MSI MEG Z790 ACE review

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Do you want to overclock one of Intel's top-tier 13th Generation Core CPUs? The ACE Hero has a 24+1 teamed power stage structure to power the CPU Vcore and onboard graphics processor. Actually, a 24+1+2 Duet Rail Power System (DRPS). Combining dual power connectors and 105A Smart Power Stages.

  • 24 Phase Core SPS - Power 105A
  • 1 Phase GT Power
  • 2 Phase AUX Power
Two 8-pin connectors deliver adequate power even for an overclocked multi-core CPU.

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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

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The Z790 ACE's extensive M.2 compatibility allows for assembling a high-speed storage array. underneath there, you can tuck away 5 M.2 NVMe SSDs, all covered this by heatsinks.



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CPU Support Supports 12th / 13th Gen Intel® Core? Processors, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® ProcessorsLGA 1700
Onboard Graphics 1x Type-C DisplayPortSupports a maximum resolution of 4K 60HzAvailable only on processors featuring integrated graphics. Graphics specifications may vary depending on the CPU installed.Memory 4x DDR5 UDIMM, Maximum Memory Capacity 128GBMemory Support 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) MHzMax. overclocking frequency:? 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 7600+ MHz? 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 6600+ MHz? 2DPC 1R Max speed up to 6400+ MHz? 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 5600+ MHzSupports Intel® XMP3.0 OCSupports Dual-Controller Dual-Channel mode supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Onboard Thunderbolt Thunderbolt chip JHL85402x 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 (need to connect the DisplayPort of the discrete graphics card to the Mini DisplayPort Input port on the back panel)
Expansion Slot 3x PCI-E x16 slotPCI_E1 PCIe 5.0 supports up to x16 (From CPU)PCI_E2 PCIe 5.0 supports up to x8 (From CPU)PCI_E3 PCIe 4.0 supports up to x4 (From Chipset)
Multi-GPU Supports AMD MULTI-GPU
Storage 5x M.2 slotM.2_1 (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 22110 / 2280 / 2260 devicesM.2_2 (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 2280 / 2260 devicesM.2_3 (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 / SATA mode, supports 2280 / 2260 devicesM.2_4 (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 5.0 x4 , supports 2280 devicesM.2_5 (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 / SATA mode, supports 22110 / 2280 / 2260 devices6x SATA 6G portM2_4 slot will be unavailable when installing in the PCI_E2 slot.SATA7 will be unavailable when installing M.2 PCIe SSD in the M2_5 slot.
RAID Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage device supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for M.2 NVMe storage devicesSATA_A1_A2 do not support RAID function.
LAN 2x Intel® 2.5Gbps LAN
WIRELESS / BLUETOOTH Intel® Wi-Fi 6EThe Wireless module is pre-installed in the M.2 (Key-E) slotSupports MU-MIMO TX / RX, 2.4GHz / 5GHz / 6GHz (160MHz) up to 2.4GbpsSupports 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac / axSupports Bluetooth® 5.2, FIPS, FISMAWi-Fi 6E 6GHz may depend on every country?s regulations and will be ready in Windows 10 build 21H1 and Windows 11.Bluetooth 5.2 will be ready in Windows 10 build 21H1 and Windows 11.
USB 4x USB 2.0 (Front)4x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type A (Front)7x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type A (Rear)1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type C (Rear)2x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 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 device.
Audio Realtek® ALC4082 Codec + ESS ES9280AQ Combo DAC / HPA7.1-Channel USB High Performance AudioSupports S / PDIF outputSupports up to 32-Bit / 384 kHz playback on front panel
Internal I / O 1x Power Connector(ATX_PWR)2x Power Connector(CPU_PWR)1x CPU Fan2x Pump Fan5x System Fan2x Front Panel (JFP)1x Chassis Intrusion (JCI)1x Water Flow connector1x 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)4x USB 2.02x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type A2x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type CV-check point
LED FEATURE 1x EZ LED Control switch4x EZ Debug LED1x 2-Digit Debug Code LED
Back Panel Ports Clear CMOS ButtonFlash BIOS Button2.5G LAN2.5G LANThunderbolt 4 40Gbps (Type-C)Wi-Fi / BluetoothAudio ConnectorsSmart ButtonUSB 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
PCB Dimension E-ATX277mmx304.8mm

The MSI MEG Z790 Ace DDR5 Motherboard works with 12th/13th Gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold, and Celeron processors and LGA 1700 sockets. It has up to 4 x DDR5 memory slots, PCI-E 5.0, 4.0 compatible expansion slots, 5 x M.2 slots, 6 x SATA ports (6Gb/s), 8 x rear USB ports, 10 x front panel USB header ports dual Intel 2.5Gbps LAN, 

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