The MSI MEG Z590 Ace Gaming Motherboard supports Intel LGA 1200 processors, features up to 4 x DDR4 memory slots, PCI-E 4.0, PCI-E 3.0 expansion slots, 4 x M.2 slots, 6 x SATA ports (6GB/s), 8 x rear USB ports (2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, 2 x USB 2.0), 7 x front panel header USB ports (1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C, 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, 4 x USB 2.0), Realtek ALC4082 + ESS SABRE9018Q2C HD audio codec, Intel I225V 2.5GB LAN, Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 Wireless, Bluetooth 5.2, and an ATX motherboard form factor.
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Processor | Supports 10th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors, 11th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors Processor socket LGA1200 |
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) |
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 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 Ready Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors SATA2 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_2 slot. SATA5 & SATA6 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA/PCIe SSD in the M2_3 slot. M2_4 bandwidth will switch from x4 to x2 when PCI_E5 slot is inserted. 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 Wi-Fi 6E 6GHz depend on country regulations support and will be ready in WIN10 21H1. 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 |
Back panel ports | Clear CMOS Button USB 3.2 Gen1 5Gbps (Type-A) USB 2.0 2.5G LAN Thunderbolt 4 40Gbps (Type-C) Wi-Fi / Bluetooth HD Audio Connectors Flash BIOS Button HDMI USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gbps (Type-A) Mini DisplayPort Input (for Thunderbolt passthrough) Optical S/PDIF-Out |
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 |