MSI MEG Z890 ACE ATX Motherboard, LGA 1851, DDR5 up to 8800MHz, PCIe 5.0, 5G LAN, Wi-Fi 7, 4x M.2 Slots, USB 10Gbps, Advanced Overclocking Features

Chipset

• Intel® Z890 Chipset

CPU Support

• Supports Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2)

• Socket: LGA 1851

Memory

• 4 x DDR5 UDIMM slots

• Maximum Capacity: 256GB

• Supported JEDEC Speeds: 6400 – 4800 MT/s

• Supported OC Speeds: Up to 9200+ MT/s

Overclocking Scenarios:

• 1DPC 1R: up to 9200+ MT/s

• 1DPC 2R: up to 7200+ MT/s

• 2DPC 1R: up to 6400+ MT/s

• 2DPC 2R: up to 5600+ MT/s

Features:

• Dual-Channel

• Intel® XMP 3.0 Support

• Intel® POR Speed Support

• Supports CUDIMM, Non-ECC, Un-buffered

• Dual-Controller Dual-Channel Architecture

DIMM slots use single-sided latches. Memory speeds and compatibility depend on CPU and RAM configuration. Refer to MSI Memory QVL.

Integrated Graphics

• 1 x HDMI™ 2.1 (FRL) – Max. 8K @ 60Hz

• 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 (USB Type-C) with DisplayPort 2.1 (UHBR20) – Max. 8K @ 60Hz or 4K @ 120Hz

Available only when using a CPU with integrated graphics.

Expansion Slots

• 3 x PCIe x16:

  • PCI_E1 (CPU): PCIe 5.0 x16 (supports x8/x8 or x8/x4/x4 via BIOS)

  • PCI_E2 (CPU): PCIe 5.0 x8 (adjustable via BIOS)

  • PCI_E3 (Chipset): PCIe 4.0 x4

PCI_E1 runs at x8 when PCI_E2 is populated. Installing PCIe Gen5 M.2 in M2_4 reduces PCI_E1 and PCI_E2 bandwidth.

Audio

• Realtek® ALC4082 Codec + ESS9219Q DAC

• High-Performance 7.1-Channel USB Audio

• Supports S/PDIF output

• Up to 32-bit / 384 kHz playback (front panel)

Storage

• M.2 Slots (5 Total):

  • M.2_1 (CPU): PCIe 5.0 x4 – 2280/2260

  • M.2_2 (CPU): PCIe 4.0 x4 – 2280/2260

  • M.2_3 (Chipset): PCIe 4.0 x4 – 2280/2260

  • M.2_4 (CPU+Chipset): PCIe 5.0 x4 + PCIe 4.0 x4 – 22110/2280/2260

  • M.2_5 (Chipset): PCIe 4.0 x4 or SATA – 22110/2280

• SATA: 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

• RAID:

  • SATA RAID 0/1/5/10

  • NVMe RAID 0/1/5/10

M.2_4 defaults to chipset PCIe but can be switched to CPU PCIe 5.0 via BIOS. M.2_4 and M.2_5 cannot use 22110 at the same time.

Thunderbolt Support

• 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 ports (Rear)

  • 40Gbps with Thunderbolt devices

  • 20Gbps with USB4 devices

  • 10Gbps with USB 3.2 devices

  • Up to 5V/3A, 15W charging

  • Supports daisy-chaining (3x Thunderbolt 4 or 5x Thunderbolt 3 devices)

  • Display output up to 8K

USB Ports

Front Panel:

• 4 x USB 2.0

• 4 x USB 5Gbps Type-A

• 1 x USB 20Gbps Type-C

Rear Panel:

• 11 x USB 10Gbps Type-A

• 2 x USB 10Gbps Type-C

USB PD 60W fast charging on JUSBC1 requires PD_PWR1 connected to PSU.

LAN

• 1 x Marvell® AQC113CS 10Gbps LAN

Wireless LAN & Bluetooth

• Intel® Killer™ BE1750x Wi-Fi 7

  • MU-MIMO TX/RX

  • 2.4GHz / 5GHz / 6GHz (320MHz)

  • Up to 5.8Gbps

• Bluetooth® 5.4

  • Supports MLO and 4KQAM

Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 features are available in Windows 11 24H2. Country regulations may affect 6GHz availability.

Internal I/O Headers

• 1 x 24-pin ATX power

• 2 x 8-pin CPU power

• 1 x 8-pin PCIe power

• 1 x USB PD Quick Charge (PD_PWR1)

• 1 x CPU fan

• 2 x Pump/System fan combo headers

• 5 x System fan headers

• 1 x EZ Connect header

• 2 x Front panel headers

• 1 x Chassis intrusion

• 1 x Water flow header

• 1 x Slow mode jumper

• 1 x Front audio

• 2 x Thermal sensor connectors

• 1 x Tuning controller (JDASH)

• 3 x Addressable Gen2 RGB (JARGB_V2)

• 1 x Standard RGB header (JRGB)

• 1 x TPM 2.0 header

• V-check point

• 4 x USB 2.0 headers

• 4 x USB 5Gbps Type-A headers

• 1 x USB 20Gbps Type-C header

LED Features

• 4 x EZ Debug LEDs

• 1 x EZ Digit Debug LED

• 1 x EZ LED Control switch

Back Panel I/O

• USB 10Gbps Type-A ports

• 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 (Type-C, 40Gbps)

• USB 10Gbps Type-C

• Optical S/PDIF Out

• HDMI™ 2.1

• Flash BIOS Button

• Clear CMOS Button

• Smart Button

• 10G LAN port

• Wi-Fi 7 / Bluetooth Antenna connectors

• HD Audio connectors

Operating System Support

• Windows® 11 64-bit