COOLING OVERVIEW
DIY 2.0 – INTEGRATING WITH THE SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT
Connect and synchronize with MSI coolers and cases with strategically positioned pin-header locations including a dedicated pump-fan header.
DUAL PUMP FAN HEADER FOR OPTIMIZED WATER COOLING
Designed to support the most popular All-In-One & customized water cooling solutions on the market, MEG Z790 ACE MAX features the exclusive dual pump PIN headers to fit multiple water cooling solutions demands. The dedicated pump PIN header supports up to 3 amp, giving you full control of the water pump speed. A clearly marked ‘keep-out-zone’ allows for easy, safe installation and a perfect fit.
OPTIMIZED PCB SOLUTION
The PCB design has been optimized for higher bandwidth and faster transfer speeds, which is also beneficial for reliable circuit transmission.
P-CORE BEYOND 6GHz+
To unleash the exceptional performance of Core i9-14900K processor, MSI P-Core Beyond 6GHz+ function enables effortless 1-core / 2-core Turbo Boost beyond 6GHz with a single click, delivering extreme performance effortlessly.
LIGHTNING GEN 5 PCI-E WITH STEEL ARMOR
FAST AND FUTURE-READY STORAGE
MSI MEG series motherboards support all the latest storage standards, which allows users to connect any ultra-fast storage device. Start games faster, load levels faster and have a real advantage over your enemies.
DUAL THUNDERBOLT™ 4 PORTS
Experience Thunderbolt 4 with unprecedented interface bandwidth speeds up to true 40Gbp and support for up to six daisy-chained devices. Additionally, Maximum 8K display support, Multi-Port Accessory Architecture and USB 4.0 compliant provide reliable connectivity and better user experience.
LATEST DDR5 MEMORY WITH SMT SLOT
A huge step of DDR performance enhancement with the latest DDR5 memory. Combines with dedicated SMT welding process and MSI Memory Boost technology, MEG Z790 ACE MAX is ready to deliver the world class memory performance.
AUDIO BOOST 5 HD
GLOW YOUR PC
Splash on some color and vibrant RGB lighting effects using MSI Mystic Light with 16.8 million colors and fancy LED effects. MSI Mystic Light provides you complete control of RGB lighting of your PC in one software.
EXTEND YOUR RGB EXPERIENCE WITH EASE
Add more color if you want! Mystic Light Extension pin header provides an intuitive way to control additional RGB strips and other RGB peripherals added to a system, without needing a separate RGB controller.
DUAL 2.5G LAN WITH WIFI 7
Specification
| Chipset | INTEL Z790 |
|---|---|
| CPU | Support Intel® Core™ 14th/ 13th/ 12th Gen Processors, Intel® Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors LGA 1700 |
| Memory | 4x DDR5 UDIMM, Maximum Memory Capacity 256GB Memory Support 7800+(OC)/ 7600(OC)/ 7400(OC)/ 7200(OC)/ 7000(OC)/ 6800(OC)/ 6600(OC)/ 6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600(JEDEC)/ 5400(JEDEC)/ 5200(JEDEC)/ 5000(JEDEC)/ 4800(JEDEC) MHz Max. overclocking frequency: • 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 7800+ MHz • 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 6800+ MHz • 2DPC 1R Max speed up to 6400+ MHz • 2DPC 2R Max speed up to 6000+ MHz Supports Intel® XMP3.0 OC |
| Onboard Graphics | 1x Type-C DisplayPort Supports a maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz *Available only on processors featuring integrated graphics. **Graphics specifications may vary depending on the CPU installed. |
| Slot | 3x PCI-E x16 slot 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 slot will run at x8 speed when installing device in the PCI_E2 slot or M2_4 slot. **M2_4 slot will be unavailable when installing device in the PCI_E2 slot. |
| Multi-GPU | AMD MULTI-GPU Support |
| Storage | 5x M.2 M.2_1 Source (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 22110/2280/2260 devices M.2_2 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 , supports 2280/2260 devices M.2_3 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 / SATA mode, supports 2280/2260 devices M.2_4 Source (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 5.0 x4 , supports 2280 devices M.2_5 Source (From Chipset) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4 / SATA mode, supports 22110/2280/2260 devices 6x SATA 6G *M2_4 slot will be unavailable when installing in the PCI_E2 slot. **SATA7 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_5 slot. |
| 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 *SATA_A1_A2 do not support RAID function. |
| Onboard Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt chip JHL8540 2x Thunderbolt4 (USB-C) ports Q’ty Supports up to 40Gbps transfer rate with Thunderbolt devices Supports up to 20Gbps transfer rate with USB4 devices Supports up to 10Gbps transfer rate with USB 3.2 devices Supports 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 discrete graphics card to the Mini DisplayPort Input port on the back panel) |
| USB | 4x USB 2.0 (Front) 4x USB 5Gbps Type A (Front) 7x USB 10Gbps Type A (Rear) 1x USB 10Gbps Type C (Rear) 2x USB 20Gbps Type C (Front) *To achieve 60W PD fast charging for JUSB6, the PD_PWR1 connector needs to be connected to the power supply unit. |
| LAN | 2x Intel® 2.5Gbps LAN |
| WIRELESS LAN & BLUETOOTH | 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 * 6GHz band support may depend on every country’s regulations and Wi-Fi 7 will be ready in Windows 11 SV3. |
| Audio | Realtek® ALC4082 Codec + ESS ES9280AQ 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 |
| Internal IO | 1x Power Connector(ATX_PWR) 2x Power Connector(CPU_PWR) 1x Front Type-C Quick Charge Connector(PD_PWR1) 1x CPU Fan 2x Pump Fan 5x System Fan 2x Front Panel (JFP) 1x Chassis Intrusion (JCI) 1x Water Flow connector 1x Slow Mode Booting Jumper(JSLOW) 1x Front Audio (JAUD) 2x Thermal Sensor connectors(T_SEN) 1x Tuning Controller connector(JDASH) 3x Addressable V2 RGB LED connector (JARGB_V2) 1x RGB LED connector(JRGB) 1x TPM pin header(Support TPM 2.0) V-check point 1x ARGB+FAN Header (JAF_1) 4x USB 2.0 ports 2x USB 5Gbps Type A ports 2x USB 20Gbps Type C ports |
| LED FEATURE | 1x EZ LED Control switch 4x EZ Debug LED 1x 2-Digit Debug Code LED |
| BACK PANEL PORTS | 
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| OPERATING SYSTEM | Support for Windows® 11 64-bit |
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| PCB Info | E-ATX 277mmx304.8mm |
