MSI MEG Z690 ACE User Manual

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Specifications

CPU

∙ 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* (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 NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology

∙ Supports AMD CrossFire™ Technology

Onboard Graphics

∙ 1x USB-C Display port, supporting a maximum resolution

of 4K 60Hz*/**

* Available only on processors featuring integrated graphics.

** Graphics specifications may vary depending on the CPU installed.

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General

Audio chip	Realtek ALC4082
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z690
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	Extended ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel
Cables included	SATA
Drivers included	Yes
BIOS type	UEFI AMI
HDMI ports quantity	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity	7
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity	1
LAN controller	Intel I225-V
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth version	5.2
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Ethernet interface type	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Number of SATA III connectors	6
PCI Express x16 slots	3
Number of M.2 (M) slots	5
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfaces	M.2, SATA III
Parallel processing technology support	CrossFire, SLI
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR5-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	128 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	6666, 4000, 5600 MHz
Processor socket	LGA 1700
Compatible processor series	Intel Celeron, Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7, Intel Core i9, Intel Pentium
Harmonized System (HS) code	84733020
Weight	1000 g