MEG Z890 ACE

Furnished premium aesthetics with its dark black finish and pale gold embellishes. Developed to unlock the full gaming potential of the Intel Core Ultra processor by combining elite hardware system support and premium durability, the MEG Z890 ACE is an outstanding ATX of Z890 platform for extreme settings in terms of overclocking the processor, DDR5 memory, and graphics card at the highest level.

The MSI ENTHUSIAST GAMING (MEG) series sets the new standard for gaming excellence, offering raw power and precision engineering with sophisticated design philosophy. Each product in the series is crafted to meet the highest standards of gaming performance and elegance, making it the ultimate gaming experience that every gamer dreams of. With mythological power, divine imagery, and ancient lore woven into every aspect of the product line, the MEG series delivers an immersive and captivating gaming experience that is unmatched in sophistication and performance. It transcends being just a collection of products; it represents the pinnacle of gaming luxury, revolutionizing the gaming world and becoming the top choice for discerning gamers worldwide.

A huge step of DDR performance enhancement with the latest DDR5 memory. Combines with dedicated SMT welding process and MSI Memory Boost technology, MEG Z890 ACE is ready to deliver the world class memory performance.

A high fidelity sound experience with exceptional acoustics and realism for studio level headphones is ensured.

Form Factor

• ATX, 243.84mmx304.8mm

CPU

• Supports Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2), LGA 1851

Chipset

• INTEL Z890

Memory

• 4 x DDR5 UDIMM, Maximum Memory Capacity 256 GB, Memory Support 9200 - 6400 (OC) MT/s / 6400 - 4800 (JEDEC) MT/s, Max. overclocking frequency: • 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 9200+ MT/s • 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 7200+ MT/s • 2DPC 1R Max speed up to 4800+ MT/s • 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 4800+ MT/s, Supports Intel® POR Speed and JEDEC Speed, Supports Memory Overclocking and Intel® XMP 3.0, Supports Dual-Controller Dual-Channel mode, Supports Non-ECC, Un-buffered memory, Supports CUDIMM, * The DIMM slots on this motherboard only have single-sided latches.

Graphics

• 1 x HDMI™, Support HDMITM 2.1 with FRL port, maximum resolution of 8K 60Hz*, 2 x Type-C DisplayPort, Thundebolt™ 4 ports supporting DisplayPort 1.4 with HBR3 over USB Type-C, with a maximum resolution of 8K@60Hz*, * Available only on processors featuring integrated graphics. Graphics specifications may vary depending on the CPU installed.

Expansion Slots

• 3 x PCI-E x16 slot (Qty), PCI_E1 Gen PCIe 5.0 supports up to x16 (From CPU), PCI_E2 Gen PCIe 5.0 supports up to x8 (From CPU), PCI_E3 Gen PCIe 4.0 supports up to x4 (From Chipset), • PCI_E1 support manual BIOS adjustment to X8+X8/X8+X4+X4 • PCI_E2 support manual BIOS adjustment to X4+X4, * PCI_E1 slot will run at x8 speed when PCI_E2 slot installing device. ** PCI_E1 slot will run at x8 speed and PCI_E2 slot will run at x4 speed when installing PCIe Gen 5 M.2 device in the M2_4 slot.

Storage

• 5 x M.2 (Qty), M.2_1 Source (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 5.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260 devices, M.2_2 Source (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260 devices, M.2_3 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260 devices, M.2_4 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 22110/2280 devices, M.2_5 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 / SATA mode, supports 2280/2260 devices, 4 x SATA 6G (Qty), * M2_4 default from chipset, can support PCIe 5.0 x4 (From CPU) by manual BIOS adjustment. ** Please refer to the manual for M.2 SSD heatsink restrictions. RAID - Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices, Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for M.2 NVMe storage devices

LAN

• 1 x Marvell® AQC113CS 10Gbps LAN

Onboard Thunderbolt

• 2 x Thunderbolt4 ports (Rear), 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, Support up to 8K display

Wireless & Bluetooth

• Intel® Killer™ BE1750x Wi-Fi 7, The Wireless module is pre-installed in the M.2 (Key-E) slot, Supports MU-MIMO TX/RX, 2.4GHz / 5GHz / 6GHz* (320MHz) up to 5.8Gbps, Supports 802.11 a/ b/ g/ n/ ac/ ax/ be, Supports Bluetooth® 5.4, MLO, 4KQAM

Audio

• Realtek® ALC4082 Codec + ESS9219Q Combo DAC/HPA, 7.1-Channel USB High-Performance Audio, Supports S/PDIF output, Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback on front panel

USB Ports

• 4 x USB 2.0 (Front), 4 x USB 5Gbps Type A (Front), 11, x USB 10Gbps Type A (Rear), 2 x USB 10Gbps Type C (Rear), 1 x USB 20Gbps Type C (Front), * To achieve USB PD 60W fast charging for JUSBC1, the PD_PWR1 connector needs to be connected to the power supply unit.

OS Support

• Windows® 11 64-bit

Internal I/O Ports

• 1 x Thunderbolt5 card connector(JTBT5, support RTD3), 1 x Power Connector(ATX_PWR), 2 x Power Connector(CPU_PWR), 1 x Power Connector(PCIE_PWR 8pin), 1 x Front Type-C Quick Charge Connector(PD_PWR1), 1 x CPU Fan, 2 x Combo Fan (Pump_Sys Fan), 5 x System Fan, 1 x EZ Conn-header (JAF_2), 2 x Front Panel (JFP), 1 x Chassis Intrusion (JCI), 1 x Water Flow connector, 1 x Slow Mode Booting Jumper(JSLOW), 1 x Front Audio (JAUD), 2 x Thermal Sensor connectors(T_SEN), 1 x Tuning Controller connector(JDASH), 3 x Addressable V2 RGB LED connector (JARGB_V2), 1 x RGB LED connector(JRGB), 1 x TPM pin header(Support TPM 2.0), V-check point, 4 x USB 2.0 ports, 4 x USB 5Gbps Type A ports, 1 x USB 20Gbps Type C ports

Back I/O Ports

• 11 x USB 10Gbps (Type-A), Flash BIOS Button, Clear CMOS Button, Smart Button, 10G LAN, Wi-Fi / Bluetooth, 2 x HD Audio Connectors, HDMI™ 2.1 Port, 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 40Gbps (Type-C), 2 x USB 10Gbps (Type-C), Optical S/PDIF-Out

LED FEATURE

• 4 x EZ Debug LED, 1 x EZ Digit Debug LED, 1 x EZ LED Control switch