MSI MEG Z690 ACE LGA 1700 SATA 6Gb/s E-ATX Gaming Motherboard

Outstanding Cooling Solution

Aluminum Cover with 7W/mK Thermal Pad
Fully aluminum 10 cover and extended heatsink design provide the maximum surface of heat dissipation.

Optimized Airflow
The dedicated venting cover design provides r4 extra interspace with better airflow for system cooling.

Double side M.2 Shield Frozr
Double-sided M.2 thermal solution keep M.2 SSDs safe while preventing throttling, making them run cooler and faster.

Heat-pipe Design
Connecting two MOS heatsinks to enlarge the surface of heat dissipation.

Aluminum Backplate
The aluminum baseplate cools down your Mosfet with dedicated thermal pad.

Unlimited Connectivity

Dual 2.5G LAN
Onboard dual 2.56 LAN with LAN manager deliver the best online experience without lag.

Dual Thunderbolt 4 ports
Brings Thunderbolt to USB-C at true 40 Gb/s speeds, 8K display support, Daisy-Chaining and Multi-Port Accessory Architecture.

Latest Wi-Fi 6E Solution
The latest wireless solution supports 6GHz spectrum, MU-WINO and KS color technology, delivering speeds up to 2400Mbps.

Lightning Gen 5 PCI-E
MSI Lightning Gen 5 PCI-E represents the bandwidth of x16 interface to 128GB/s, which is double of the speed of the previous generation.

Latest DDRS Memory
A huge step of DDR performance enhancement with the latest DDRS memory and MSI Memory Boost technology.

Dual Front USB 20G
Lightning USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port offers 20Gbps transmission speed, 4X faster than USB 3.2 Gen 1.

Quintuple M.2 Connectors
Onboard 5x M.2 connectors with quadruple PCIe 4.0 solution, strengthened by double-sided M.2 Shield Frozr.

Stable Cornerstone of Your System

8-Layer Server Grade PCB
Server grade and multilayer printed circuit boards optimized the system stability, makes your system runs stable and cool.

2oz Thickened Copper
2oz thickened copper PCB provides higher performance and long-lasting system stability.

PCIe Steel Armor
Protecting VGA cards against bending and EMI for better performance, stability and strength.

Direct 19+1+2 Power Phases with 105A SPS
Highest quality components with direct digital power, 105A Smart Power Stage and titanium choke III make sure your system runs smoothly under the most extreme conditions.

Advanced SMT Process
The advanced SMT(Surface Mount Technology) welding process reduces the defect rate of slot solder joints, electromagnetic and interference, deliver the clean and pure signal.

Smart Button
One button with multiple hardware control. Reset Computer, Safe Boot Turbo Fan and EZ LED control functions with just one click.

The World Record Breaker - MEG Motherboard

Premium Hardware Design
With years of experience, MSI is no stranger to building high-performance motherboards. Our R&D and engineering teams have reviewed countless designs, evaluated a wide selection of high quality components, and developed products for reliability even under extreme conditions.

Cooling

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.

Double Side M.2 Shield Frozr
World's fastest SSDs can start to lower performance when getting hot. Part of the motherboards heatsink design, the double side M.2 Shield Frozr is the next generation M.2 thermal solution to avoid this by offering the best thermal protection to make sure that SSD maintains maximum performance.

Aluminum Backplate
The heavy and aluminum backplate not only strengthens the motherboard, protects components, prevents PCB bending, but also cools down your Mosfet with dedicated thermal pad, makes your VRM temperature low and ensures even high-end CPU to run in full speed.

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 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.

Optimized For Water Cooling
Designed to support the most popular All-In-One & customized water cooling solutions on the market. A dedicated water pump PIN header supports up to 3 amp, giving you full control of the water pump speed. A clearly marked 'keep-out-zone' allows for easy and safe installation and a perfect fit.

Power Solution

Direct 19+1+2 Phases Power Design
Unleash and sustain the maximum performance with a flagship VRM design built with a total of direct 19+1+2 digital power phases. Combining dual power connectors and 105A Smart Power Stage, MEG Z690 ACE is ready for the challenge of high-end processors.

• Dual CPU Power Connectors
• Direct Digital PWM
• Optimized for Intel Processors

Core Boost
Core Boost technology combines MSI's premium layout and digital power design which allows for faster and undistorted current delivery to the CPU at pin-point precision. Not only supporting multi-core CPU, also creating the perfect conditions for your CPU overclocking.

1-Second Overclocking!
MSI Game Boost enables one-second overclocking, giving you the performance boost you need to get more FPS.

More For Performance

Load-Line Calibration
What you set, is what you get. LLC makes sure your CPU voltage remains 100% stable under any load. This greatly improves stability when demanding more CPU performance.

Overvoltage Protection
Prevents potential short-circuit damage to the CPU and other critical components.

Digitall Power Design
A fully digital power design allows for faster and undistorted current delivery to the CPU at pin-point precision. Creating the perfect conditions for CPU overclocking.

Double Power Connectors
Two 8-pin connectors deliver adequate power even for an overclocked multi-core CPU.

DIY- Friendly

Pre-Installed Io Shield
Featuring the pre-installed IO shield, makes your installation process easier and safer. The patent-pending design protect your IO ports and also prevent electrostatic discharge damage, makes your motherboard a strong gaming foundation.

Boot Up Guaranteed
Having trouble with updating the BIOS or somehow corrupted it? Don't worry! With System-Saver, use one of 3 easy to use options to successfully boot your system again.

Clear CMOS
Restore the BIOS to the default settings - helpful in 99% of the cases to successfully boot again.

Flash BIOS Button
Flash the BIOS with only a connected power supply by following a few steps. CPU and memory not required.

Dual BIOS
Two physical BIOS chips allow a fallback to plan B.

Keep Out Zone
MSI motherboards circuitry ensure the case standoff keep out zones are pure and clean, preventing any component contact or damage to the motherboard.

Avoid Collision Notification
Protective paint is printed around each screw hole to prevent parts from being scratched.

More User Friendly Enhancements

EZ M.2 Clip
Have trouble turning screws? MSI innovative EZ M.2 clip assist you install an M.2 SSD quickly and effortlessly.

EZ Front Panel Cable
This cable takes care of the tedious part of the build process, makes motherboard front panel connections quickly and accurately.

XL Clip
The enlarged PCI-E clip helps you swap or remove your devices easier. Keep the PCI-E slot stronger and safer.

Smart Button
One button with multiple hardware control. Reset Computer, Safe Boot, Turbo Fan and EZ LED control functions with just one click.

Debug LED
Displays the error code for troubleshooting. Also functions as temperature monitor!

Protection

PCB Design
The PCB design has been optimized for higher bandwidth and faster transfer speeds, which is also beneficial for reliable circuit transmission.

• 8 PCB layers
• IT-170 Server-grade PCB material
• 2oz Thickened Copper

Fortify Your System With PCI-E Steel Armor
MSI PCI Express Steel Armor slots are secured to the motherboard with extra solder points and support the weight of heavy graphics cards. When every advantage in games counts, Steel Armor shields the point of contact from electromagnetic interference.

Ultimate Motherboard Protection
Double ESD protection doubles up the grounding layer around the mounting holes, preventing static discharge surges from damaging the motherboard.

Super Stable Gaming with The Highest Quality Components
MSI uses high quality components rated for reliable operation even under extreme conditions.