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Feature of MSI MEG Z690 Ace DDR5
- Supports 12th Gen Intel® Core™ / Pentium® Celeron® processors for LGA 1700 socket
- Supports DDR5 Memory, Dual Channel DDR5-6666+MHz(OC)
- Genuine 24K Gold: Premium aesthetics with its dark black finish and genuine 24K-gold foil heatsink perfectly show off the concept of beauty.
- Dual Thunderbolt 4 ports: Thunderbolt USB-C at true 40 Gb/s speeds, 8K display support, Daisy-Chaining and Multi-Port Accessory Architecture provide reliable connectivity and better user experience.
- Quintuple M.2 Connectors: Onboard 5x M.2 connectors for the maximum storage performance with quad Lightning Gen 4 solution. Double-sided Shield Frozr design keeps M.2 SSDs safe while preventing throttling, making them run faster.
- Extreme Power Design: Premium digital PWM, direct 19+1+2 phases with 105A Smart Power Stage, Titanium Choke III and dual CPU power connectors to unleash the true power of your processors.
- Outstanding Cooling Solution: Aluminum Cover, VRM Heat-pipe, 7W/mK thermal pads, Double-sided M.2 Shield Frozr and Aluminum Backplate ensure the extreme performance with low temp.
- Dual 2.5G LAN with latest Wi-Fi 6E: Onboard dual 2.5G LAN with LAN manager and latest Wi-Fi 6E solution which supports 6GHz spectrum delivering the best online gaming experience.
- Lightning Fast Game experience: PCIe 5.0 slots, Lightning Gen 4 x4 M.2, Dual Front USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20G.
- 8 Layer PCB with 2oz Thickened Copper: Provides higher performance and long-lasting system stability without any compromise.
- Audio Boost 5 HD: Ultimate audio solution with latest premium ALC4082 audio processor combining ESS audio DAC and amplifier deliver the breathtaking experience.
THERMAL SOLUTION FOR MORE CORES AND HIGHER PERFORMANCE
With more cores’ processors, thermal and power design is more important to make sure the temperature keeps lower. MSI extended PWM heatsink and enhanced circuit design ensures even high-end CPU to run in full speed with MSI motherboards.
FROZR AI COOLING
Detecting CPU & GPU temperatures and automatically adjusting fan duty of system fans to a proper value by adopting MSI AI ENGINE.
FULLY CONTROLLABLE IN BIOS AND SOFTWARE
MSI MEG Z690 Ace DDR5 motherboards let you manage speeds and temperatures for all your system and CPU fans. Total Fan Control allows you check your primary system characteristics in a simplified graphical interface. You can also set up to 4 temperature targets for CPU and motherboard, which will adjust the fan speeds automatically.
DIY 2.0 – INTEGRATING WITH THE SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT
Connect and synchronize with MSI coolers and cases with strategically positioned pin-header locations including a dedicated pump-fan header.
LATEST DDR5 MEMORY
A huge step of DDR performance enhancement with the latest DDR5 memory. Combines with dedicated SMT welding process and MSI Memory Boost technology, MEG Z690 ACE is ready to deliver the world class memory performance.
Memory Support Stand
The aluminum backplate cools down your motherboard, while the dedicated sunken design strengthens the memory slot area to prevent PCB bending and to protect surrounding components.
SMT DDR5 MEMORY SLOT
The advanced SMT(Surface Mount Technology) welding process reduces the defect rate of slot solder joints, electromagnetism, and interference. Combining with exclusive Memory Boost technology allows MSI motherboards to deliver the clean and pure high-frequency DDR5 signal.
EXTREME STABILITY & COMPATIBILITY TESTING
MSI conducts thorough memory testing with the most popular memory brands under extreme conditions to ensure your system runs stable no matter what. Our memory partners include brands like Corsair, Crucial, Kingston, G.Skill and many more to optimize memory modules, configurations and even improve overclocking.
EASY OVERCLOCKING WITH XMP PROFILE
The XMP (Extreme Memory Profiles) in MSI BIOS are tested and certified by MSI OC LAB. It is easy to enable with auto power settings to get the best memory speed and stability.
MEMORY FORCE – EASY TUNING YOUR DDR5 MEMORY
MSI MEG series motherboards feature exclusive Memory Force function which shows the current state of DDR5 memory. This patent-pending feature simplifies the complicated training flow to an easy graphic that helps you determine the direction of overclocking without the redundant reboot and testing process.
HIGH-BANDWIDTH AND LOW-LATENCY NETWORK
Onboard dual 2.5Gbps LAN with LAN manager provides incredible data transfer speed faster than general Gigabit LAN, delivering the best online gaming experience.
SURFACING WITH THE REAL MU-MIMO TECHNOLOGY
The latest Wi-Fi 6E solution supports 6GHz spectrum, Bluetooth 5.2, two-way MU-MIMO and BSS color technology, provide up to 4X network capacity and efficiency in the high signal density environment, delivering speeds up to 2400Mbps.
OPTIMIZE ONLINE GAMING TRAFFIC FOR LOWER LATENCY!
MSI LAN Manager automatically classifies and prioritizes the latency-sensitive applications for online games, giving you the best online gaming experience with low latency.
