MSI MEG Z690 ACE Gaming Motherboard E-ATX - Intel 12th Gen Processors

MEG Z690 ACE

Socket
Chipset
DDR5 Memory
Memory Channel
DIMM Slots
Max Memory (GB)
PCI-E x16
SATAIII
M.2 Slot
RAID
WiFi & Bluetooth
Thunderbolt 4
USB 3.2 ports (Front)
USB 3.2 ports (Rear)
USB 2.0 ports (Front)
Audio ports (Rear)
DirectX
SLI
CrossFire
Operating System
Form Factor
Dimension

Socket

1700

Chipset

Intel® Z690 Chipset

DDR5 Memory

6666+(OC) , 6600(OC) , 6400(OC) , 6200(OC) , 6000(OC) , 5800(OC) , 5600(JEDEC) , 5400(JEDEC) , 5200(JEDEC) , 5000(JEDEC) , 4800(JEDEC) MHz

Memory Channel

Dual

DIMM Slots

Max Memory (GB)

192

PCI-E x16

SATAIII

M.2 Slot

RAID

0/1/5/10

WiFi & Bluetooth

Intel® Wi-Fi 6E module

Thunderbolt 4

2x USB Type-C up to 40G, Charging support up to 5V/3A, 15W, 2x Mini DisplayPort input ports

USB 3.2 ports (Front)

2(Gen2x2, Type C), 4(Gen1, Type A)

USB 3.2 ports (Rear)

7(Gen2, Type A), 1(Gen2, Type C)

USB 2.0 ports (Front)

Audio ports (Rear)

7.1-Channel High Definition Audio+ Optical S/PDIF (Realtek® ALC4082 Codec)

DirectX

CrossFire

Operating System

Support for Windows® 11 64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit

Form Factor

E-ATX

Dimension

12 in. x 10.9 in. (30.5 cm x 27.7 cm)

Processor

Support Intel^® Core™ 14th/ 13th/ 12th Gen Processors, Intel^® Pentium^® Gold and Celeron^® Processors ¹
Processor socket LGA1700

Please go to www.msi.com to get the newest support status as new processors are released.

See supported processors

Chipset

Intel^® Z690 Chipset

Memory

4x DDR5 memory slots, supporting up to 192GB ¹
Supports 1R 5600 MHz (by JEDEC & POR)
Max. overclocking frequency:
- 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 6666+ MHz
- 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 6000+ MHz
- 2DPC 1R Max speed up to 6000+ MHz
- 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 5600+ 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.

See supported memory

Expansion Slots

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 devices in both slots.

Multi-GPU

Supports AMD^® CrossFire™ Technology
Supports NVIDIA^® SLI™ Technology

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.

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)

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

SATAA & SATAB do not support RAID function.

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

Audio

Realtek^® ALC4082 Codec + ESS SABRE9018Q2C Combo DAC/HPA

7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
Supports S/PDIF output

LAN

2x Intel^® I225V 2.5Gbps LAN controllers

Wireless LAN & 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® 5.3 ², FIPS, FISMA

Wi-Fi 6E 6GHz may depend on every country’s regulations and will be ready in Windows 11.
Bluetooth 5.3 will be ready in Windows 10 build 21H1 and Windows 11.

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

Dimensions

12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 27.7 cm)
E-ATX Form Factor

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