MSI MEG Z790 ACE - Motherboard - extended ATX - LGA1700 Socket - Z790 Chipset - USB-C Gen2, USB 3.2 Gen 1, USB 3.2 Gen 2, USB-C Gen 2x2 - 2.5 Gigabit LAN, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth - o...

General

Product Type

Motherboard - extended ATX

Compatible Processors

(supports 12th and 13th Generation Intel Core / Pentium Gold / Celeron)

Chipset Type

Intel Z790

Processor Socket

LGA1700 Socket

Max Processors Qty

1

Expansion / Connectivity

Interfaces

2 x Thunderbolt 4/DisplayPort/USB4 ¦ 7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ¦ 1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 ¦ 2 x aerial ¦ 2 x LAN (2.5Gigabit Ethernet) ¦ 1 x SPDIF out ¦ 1 x audio line-out - mini-jack ¦ 1 x microphone - mini-jack ¦ 1 x audio line-out (center/subwoofer) - mini-jack ¦ 1 x audio line-out (rear) - mini-jack ¦ 1 x audio line-in - mini-jack ¦ 1 x SPDIF out ¦ 2 x aerial ¦ 2 x Mini DisplayPort input

Storage Interfaces

SATA-600 -connectors: 6 x 7pin Serial ATA - RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 10 / RAID 5 ¦ PCIe 4.0 -connectors: 4 x M.2 - RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 10 / RAID 5 ¦ PCIe 5.0 -connectors: 1 x M.2 - RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 10 / RAID 5

Power Connectors

24-pin main power connector, 2 x 8-pin ATX12V connectors

Expansion Slots

1 x CPU ¦ 4 x DIMM 288-pin ¦ 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 ¦ 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 (x8 mode) ¦ 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4 mode) ¦ 2 x M.2 socket (2260/2280 M.2 Key M slot) ¦ 2 x M.2 socket (2260/2280/22110 M.2 Key M slot) ¦ 1 x M.2 socket (2280 M.2 Key M slot) ¦ 1 x M.2 socket (Key E)

Internal Interfaces

4 x USB 2.0 - header ¦ 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 - header ¦ 2 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2x2 - header ¦ 1 x audio - header ¦ 1 x SPI - header

Miscellaneous

Width

30.48 cm

Depth

27.7 cm

Compliant Standards

WEEE, FIPS, FISMA, FCC Part 15 Class B, JIS C 0950

Software Included

AIDA64 Extreme (60 days trial), MSI Center, Norton 360 Deluxe (60 days trial)

Cables Included

4 x Serial ATA cable

Included Accessories

2 thermistor cables, 1 to 2 RGB LED extension Y cable, Rainbow RGB LED extension cable, USB drive, Wi-Fi aerial, m.2 screw / standoff sets, EZ front panel cable, cable stickers, 2 x DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort cables

Audio

Type

HD Audio (8-channel)

Compliant Standards

High Definition Audio

Audio Codec

Realtek ALC4082 / ESS ES9280AQ

Features

BIOS Features

MSI ClickBIOS 5

Hardware Features

8 Layer PCB, Clear CMOS Button, Debug LED, MSI Mystic Light, MSI Steel Armor, 2oz Copper PCB, M.2 Shield FROZR, Water Pump Header, pre-mounted I/O shield, DIY Friendly Design, Smart Button, MSI Audio Boost 5, Surface Mount Technology (SMT), 105A Smart Power Stage, 24+1+2 Phase Power Design, Stacked Fin Array, aluminium backplate, dual BIOS, Enlarged Chipset Heatsink, 2-Digit Debug Code LED, flash BIOS button, Direct Touch Cross Heat-pipe

LAN

Network Interfaces

2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Bluetooth 5.3

Supported RAM

Technology

DDR5

Features

Dual channel memory architecture, Intel Extreme Memory Profiles (XMP) 3.0

Supported RAM Integrity Check

Non-ECC

Max Size

128 GB

Bus Clock

5800 MHz (O.C.), 6000 MHz (O.C.), 4800 MHz, 6200 MHz (O.C.), 6400 MHz (O.C.), 6600 MHz (O.C.), 7000 MHz (O.C.), 6800 MHz (O.C.), 7200 MHz (O.C.), 5200 MHz, 5000 MHz, 5600 MHz, 5400 MHz, 7400 MHz (O.C.), 7600 MHz (O.C.), 7800 MHz (O.C.)

Registered or Buffered

Unbuffered