MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK Review & Specs

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MSI MAG Z390 Tomahawk LGA1151 (Intel 8th and 9th Gen) M.2 USB 3.1 Gen 2 DDR4 HDMI DP CFX ATX

MSI MAG Z390 Tomahawk LGA1151 (Intel 8th and 9th Gen) M.2 USB 3.1 Gen 2 DDR4 HDMI DP CFX ATX

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  • Supports 9th i9-9900K, i7-9700K, i5-9600K and 8th Generation Intel Core / Pentium Gold / Celeron processors for LGA 1151 socket
  • Supports dual channel DDR4 Memory, up to 4400(OC) MHz
  • 2x TURBO M.2, Intel Optane Memory Ready. M.2 Shield Frozr, Intel Turbo USB 3.1 GEN2
  • Pre-installed I/O Shield, Extended Heatsink Design, Dual Intel LAN, Intel CNVi Ready
  • Built for long-lasting performance
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Specifications Overview

Model MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK
Socket LGA1151
Form factor ATX
Chipset Intel Z390
Supported Memory DDR4:
2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2800Mhz 3000Mhz 3200Mhz 3300Mhz 3333Mhz 3400Mhz 3466Mhz 3600Mhz 3733Mhz 3866Mhz 4000Mhz 4133Mhz 4200Mhz 4266Mhz 4400Mhz
* High clock speeds may require enabling the XMP profile in the motherboard BIOS
** RAM support may also depend on the CPU memory controller
ECC RAM Support
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC892
Audio Channels 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
Supports S/PDIF output
LAN Chipset Intel I219-V
Max LAN Speed Dual 10/100/1000Mbps
SLI Support
CrossFire Support
RAID Support
Wireless LAN
PCI-Express x16 Slots 3
PCI-Express x4 Slots 0
PCI-Express x1 Slots 2
SATA 6 Gbps Ports 6
SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 3
M.2 Devices support
  • 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key
  • 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key
  • 2230 - E Key
RAM Slots 4
Maximum Supported RAM 64GB
Onboard USB 2.0 2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 0

Critic Reviews

60

The Z390 Tomahawk pushed half of our four-DIMM DDR4-2933 kit to an astounding DDR4-4174. Unfortunately, that's the only thing it did remarkably well. Its extra Gigabit Ethernet controller is offset in value by its loss of CPU PCIe bifurcation, cheaper...

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70

MSI's board is the cheapest Z390 product in this group, and it certainly punches above its weight: it has a decent specification that can support mainstream builds with single GPUs and overclocked CPUs, and it has solid gaming performance. Its weaker...

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86

While the Z390 Tomahawk is from the more military-themed series of MAG models, it does include a surprising number of good features. First of all, there are two Gigabit LAN ports on the rear panel with a more budget-friendly Realtek ALC892 HD audio...

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