MSI MEG Z590 ACE Gaming/Editing Motherboard

PROCESSOR

• Supports 10th Gen Intel^® Core™ Processors, 11th Gen Intel^® Core™ Processors, Pentium^® Gold and Celeron^® Processors¹
• Processor socket LGA1200

1. Please go to intel.com for compatibility information.

See supported processors

CHIPSET

Intel^® Z590 Chipset

MEMORY

• 4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB¹
• Supports 1R 2133/ 2666/ 2933 MHz for 10th Gen Intel^® CPU (by JEDEC & POR)¹
• Supports 1R 2133/ 2666/ 2933/ 3200 MHz for 11th Gen Intel^® CPU (by JEDEC & POR)¹
• Max overclocking frequency:
  • 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 5600 MHz
  • 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 4800+ MHz
  • 2DPC 1R Max speed up to 4400+ MHz
  • 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 4000+ MHz
• Supports Dual-Channel mode
• Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
• Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

1. Please refer to www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory

EXPANSION SLOTS

• 3x PCIe x16 slots
  • Support x16/x0/x4, x8/x8/x4, x8/x4+x4/x4
  • PCI_E1 & PCI_E3 slots (From CPU)
    • Support up to PCIe 4.0 for 11th Gen Intel^® CPU
    • Support up to PCIe 3.0 for 10th Gen Intel^® CPU
  • PCI_E5 slot (From Z590 chipset)
    • Supports up to PCIe 3.0
• 2x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots (From Z590 chipset)

MULTI-GPU

• Supports 2-Way NVIDIA^® SLI™ Technology
• Supports 3-Way AMD^® CrossFire™ Technology

ONBOARD GRAPHICS

• 1x HDMI 2.0b with HDR port, supports a maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz¹

1. Available only on processors featuring integrated graphics.

THUNDERBOLT 4

Intel^®JHL8540 Thunderbolt™ 4 Controller

• 2x Thunderbolt™ 4 (USB-C) ports on the back panel
  • Support up to 40Gbps transfer rate with Thunderbolt devices
  • Support up to 20Gbps transfer rate with USB4 devices
  • Support up to 10Gbps transfer rate with USB 3.2 devices
  • Support 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 motherboard or discrete graphics card to the Mini DisplayPort Input port on the back panel)

STORAGE

• 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports (from Z590 chipset)
• 4x M.2 slots (Key M)
  • M2_1 slot (from CPU)
    • Available only on 11th Gen Intel^® CPU
    • Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4
    • Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices
  • M2_2¹, M2_3², M2_4 slots (from Z590 chipset)
    • M2_2 , M2_3 & M2_4 support up to PCIe 3.0 x4³
    • M2_2 & M2_3 support up to SATA 6Gb/s
    • M2_4 slot supports PCIe only.
    • Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices
    • Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready⁴
• Supports Intel^® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors

1. SATA2 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_2 slot.
2. SATA5 & SATA6 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA/PCIe SSD in the M2_3 slot.
3. M2_4 bandwidth will switch from x4 to x2 when PCI_E5 slot is inserted.
4. Before using Intel^® Optane™ memory modules, please ensure that you have updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI website.

RAID

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

USB

• Intel^® Z590 Chipset
  • 3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports (2 Type-A port on the back panel, 1 Type-C internal connector)
  • 6x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports (4 Type-A port on the back panel, 2 ports available through internal USB connector)
  • 2x USB 2.0 Type-A ports on the back panel
• Hub-GL850G
  • 4x USB 2.0 ports through internal USB connectors

AUDIO

Realtek^® ALC4082 Codec + ESS SABRE9018Q2C Combo DAC/HPA

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

LAN

• 1x Intel^® I225V 2.5Gbps LAN controller

WIFI & BLUETOOTH

Intel^® Wi-Fi 6E AX210

• The Wireless module is pre-installed in the M.2 (Key-E) slot
• Supports MU-MIMO TX/RX, 2.4GHz/5GHz/6GHz¹ (160MHz) up to 2.4Gbps
• Supports 802.11 a/ b/ g/ n/ ac/ ax
• Supports Bluetooth® 5.2², FIPS, FISMA

1. Wi-Fi 6E 6GHz depend on country regulations support and will be ready in WIN10 21H1.
2. Bluetooth 5.2 will be ready in WIN10 21H1.

INTERNAL CONNECTORS

• 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 2x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
• 1x 6-pin PCIE power connector
• 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 4x M.2 slots (M-Key)
• 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-C connector
• 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports)
• 2x USB 2.0 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 TPM module connector
• 1x Tuning Controller connector

LED FEATURE

• 1x EZ LED Control switch
• 1x 2-Digit Debug Code LED
• 4x EZ Debug LED
• 1x 4-pin RGB LED connector
• 2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors
• 1x 3-pin JCORSAIR LED connector

BACK PANEL PORTS

DIMENSIONS

• 12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
• ATX Form Factor

MOUNTING

9 mounting holes

OPERATING SYSTEM

• Support for Windows^® 10 64-bit

BOX CONTENT

1. MSI^® does not guarantee the risks or damages caused by changing the cover.
2. These pictures are for reference only and may vary without notice.