD) surges from damaging the motherboard.