To check the supported CPU models please refer to hardware specifications or compatibility report.

Hardware specifications

Input the model name on the top right corner’s search bar at MSI official website

For example: input MPG Z390M GAMING EDGE AC in the [Search] icon, press [Enter] key to find the matching result.

Click on the [Specifications] button down below the product name

Click on [DETAIL] tab

Check CPU supported specifications in item of [PROCESSOR]

For example, the mainboard*MPG Z390M GAMING EDGE AC supports LGA1151 socket of Intel® Core™ 9000 serials processors/ 8th Generation Intel® Core™/ Pentium® Gold/Celeron® Processors.

The mainboard grouped by Z390 chipset supports 1151 socket 8th Generation/9th Generation Core, Pentium, Celeron processors.

Note : Intel 1151 socket of processors are not only processors of 8th,or 9th.

Compatibility report

Select [See supported processors]

All the models of the processors included in the report are supported by this mainboard.

Section of [Processor] indicates serials of processors, for example[Core i9] is Core 9; Section of [CPU No] is the architecture of CPU,[Coffeelake] is the 8th and 9th generation’s processors architecture number;[Kaby Lake] is Intel 7th generation processor’s architecture number;[Skylake] is Intel 6th generation processor’s architecture number.

「CPU No」Type of processors

「FSB」It means the processors’ front side bus.it’s the data transfer line between CPU and north-bridge.

「CPU Speed」Basic frequency of the processor

「L2」The secondary cache capacity of the processor

「L3」The processor's level three cache capacity

「Stepping」 The steps of the processor

「Wattage」The thermal design power (TDP) of the processor

「GPU」The processor's integrated graphics display card, and "N/A" indicates that there is no integrated graphics display card for this processing

「Result」It indicates the processor must be at least at a BIOS version of this version in order to be supported by the mainboard