MSI MEG X870E Godlike E-ATX AMD Motherboard, AMD X870E Chipset, 4x DDR5 UDIMM Slot, Up to 256GB Max Memory, 2x PCI-E x16 Slot, 7x M.2 Storage Slot
- Supports AMD Ryzen™ 9000 / 8000 / 7000 Series Desktop Processors
- Supports DDR5 Memory, Dual Channel DDR5 9000+MT/s (OC)
- Dynamic Dashboard III: A 3.99-inch LCD for real-time hardware monitoring, troubleshooting, BIOS updates, and personalized display options, enhancing the overall user experience.
- M.2 XPANDER-Z SLIDER GEN5: The one-slot-thick M.2 expansion card features dual high-speed Gen5 M.2 slots, and the EZ Slide design makes SSD upgrades effortless.
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Key specifications
- Socket
- AM5
- Chipset
- AMD X870
- Form factor
- E-ATX
- Memory type
- DDR5
- Memory slots
- 4
Details
- Shipping Weight
- 5.65 Kg
- Shipping Dimensions
- 13.50 cm x 38.50 cm x 36.50 cm
- M.2 Slots
- 7
- Maximum Memory
- 256 GB
- PCI Express x16
- 2
- CPU
- Supports AMD Ryzen™ 9000/8000/7000 Series Desktop Processors, Socket AM5
- Memory
- 4x DDR5 UDIMM, Max 256GB, DDR5 9000–4800 MT/s (OC/JEDEC), Dual-Channel, AMD EXPO™ support
- Onboard Graphics
- 2x Type-C DisplayPort, USB4® port, DisplayPort 1.4, 4K@60Hz (dependent on CPU)
- Slots
- 2x PCI-E x16 (Gen5), 1x PCI-E x4 (Gen4), configurable speeds based on CPU and BIOS settings
- Audio
- Realtek® ALC4082 Codec + ESS9219Q DAC, 7.1-Channel USB, 32-Bit/384 kHz playback
- Storage
- 7x M.2 (PCIe Gen5/Gen4), 4x SATA 6G, RAID 0/1/10 support
- USB Ports
- 4x USB 2.0, 4x USB 5Gbps Type-A, 8x USB 10Gbps (7x Type-A, 1x Type-C), 2x USB 40Gbps Type-C
- LAN
- 1x Marvell® AQC113CS 10Gbps, 1x Realtek® 8126 5Gbps
- Wireless LAN & Bluetooth
- Wi-Fi 7 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be, 5.8Gbps, MU-MIMO), Bluetooth® 5.4
- LED Features
- Dynamic Dashboard III, EZ Digit Debug LED, EZ LED Control Switch
- Internal I/O
- Multiple power connectors, fan connectors, thermal sensor connectors, USB headers, RGB LED connectors
- Back Panel Ports
- USB 10Gbps (Type-A/C), USB 40Gbps (Type-C), LAN (10G/5G), Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, HD Audio, Optical S/PDIF
- Operating System
- Windows® 11 64-bit
- Box Content
- E-ATX PCB, 304.8mm x 277mm
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Grace N. Used for: 6–12 months
Pros
Wi-Fi 7 and 10G on the same board
Cons
Enormous
Comment
Does everything, weighs a tonne, and it has not glitched once under a 9900X3D and 96GB!
Leo O. Used for: More than a year
Pros
Dual LAN, one 10G and one 5G, no add in card needed
Cons
The little dashboard screen is a gimmick
Comment
Runs the household NAS and my workstation off the same box, which is why the two network ports mattered more to me than any of the RGB. The 10G port has saturated a direct link to the storage server without a single reset, and that is thirteen months in. VRM stays in the forties with a 9950X under Blender. The wee screen on the IO shroud is pointless and I turned it off, but everything underneath it is genuinely the best board I have used.
Oliver N. Used for: 3–6 months
Pros
Superb power delivery and storage capacity
Cons
BIOS menus are still a maze and the search box is no help
Comment
No faults with the hardware, and I would buy it again for the storage alone. Where MSI keeps losing to ASUS is the firmware. Options are scattered across three menus with names that do not describe what is under them, and turning off a single fan curve override took me an age of hunting. Once configured it stays configured, and the machine has been rock steady for five months with a 9950X and 96GB, so this is a first evening annoyance rather than a lasting one.
Leo C. Used for: 3–6 months
Pros
Tool-free everything, from the M.2 latches to the GPU release
Cons
Needs an E-ATX case and a patient afternoon
Comment
Second Godlike I have owned and the jump in build quality between generations is obvious the moment you unbox it. Nothing needs a screwdriver any more. M.2 covers pop off with a latch, the drives themselves clip in, and the graphics card releases with a button by the DIMM slots, which matters when a four slot card is buried under a shroud. Memory training took a while on the first cold boot with 96GB, and has been instant since. It is a big lump of a board and my old mid tower would not take it, so factor a case into the budget if you are coming from ATX.
Ella S. Used for: 3–6 months
Pros
Rear IO covers every port I could think of
Comment
Everything you could want on the back panel, including two USB4 ports that actually drive displays. Four stars only because the price gap to the Carbon is hard to justify unless you need the second network port.
Theo K. Used for: 1–3 months
Pros
Memory ran at 6400 straight away
Cons
Chipset heatsink gets warm under sustained NVMe writes
Comment
Took a 6400 kit with no manual tuning at all, which no board I have owned has managed before!
Grace B. Used for: 3–6 months
Comment
Flagship board, flagship behaviour. Posted first time and has not been touched since
Ivy R. Used for: Less than a month
Pros
The debug display told me exactly what was wrong straight away
Cons
Manual assumes you already know where everything goes
Comment
Build did not post on the first attempt and the two digit code sent me straight to the CPU power connector, where I had seated only one of the two eight pins. Five minutes rather than a whole evening of pulling parts out. Since then it has run a 9950X3D at full tilt with 64GB at 6000 without a hiccup. The paper manual, though, is close to useless.
Noah M. Used for: Less than a month
Pros
The Xpander card adds four more drives without robbing lanes
Comment
Built a scratch array out of the bundled expansion card and it slotted straight into the top PCIe slot without any BIOS gymnastics. Eight NVMe drives in total on one board is faintly ridiculous and exactly what I needed for video ingest. Build went together in an evening with no snags at all! Only a fortnight of ingest through it so far, but nothing has stuttered yet.
Poppy S. Used for: Less than a month
Pros
Layout is thought through, from the front panel block to the fan headers
Cons
Wi-Fi aerial takes up half the desk behind the machine
Comment
Coming from a mid range B650, the difference in how a board like this goes together is the surprise. The front panel pins are a single block you fit in one go, the fan headers are spread along the edges instead of bunched at the bottom, and every header is labelled on the PCB where you can read it with the case upright. Eight headers means my radiator, three intakes and two exhausts all have their own. Ten days into living with it and I have not needed a splitter once. The aerial is the one silly bit. It is the size of a small lamp and there is nowhere sensible to put it.
