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

MEG Z690 UNIFY

Socket
DDR5 Memory
Memory Channel
DIMM Slots
Max Memory (GB)
PCI-E x16
PCI-E x4
SATAIII
M.2 Slot
RAID
WiFi & Bluetooth
USB 3.2 ports (Front)
USB 3.2 ports (Rear)
USB 2.0 ports (Front)
USB 2.0 ports (Rear)
Audio ports (Rear)
DirectX
SLI
CrossFire
Operating System
Form Factor
Dimension

Socket

1700

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)

128

PCI-E x16

PCI-E x4

SATAIII

M.2 Slot

RAID

0/1/5/10

WiFi & Bluetooth

Intel® Wi-Fi 6E module

USB 3.2 ports (Front)

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

USB 3.2 ports (Rear)

1(Gen2x2, Type C), 7(Gen2, Type A)

USB 2.0 ports (Front)

USB 2.0 ports (Rear)

Audio ports (Rear)

7.1-Channel High Definition Audio+ Optical S/PDIF (Realtek® ALC4080 Codec)

DirectX

CrossFire

Operating System

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

Form Factor

ATX

Dimension

12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)

Processor

Supports 12th/ 13th Gen Intel^® Core™ Processors, 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, support up to 128GB 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

2x PCIe x16 slots (From CPU)
- Support PCIe 5.0
- Support x16/ x0, x8/ x8
1x PCIe x4 slot (From Z690 Chipset)
- Supports PCIe 3.0 x4

Multi-GPU

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

USB

Intel^® Z690 Chipset
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 20Gbps ports ( 1 Type-C port on the back panel, 1 Type-C internal connector)
- 3x USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gbps Type-A ports on the back panel
- 2x USB 2.0 Type-A port on the back panel
Hub GL3590
- 4x USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gbps ports on the back panel
Hub ASM1074
- 4x USB 3.2 Gen1 5Gbps ports available through internal USB connectors
Hub GL850G
- 4x USB 2.0 ports available through internal USB connectors

Storage

6x SATA 6Gb/s ports
- SATA5~8 (From Z690 Chipset)
- SATAA~B (From ASMedia ASM1061)
5x M.2 slots (Key M)
- M2_1 slot (From CPU)
  - Supports PCIe 4.0 x4
  - Supports 2260/ 2280 storage devices
- M2_2 slot (From Z690 Chipset)
  - Supports PCIe 4.0 x4
  - Supports 2260/ 2280 storage devices
- M2_3 slot (From Z690 Chipset)
  - Supports PCIe 4.0x4
  - Supports SATA 6Gb/s
  - Supports 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices
- M2_4 slot (From Z690 Chipset)
  - Supports PCIe 3.0x4
  - Supports 2260/ 2280 storage devices
- M2_5 slot (From Z690 Chipset)
  - Supports PCIe 4.0x4
  - Supports 2260/ 2280 storage devices
- M2_2~5 supports Intel^® Optane™ Memory
Supports Intel^® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors

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.

Audio

Realtek^® ALC4080 Codec

7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
Supports S/PDIF output

LAN

2x Intel^® I225-V 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^® 5.2 ² , FIPS, FISMA

Wi-Fi 6E 6GHz may depend on every country’s regulations and will be ready in Windows 10 version 21H1 and Windows 11.
Bluetooth 5.2 will be ready in Windows 10 version 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)
1x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps Type-C port
2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connector (supports additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports)
2x USB 2.0 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
2x 2-pin Thermal Sensors connector
1x Water flow connector
1x V-check point
1x TPM module connector
1x Tuning controller connector
1x Debug port connector
1x TBT connector (Supports RTD3)

LED Features

1x 2-Digit Debug Code LED
4x EZ Debug LED
1x 4-pin RGB LED connector
2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors
1x 3-pin JCORSAIR LED connector

Back panel ports

Clear CMOS Button
PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse Port
2.5G LAN
2.5G LAN
USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-A)
Wi-Fi / Bluetooth
HD Audio Connectors
Flash BIOS Button
USB 2.0
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps (Type-C)
USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-A)
Optical S/PDIF-Out

Dimensions

12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
ATX Form Factor

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