With the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D hitting the market strong, the X870 and X870E motherboards that launched back at the end of September move more into the spotlight. You can run the 9800X3D on the 600 Series chipsets as well, but if you are building a high-end gaming PC with the 9800X3D for your CPU you might just be looking at the latest and greatest for motherboards with all of those PCIe 5.0 lanes. I’ve already taken a look at a few options from Gigabyte and Asus but I haven’t taken a look at anything from MSI yet. Today I’m going to check out the MSI MPG X870E Carbon Wifi and see how it compares.
Product Name: MSI MPG X870E CARBON WIFI
Review Sample Provided by: MSI
Written by: Wes Compton
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Specifications |
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Chipset |
AMD X870E |
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CPU |
Supports AMD Ryzen™ 9000/ 8000/ 7000 Series Desktop Processors Socket AM5 |
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Memory |
4x DDR5 UDIMM, Maximum Memory Capacity 256GB Memory Support DDR5 8400+(OC)/ 8200+(OC)/ 8000+(OC)/ 7800(OC)/ 7600(OC)/ 7400(OC)/ 7200(OC)/ 7000(OC)/ 6800(OC)/ 6600(OC)/ 6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600(JEDEC)/ 5400(JEDEC)/ 5200(JEDEC)/ 5000(JEDEC)/ 4800(JEDEC) MT/s Ryzen™ 9000 Series Processors max. overclocking frequency: • 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 8400+ MT/s • 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 6400+ MT/s • 2DPC 1R Max speed up to 6400+ MT/s • 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 4800+ MT/s
Supports AMD POR Speed and JEDEC Speed Supports Memory Overclocking and AMD EXPOTM Supports Dual-Channel mode Supports Non-ECC, Un-buffered memory Supports CUDIMM, Clock Driver bypass mode only*
* CUDIMM support and POR boot frequency may vary by CPU series, with manual overclocking available after boot. Certain CPUs may fail to boot, but future BIOS updates will improve compatibility. • The DIMM slots on this motherboard have double-sided latches. • Memory compatibility and supported speeds can vary depending on the CPU and memory configuration. For detailed information, please refer to the Memory Compatibility List available on the product’s Support page or visit https://www.msi.com/support/. |
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Onboard Graphics |
1x HDMI™ Support HDMITM 2.1 with FRL port, maximum resolution of 8K 60Hz* 2x Type-C DisplayPort USB4® port, supporting DisplayPort 1.4 with HBR3 over USB Type-C, maximum resolution of 4K@60Hz* *Available only on processors featuring integrated graphics. Graphics specifications may vary depending on the CPU installed. |
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Slot |
3x PCI-E x16 slot PCI_E1 Gen PCIe 5.0 supports up to x16 (From CPU) PCI_E2 Gen PCIe 5.0 supports up to x4 (From CPU) PCI_E3 Gen PCIe 4.0 supports up to x4 (From Chipset)
PCI_E1 & PCI_E2 slots • Supports PCIe 5.0 x16/x0 or x8/x4 (For Ryzen™ 9000/ 7000 Series processors) • Supports PCIe 4.0 x8/x0 (For Ryzen™ 8700/ 8600/ 8400 Series processors) • Supports PCIe 4.0 x4/x0 (For Ryzen™ 8500/ 8300 Series processor) PCI_E3 slot • Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4
* PCI_E1 & PCI_E2 & M.2_2 share the bandwidth, and PCIe version support varies depending on the CPU. Please refer to the PCIe configuration table in the manual for more details. |
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Audio |
Realtek® ALC4080 Codec 7.1-Channel USB High-Performance Audio Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback on front panel Supports S/PDIF output |
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Storage |
4x M.2 M.2_1 Source (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 5.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260 devices M.2_2 Source (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 5.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260 devices M.2_3 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 22110/2280 devices M.2_4 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260 devices 4x SATA 6G
* PCI_E1 & PCI_E2 & M.2_2 share the bandwidth, and PCIe version support varies depending on the CPU. Please refer to the PCIe configuration table in the manual for more details. |
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RAID |
•Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and Raid 10 for SATA storage devices •Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and Raid 10* for M.2 NVMe storage devices
* RAID 10 for M.2 NVMe storage devices is only supported by AMD Ryzen™ 9000/7000 series CPU. |
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USB |
4x USB 2.0 (Front) 4x USB 5Gbps Type A (Front) 9x USB 10Gbps Type A (Rear) 2x USB 10Gbps Type C (Rear) 1x USB 20Gbps Type C (Front) 2x USB 40Gbps Type C (Rear) |
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LAN |
1x Realtek® 8126 5G LAN 1x Realtek® 8125 2.5G LAN |
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Internal IO |
1x Power Connector(ATX_PWR) 2x Power Connector(CPU_PWR) 1x Power Connector(PCIE_PWR 8pin) 1x CPU Fan 1x Combo Fan (Pump_Sys Fan) 5x System Fan 1x EZ Conn-header (JAF_2) 2x Front Panel (JFP) 1x Chassis Intrusion (JCI) 1x Front Audio (JAUD) 1x Thermal Sensor connectors(T_SEN) 3x Addressable V2 RGB LED connector (JARGB_V2) 1x RGB LED connector(JRGB) 4x USB 2.0 ports 4x USB 5Gbps Type A ports 1x USB 20Gbps Type C ports |
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Wireless & Bluetooth |
Wi-Fi 7 Solution The Wireless module is pre-installed in the M.2 (Key-E) slot Supports MU-MIMO TX/RX, 2.4GHz/ 5GHz/ 6GHz* (320MHz) up to 5.8Gbps Supports 802.11 a/ b/ g/ n/ ac/ ax/ be
Supports Bluetooth® 5.4**, MLO, 4KQAM |
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LED Feature |
4x EZ Debug LED 1x EZ Digit Debug LED 1x EZ LED Control switch |
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Back Panel Ports |
USB 10Gbps Type-A Flash BIOS Button Clear CMOS Button Smart Button 2.5G LAN 5G LAN Audio Connectors HDMI™ USB 40Gbps Type-C USB 10Gbps Type-C USB 10Gbps Type-A USB 10Gbps Type-C Wi-Fi / Bluetooth Optical S/PDIF Out |
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Operating System |
Support for Windows® 11 64-bit |
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Box Contents |
Motherboard EU Regulatory Notice |
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PCB Info |
ATX 243.84mmx304.8mm |
