MSI MEG Z690I UNIFY Motherboard

PROCESSOR

• Supports 12th Gen Intel^® Core™ Processors, Pentium^® Gold and Celeron^® processors ¹
• Processor socket LGA1700

See supported processors

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

CHIPSET

Intel^® Z690 Chipset

MEMORY

• 2x DDR5 memory slots, supporting up to 64GB ¹
• Supports 1R 4800 MHz (by JEDEC & POR)
• Max. overclocking frequency:
  • 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 6800+ MHz
  • 1DPC 2R Max speed up to 5600+ MHz
• Supports Intel^® XMP 3.0 OC
• Supports Dual Controller Dual-Channel mode
• Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory

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

EXPANSION SLOTS

• 1x PCIe 5.0 x16 slot (From CPU)

ONBOARD GRAPHICS

• 1x DisplayPort 1.4 port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz ¹/²
• 1x HDMI 2.1 with HDR port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz ¹/²

1. Available only on processors featuring integrated graphics.
2. Graphics specifications may vary depending on the CPU installed.

THUNDERBOLT™ 4

• Intel^® JHL8540 Thunderbolt™ 4 Controller
• 2x Thunderbolt™ 4 (USB-C) ports on the back panel
  • 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 motherboard or discrete graphics card to the Mini DisplayPort Input port on the back panel)

STORAGE

• 4x SATA 6Gb/s ports (From Z690 chipset)
• 3x M.2 slots (Key M)
  • M2_1 slot (From CPU)
    • Supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4
    • Supports 2280 storage devices
  • M2_2 slot (From Z690 chipset)
    • M2_2 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4
    • Supports up to SATA 6Gb/s
    • Supports 2280 storage devices
  • M2_3 slot (From Z690 chipset)
    • M2_3 supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4
    • Supports 2280 storage devices
  • M2_2~3 slots support Intel^® Optane™ Memory
• Supports Intel^® Smart Response Technology for Intel Core™ processors

RAID

• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5 for M.2 NVMe storage devices

USB

• Intel^® Z690 Chipset
  • 1x USB3.2 Gen2x2 20Gbps port (1 Type-C internal connector)
  • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports on the back panel
  • 6x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports( (4 Type-A ports on the back panel and 2 ports available through internal USB connectors)
  • 2x USB 2.0 ports available through the internal USB connector

AUDIO

Realtek^® ALC4080 Codec

• 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

LAN

• 1x Inte^® I225V 2.5Gbps LAN controller

WIRELESS LAN & BLUETOOTH

• Intel^®Wi-Fi 6E
• The Wireless module is pre-installed in the M.2 (Key-E) slot
• Supports MU-MIMO TX/RX, 2.4GHz/ 5GHz/ 6GHz ¹(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 may depend on every country’s regulations and will be ready in Windows 10 build 21H1 and Windows 11.
2. Bluetooth 5.2 will be ready in Windows 10 build 21H1 and Windows 11.

INTERNAL CONNECTORS

• 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 4x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 3x M.2 slots (M-Key)
• 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps Type-C connector
• 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports)
• 1x USB 2.0 connector (supports additional 2 USB 2.0 ports)
• 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
• 1x 4-pin water-pump fan connector
• 1x 4-pin system fan connector
• 1x Front panel audio connector
• 1x System panel connector
• 1x Chassis Intrusion connector
• 1x TPM module connector

LED FEATURE

• 4x EZ Debug LED
• 1x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors

BACK PANEL CONNECTORS

DIMENSIONS

• 6.7 in. x 6.7 in. [17.0 cm x 17.0 cm]
• Mini-ITX Form Factor