MSI MEG Z790 ACE Wi-Fi DDR5 LGA 1700 SATA 6Gb/s E-ATX Gaming Motherboard

Furnished premium aesthetics with its dark black finish and gold embellishes. Developed to unlock the full gaming potential of the latest 13th Gen Intel Core processor by combining elite hardware system support and premium durability, the MEG Z790 ACE is an outstanding E-ATX platform for extreme settings in terms of overclocking the processor, memory, and graphics card at the highest level.

The Revelation of Legend
The MEG series is revealed as a legend that represents the ultimate elegance in gaming. With the determination of transcending current gaming products, the flagship models push the limits of what an extreme gaming series can be.

Hardware

Cooling - Cooling Overview

Stacked Fin Array Design
Stacked fin array design enlarges up to 50% heat dissipation, provides the maximum surface of heat dissipation.

Direct Touch Cross Heat-pipe
The U-shape dual heat-pipe connect three MOS heatsinks to enlarge the surface of heat dissipation.

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

Aluminum Backplate
The aluminum baseplate cool down the MOSFET temperature with dedicated thermal pads.

7W/mK Thermal Pad
High quality 7W/mK MOSFET thermal pads and extra choke thermal pads ensure all cores running in high performance.

Enlarged PCH Heatsink
MSI replaced the PCH fan with enlarged heatsink design to reduce dust and noise as well as maintain high heat dissipation efficiency.

Cooling - System Cooling

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.

Cooling - Fully Fan Control

Control in One Click
MSI motherboards let you manage speeds and temperatures for all your system and CPU fans in BIOS and software with a simplified graphical interface. You can also set up to 4 temperature targets, which will adjust the fan speeds automatically.

Frozr Ai Cooling
Detecting CPU & GPU temperatures and automatically adjusting fan duty of system fans to a proper value by adopting MSI AI ENGINE.

Auto Detect Your Fan
MSI fan headers automatically detect fans running in DC or PWM mode for optimal tuning of fan speeds and silence. Hysteresis also makes your fans spin up fluently to make sure your system stays silent, no matter what.

Cooling - Water Cooling

Dual Pump Fan Header For Optimized Water Cooling
Designed to support the most popular All-In-One & customized water cooling solutions on the market, MEG Z790 ACE features the exclusive dual pump PIN headers to fit multiple water cooling solutions demands. The dedicated 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, safe installation and a perfect fit.

Power Solution - Structure

24+1+2 Duet Rail Power System
Unleash and sustain the maximum performance with a flagship VRM design built with a total of 24+1+2 Duet Rail Power System(DRPS). Combining dual power connectors and 105A Smart Power Stage, the MEG Z790 ACE is ready for breaking the world record.

• 24 PHASE CORE Power SPS / 105A
• 1 PHASE GT Power
• 2 PHASE AUX Power

Core Boost
Premium layout not only support the multi-core CPU, also create the perfect conditions for your CPU overclocking.

Digital Power Design
A fully digital power design allows for faster and undistorted current delivery to the CPU at pin-point precision.

DOUBLE POWER CONNECTORS
Two 8-pin connectors deliver adequate power even for an overclocked multi-core CPU.

Power Solution - PCB Design

Optimized PCB Solution
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

Power Solution - More for Performance

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

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.

DIY Friendly - M.2 Design

Magnetic Adsorption
The dedicated magnetic connectors are placed on PCB and M.2 Shield Frozr. This patented design enables true "wire-less" RGB function, enhances the installation process and maximizes the storage performance.

Screwless M.2
The patented design allows you to set your M.2 and Shield Frozr without the annoying screws, provides the easiest way for M.2 installation.

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

DIY Friendly - Smart Button
One button with multiple hardware control. You can set up the different functions in the BIOS. Reset Computer, Safe Boot, Turbo Fan and EZ LED control with just one click.

• Smart Button from Rear IO / Reset Button from Cases
• Setting Two Different Functions in the BIOS

DIY Friendly - System Saver
Run into trouble when updating your BIOS or somehow corrupted it? Don't worry, MSI motherboards offer multiple 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.

More for DIY Friendly

Windows 11 Certified
With MSI you benefit from great compatibility and a worry-free user experience when using Microsoft Windows 11. With a true dedication to performance, our R&D team has made sure everything works as intended when using the latest version of Microsoft Windows on any MSI product.

Pre-Installed IO
The patented design protect your IO ports and makes your installation process easier and safer.

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

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

EZ Debug LED
Onboard LEDs will indicate the source of the problem so you know exactly where to look to get up and running again.

EZ LED Control
A built-in LED switch on the motherboard to control your light effect. Turn on/off your light in a second!

Keep Out Zone
MSI motherboards circuitry ensure the case standoff keep out zones are pure and clean. Moreover, the protective paint is printed around each screw hole to prevent parts from being scratched or damaged to the motherboard.

Performance

Expansion - Lightning Gen 5 PCI-E With Steel Armor

Lightning Gen 5 PCI-E
Doubling over the previous generation, the bandwidth of a x16 interface can reach 128GB/s.

SMT PCIE 5.0 Slot
The advanced SMT(Surface Mount Technology) PCIE slot diminish interference and electrical noise, fully support the PCI-E 5.0 signal.

MSI Steel Armor-Reinforced, Heavy Soldiered Connections
Secure to the motherboard with extra solder points and support the weight of heavy graphics cards.

Expansion - Storage

Fast snd Future-Ready Storage
MSI MEG series motherboards support all the latest storage standards, which allows users to connect any ultra-fast storage device. Start games faster, load levels faster and have a real advantage over your enemies.

• 1x Lightening gen 5 M2: 128 Gbps
• 4x lightening gen 4 M2: 64 Gbps
• 6x: 6 Gbps

Expansion - USB

Dual Thunderbolt 4 Ports
Experience Thunderbolt 4 with unprecedented interface bandwidth speeds up to true 40Gbp and support for up to six daisy-chained devices. Additionally, Maximum 8K display support, Multi-Port Accessory Architecture and USB 4.0 compliant provide reliable connectivity and better user experience.

• Maximum 8K display support
• Daisy Chain support
• Multi-Port Accessory Architecture

Dual Front USB 3.2 GEN 2X2 20G Type-C
Front USB devices has never been faster! MEG Z790 series motherboards offer a wide variety of options to connect and boost your USB devices, offering never before seen USB speeds up to 20Gb/s when connecting the front USB Type-C.

Type-C with PD - Extra PD Power Connector
The extra 6-pin PD power connector provides more power to make the normal front USB type-C port to 60W PD port.

Memory - DDR5

Latest DDR5 Memory with SMT Slot
A huge step of DDR performance enhancement with the latest DDR5 memory. Combines with dedicated SMT welding process and MSI Memory Boost technology, MEG Z790 ACE is ready to deliver the world class memory performance.