MSI MEG Z690 ACE/LGA 1700/E-ATX

Chipset: Intel Z690 Chipset

Dimensional format: E-ATX (30.5 cm x 27.7 cm)
Processor Support: 12th Gen Intel Core Processors, Pentium Gold and Celeron Processors
Processor socket: LGA 1700

Memory positions: 4x DDR5 memory slots, Dual Controller Dual-Channel
Memory support: DDR5 4800 MHz
Max. RAM size: 128 GB
Memory type support: XMP

Graphics card: (based on processor)

• 1x Type-C Display port

Sound card: Realtek ALC4082 Codec + ESS SABRE9018Q2C Combo DAC/HPA

• 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
• S/PDIF output support

Network card:

• 2x Intel I225V 2.5Gbps LAN controllers
• Intel Wi-Fi 6E - 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax
• Bluetooth 5.2

Expansion slots: 3x PCIe x16 slots

RAID controller:

• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
• RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for M.2 NVMe storage devices

SATA: 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports

M.2: 5x M.2 slots

USB:

• Internal:
• 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps Type-C ports
• 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports)
• 2x USB 2.0 Type-A connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
• External:
• 7x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-A)
• 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-C Display port)

Internal ports:

• 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 2x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
• 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 5x M.2 slots (M-Key)
• 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps Type-C ports
• 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports)
• 2x USB 2.0 Type-A connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
• 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
• 1x 4-pin water-pump fan connector
• 6x 4-pin system fan connectors
• 1x Front panel audio connector
• 2x System panel connectors
• 1x Chassis Intrusion connector
• 1x 3-pin Water Flow connector
• 2x 2-pin Thermal sensor connectors
• 1x TPM module connector
• 1x Tuning Controller connector

External ports:

• 2x 2.5G LAN
• 2xMini DisplayPort Input (for Thunderbolt passthrough)
• 7x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-A)
• 2x Thunderbolt 4 40Gbps (Type-C)
• 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-C Display port)
• Wi-Fi/Bluetooth
• Clear CMOS Button
• HD Audio Connectors
• Flash BIOS Button
• 1x Optical S/PDIF-Out

BIOS: AMI BIOS 7D27v11

Manufacturer website: http://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MEG-Z690-ACE/Overview