MSI MEG Z690I UNIFY Gaming Motherboard ITX - Intel 12th Gen

MEG Z690I UNIFY

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)
DisplayPort
HDMI
DirectX
Operating System
Form Factor
Dimension

Socket

1700

Chipset

Intel® Z690 Chipset

DDR5 Memory

6800+(OC) , 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)

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)

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

USB 3.2 ports (Rear)

2(Gen2, Type A), 4(Gen1, Type A)

USB 2.0 ports (Front)

Audio ports (Rear)

7.1-Channel High Definition Audio (Realtek® ALC4080 Codec)

DisplayPort

HDMI

DirectX

Operating System

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

Form Factor

Mini-ITX

Dimension

6.7 in. x 6.7 in. (17.0 cm x 17.0 cm)

Processor

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

See supported processors

Please go to intel.com for compatibility information.

Chipset

Intel^® Z690 Chipset

Memory

2x DDR5 memory slots, supporting up to 64GB ¹
Supports 1R 5600 MHz (by JEDEC & POR)
Max. overclocking frequency:
- 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 6800+ MHz
- 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 6400+ MHz
Supports Intel^® XMP 3.0 OC
Supports Dual Controller Dual-Channel mode
Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory

Please refer www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory.

See supported memory

Expansion Slots

1x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot (From CPU)

Onboard Graphics

1x DisplayPort 1.4 port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz ¹/²
1x HDMI 2.1 with HDR 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 motherboard or discrete graphics card to the Mini DisplayPort Input port on the back panel)

Storage

4x SATA 6Gb/s ports (From Z690 chipset)
3x M.2 slots (Key M)
- M2_1 slot (From CPU)
  - Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4
  - Supports 2280 storage devices
- M2_2 slot (From Z690 chipset)
  - M2_2 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4
  - Supports up to SATA 6Gb/s
  - Supports 2280 storage devices
- M2_3 slot (From Z690 chipset)
  - M2_3 supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4
  - Supports 2280 storage devices
- M2_2~3 slots support 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
Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5 for M.2 NVMe storage devices

USB

Intel^® Z690 Chipset
- 1x USB3.2 Gen2x2 20Gbps port (1 Type-C internal connector)
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports on the back panel
- 6x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports( (4 Type-A ports on the back panel and 2 ports available through internal USB connectors)
- 2x USB 2.0 ports available through the internal USB connector

Audio

Realtek^® ALC4080 Codec

7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

LAN

1x Inte^® I225V 2.5Gbps LAN controller

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^® 5.2², 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.

Internal connectors

1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
4x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
3x M.2 slots (M-Key)
1x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps Type-C connector
1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports)
1x USB 2.0 connector (supports additional 2 USB 2.0 ports)
1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
1x 4-pin water-pump fan connector
1x 4-pin system fan connector
1x Front panel audio connector
1x System panel connector
1x Chassis Intrusion connector
1x TPM module connector

LED Feature

4x EZ Debug LED
1x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors

Back Panel Connectors

DisplayPort
USB 3.2 Gen1 5Gbps (Type-A)
2.5G LAN
Wi-Fi / Bluetooth
Thunderbolt 4 40Gbps (Type-C)
HD Audio Connectors
Clear CMOS Button
HDMI
USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gbps (Type-A)
Mini DisplayPort Input (for Thunderbolt passthrough)

Dimensions

6.7 in. x 6.7 in. [17.0 cm x 17.0 cm]
Mini-ITX Form Factor

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