Specifications of MSI MEG Z690 Ace DDR5
Processor |
Supports 12th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors Processor socket LGA1700 Please go to www.msi.com to get the newest support status as new processors are released. |
Chipset | Intel® Z690 Chipset |
Memory |
4x DDR5 memory slots, supporting up to 128GB Supports 1R 4800 MHz (by JEDEC & POR) Max. overclocking frequency: 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 6666+ MHz 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 5600+ MHz 2DPC 1R Max speed up to 4000+ MHz 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 4000+ MHz Supports Intel® XMP 3.0 OC Supports Dual Controller Dual-Channel mode Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory Please refer to www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory. |
Expansion Slot |
3x PCIe x16 slots Supports x16/x0/x4, x8/x8/x4 PCI_E1 & PCI_E2 slots (From CPU) PCI_E1 supports up to PCIe 5.0 x16 PCI_E2 supports up to PCIe 5.0 x8 PCI_E3 1 (From Z690 chipset) ▫Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 PCI_E3 & M2_4 share the bandwidth. PCI_E3 will run at x1 speed and M2_4 will run at x2 speed when installing |
THUNDERBOLT 4 |
Intel®JHL8540 Thunderbolt™ 4 Controller 2x Thunderbolt™ 4 (USB-C) ports on the back panel Supports up to 40Gbps transfer rate with Thunderbolt devices Supports up to 20Gbps transfer rate with USB4 devices Supports up to 10Gbps transfer rate with USB 3.2 devices Supports up to 5V/3A ,15W power charging Each port can daisy-chain up to three Thunderbolt 4 devices or five Thunderbolt 3 devices Supports up to 8K display (need to connect the DisplayPort of the discrete graphics card to the Mini DisplayPort Input port on the back panel) |
Onboard Graphics |
1x Type-C Display port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz 1 2 Available only on processors featuring integrated graphics.Graphics specifications may vary depending on the CPU installed. |
MULTI-GPU |
Supports AMD® CrossFire™ Technology Supports NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology |
Audio |
Realtek® ALC4082 Codec + ESS SABRE9018Q2C Combo DAC/HPA 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio Supports S/PDIF output |
Storage |
6x SATA 6Gb/s ports (From Z690 chipset) SATA5~8 (From Z690 chipset) SATAA~B (From ASM1061) 5x M.2 slots (Key M) M2_1 slot (From CPU) Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 Supports 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices M2_2 & M2_3 slots (From Z690 chipset) M2_2 slot supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 M2_3 slot supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 Supports 2260/ 2280 storage devices M2_4 & M2_5 1 slots (From Z690 chipset) Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 Supports up to SATA 6Gb/s M2_4 slot supports 2280/ 22110 storage devices M2_5 slot supports 2260/ 2280 storage devices M2_2~5 slots support Intel® Optane™ Memory Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors SATA7 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_5 slot. |
RAID |
Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices 1 Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 , RAID 5 and RAID 10 for M.2 NVMe storage devices |
LAN | 2x Intel® I225V 2.5Gbps LAN controllers |
WIFI & BLUETOOTH |
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E The Wireless module is pre-installed in the M.2 (Key-E) slot Supports MU-MIMO TX/RX, 2.4GHz/ 5GHz/ 6GHz 1 (160MHz) up to 2.4Gbps Supports 802.11 a/ b/ g/ n/ ac/ ax Supports Bluetooth® 5.2 2, FIPS, FISMA Wi-Fi 6E 6GHz may depend on every country’s regulations and will be ready in Windows 10 build 21H1 and Windows 11.Bluetooth 5.2 will be ready in Windows 10 build 21H1 and Windows 11. |
USB |
Intel® Z690 Chipset 2x USB3.2 Gen2x2 20Gbps ports (2 Type-C internal connectors) 4x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports (1 Type-C port on the back panel, 3 Type-A ports on the back panel) Hub-GL3590 4x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-A ports on the back panel ASM1074 4x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-A ports available through the internal connecto Hub-GL850G 4x USB 2.0 Type-A ports available through the internal connectors |
Internal Connectors |
1x 24-pin ATX main power connector 2x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 5x M.2 slots (M-Key) 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps Type-C ports 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports) 2x USB 2.0 Type-A connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports) 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector 1x 4-pin water-pump fan connector 6x 4-pin system fan connectors 1x Front panel audio connector 2x System panel connectors 1x Chassis Intrusion connector 1x 3-pin Water Flow connector 2x 2-pin Thermal sensor connectors 1x TPM module connector 1x Tuning Controller connector |
LED Feature |
1x EZ LED Control switch 1x 4-pin RGB LED connector 2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors 1x 3-pin CORSAIR LED connector 4x EZ Debug LED 1x 2-Digit Debug Code LED |
Back Panel Ports |
Clear CMOS Button 2.5G LAN 2.5G LAN USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-A) Thunderbolt 4 40Gbps (Type-C) Wi-Fi / Bluetooth HD Audio Connectors Flash BIOS Button USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-C Display port) USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-A) Mini DisplayPort Input (for Thunderbolt passthrough) Optical S/PDIF-Out |
Operating System | Support for Windows® 11 64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit |
Dimensions |
12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 27.7 cm) E-ATX Form Factor |
Warranty | 3 Years |
Note* | Price, feature and specifications are subject to change without notice. |
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