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MSI already supports up to 192 GB of RAM with 48 GB modules on its Intel 700 and 600 motherboards


MSI already supports up to 192 GB of RAM with 48 GB modules on its Intel 700 and 600 motherboards



MSI has announced support on their motherboards with Intel Z790 and B760 chipsets for the new 24 and 48 GB DDR5 RAM modules. In this way, they also increase the maximum RAM supported on these boards to 192 GB in the case of motherboards with four DIMM slots (4 x 48 GB), and to 96 GB on boards with two slots.

Geeknetic MSI already supports up to 192 GB of RAM with 48 GB modules on its Intel 700 and 600 motherboards 1

Additionally, this support for the upcoming 24 and 48 GB DDR5 memory modules is also added to motherboards with 600 series chipsets, specifically the MSI motherboards with Z690 chipsetsB660 and H610 will also support these new memories, as long as they are accompanied by 12th generation and 13th generation Intel Core processors.

Compatibility of 24 and 48 GB modules on MSI Motherboards

Support depends on the Steppings or series of each generation, in such a way that the 24 and 48 GB DDR5 modules are compatible with Steppings B0, C0 and H0 of Intel’s 13th generation processors, and with C0 and H0 of the 12th Generation.

Intel Core 13th Gen Intel Core 12th Gen
CHIPSET Stepping
B0 C0 H0 C0 H0
Z790 Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
B760 Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Z690 Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
B660 Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
H610 Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

It is not necessary to update the BIOS, since the current BIOSes of the motherboards already support this memory, as the company has demonstrated in various screenshots.

Geeknetic MSI already supports up to 192 GB of RAM with 48 GB modules on its Intel 700 and 600 motherboards 2

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Article Editor: Antonio Delgado

Anthony Delgado

Computer Engineer by training, writer and hardware analyst at Geeknetic since 2011. I love gutting everything that comes my way, especially the latest hardware that we receive here for reviews. In my free time I mess around with 3d printers, drones and other gadgets. For anything here you have me.

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