MSI MEG Z790 ACE DDR5 Gaming Motherboard
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Warranty and Support
Warranty and Support
Warranty: 3 Years Return to Base Warranty
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Delivery and Shipping
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Description
Description
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.
OPTIMIZED PCB SOLUTION
The PCB design has been optimized for higher bandwidth and faster transfer speeds, which is also beneficial for reliable circuit transmission.
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.
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.
EASY OVERCLOCKING WITH XMP PROFILE
The XMP (Extreme Memory Profiles) in MSI BIOS are tested and certified by MSI OC LAB. It is easy to enable with auto power settings to get the best memory speed and stability.
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.
HEAVY SOLDERED CONNECTIONS
Secure to the motherboard with extra solder points and support the weight of heavy graphics cards.
DUAL 2.5G LAN WITH WIFI 6E
- Dual Intel 2.5G LANmai 6E wifi icon
- lan 2.5g wifi low-latency network with natenna
- Dual Intel 2.5G LAN
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth 5.2
- Exclusive magnetic antenna
HIGH QUALITY AUDIO CAPACITORS
A high fidelity sound experience with exceptional acoustics and realism for studio level headphones is ensured.
GLOW YOUR PC
Splash on some color and vibrant RGB lighting effects using MSI Mystic Light with 16.8 million colors and fancy LED effects. MSI Mystic Light provides you complete control of RGB lighting of your PC in one software.
EXTEND YOUR RGB EXPERIENCE WITH EASE
Add more color if you want! Mystic Light Extension pin header provides an intuitive way to control additional RGB strips and other RGB peripherals added to a system, without needing a separate RGB controller.
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.
Specifications
Specifications
| Chipset | INTEL Z790 |
| CPU | Support Intel® Core™ 14th/ 13th/ 12th Gen Processors, Intel® Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors LGA 1700 |
| Memory | 4x DDR5 UDIMM, Maximum Memory Capacity 256GB. Memory Support 7800+(OC)/ 7600(OC)/ 7400(OC)/ 7200(OC)/ 7000(OC)/ 6800(OC)/ 6600(OC)/ 6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600(JEDEC)/ 5400(JEDEC)/ 5200(JEDEC)/ 5000(JEDEC)/ 4800(JEDEC) MHz. Max. overclocking frequency: • 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 7800+ MHz • 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 6600+ MHz • 2DPC 1R Max speed up to 6400+ MHz • 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 5600+ MHz. Supports Intel® XMP3.0 OC, Dual-Controller Dual-Channel mode, non-ECC, un-buffered memory |
| Onboard Graphics | 1x Type-C DisplayPort: Supports a maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz. *Available only on processors featuring integrated graphics. **Graphics specifications may vary depending on the CPU installed. |
| Slot | 3x PCI-E x16 slots: PCI_E1 Gen PCIe 5.0 supports up to x16 (From CPU). PCI_E2 Gen PCIe 5.0 supports up to x8 (From CPU). PCI_E3 Gen PCIe 4.0 supports up to x4 (From Chipset). *PCI_E1 slot will run at x8 speed when installing a device in the PCI_E2 slot or M2_4 slot. **M2_4 slot will be unavailable when installing a device in the PCI_E2 slot. |
| Audio | Realtek® ALC4082 Codec + ESS ES9280AQ Combo DAC/HPA, 7.1-Channel USB High Performance Audio. Supports S/PDIF output, up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback on the front panel |
| Storage | 5x M.2: M.2_1 Source (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4, supports 22110/2280/2260 devices. M.2_2 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4, supports 2280/2260 devices. M.2_3 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 / SATA mode, supports 2280/2260 devices. M.2_4 Source (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 5.0 x4, supports 2280 devices. M.2_5 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 / SATA mode, supports 22110/2280/2260 devices. 6x SATA 6G. *M2_4 slot will be unavailable when installing in the PCI_E2 slot. **SATA7 will be unavailable when installing an M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_5 slot. |
| Multi-GPU | AMD MULTI-GPU Support |
| RAID | Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices. Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 for M.2 NVMe storage devices. *SATA_A1_A2 do not support RAID function. |
| Onboard Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt chip JHL8540. Thunderbolt Resource JHL8540. 2x Thunderbolt4 ports (Rear). 2x Thunderbolt4 (USB-C) ports. 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 (requires connecting the DisplayPort of the discrete graphics card to the Mini DisplayPort Input port on the back panel). |
| USB | 4x USB 2.0 (Front). 4x USB 2.0 ports (Front). 4x USB 5Gbps Type A (Front). 7x USB 10Gbps Type A (Rear). 1x USB 10Gbps Type C (Rear). 2x USB 20Gbps Type C (Front). *To achieve 60W PD fast charging for JUSB6, the PD_PWR1 connector needs to be connected to the power supply unit. **JUSB6 doesn’t support USB 2.0 devices. |
| LAN | 2x Intel® 2.5Gbps LAN |
| Internal IO | 1x Power Connector(ATX_PWR). 2x Power Connector(CPU_PWR). 1x Front Type-C Quick Charge Connector(PD_PWR1). 1x CPU Fan. 2x Pump Fan. 5x System Fan. 2x Front Panel (JFP). 1x Chassis Intrusion (JCI). 1x Water Flow connector. 1x Slow Mode Booting Jumper(JSLOW). 1x Front Audio (JAUD). 2x Thermal Sensor connectors(T_SEN). 1x Tuning Controller connector(JDASH). 3x Addressable V2 RGB LED connector (JARGB_V2). 1x RGB LED connector(JRGB). 1x TPM pin header(Support TPM 2.0). V-check point. 4x USB 2.0 ports. 2x USB 5Gbps Type A ports. 2x USB 20Gbps Type C ports. |
| 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* (160MHz) up to 2.4Gbps. Supports 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax. Supports Bluetooth® 5.3, FIPS, FISMA. *Wi-Fi 6E 6GHz may depend on every country’s regulations and will be ready in Windows 11. **Bluetooth 5.3 will be ready in Windows 10 build 21H1 and Windows 11. |
| LED Feature | 1x EZ LED Control switch. 4x EZ Debug LED. 1x 2-Digit Debug Code LED |
| Back Panel Ports | Clear CMOS Button. Flash BIOS Button. 2.5G LAN. 2.5G LAN. Thunderbolt 4 40Gbps (Type-C). Wi-Fi / Bluetooth. Audio Connectors. Smart Button. USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-C Display port). USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-A). Mini DisplayPort Input (for Thunderbolt passthrough). Optical S/PDIF-Out. |
| Operating System | Support for Windows® 11 64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit |