MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4

Processor

- Supports 12th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® Processors1

- Processor socket LGA1700

- Please go to msi.com to get the newest support status as new processors are released.

- See supported processors

Chipset

- Intel® Z690 Chipset

Memory

- 4x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB 1

- Supports 1R 2133/ 2666/ 2933/ 3200 MHz (by JEDEC & POR)

Max overclocking frequency:

- 1DPC 1R Max speed up to 5200+ 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)

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

See supported memory

Expansion Slot

- 3x PCIe x16 slotsPCI_E1 (from CPU)

- Supports up to PCIe 5.0 x16

- PCI_E3 & PCI_E4 (from Z690 chipset)

- Supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 & 3.0 x1

- 1x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot (from Z690 chipset)

Onboard Graphics

- 1x HDMI 2.1 with HDR port, supports a maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz 12

- 1x DisplayPort 1.4 port, supports a maximum resolution of 4K 60Hz 12

- Available only on processors featuring integrated graphics.

- Graphics specifications may vary depending on the CPU installed.

- Multi-GPU

- Supports AMD® CrossFire™ Technology

Storage

- 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports (from Z690 chipset)

- 4x M.2 slots (Key M)M2_1 slot (from CPU)

- Supports PCIe 4.0 x4

- Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices

- M2_2 slot (from Z690 chipset)

- Supports PCIe 4.0 x4

- Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices

- M2_3 slot (from Z690 chipset)

- Supports PCIe 3.0 x4

- Supports SATA 6Gb/s

- Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices

- M2_4 slot (from Z690 chipset)

- Supports PCIe 4.0 x4

- Supports SATA 6Gb/s

- Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices

- Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready for M.2 slots that are from Z690 Chipset

- Support 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 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps Type-C port on the back panel

- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports (1 Type-C internal connector and 1 Type-A port on the back panel)

- 6x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, and 4 ports are available through the internal USB connectors)

- 4x USB 2.0 Type-A ports on the back panel

- USB Hub GL850G

- 4x USB 2.0 ports are available through the internal USB connectors

Audio

- Realtek® ALC897 Codec

- 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

LAN

- 1x Intel® I225-V 2.5Gbps LAN

Internal connectors

- 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector

- 2x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

- 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

- 4x M.2 slots (M-Key)

- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-C port

- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connectors (supports additional 4 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 Clear CMOS jumper

- 1x TPM module connector

- 1x Tuning controller connector

- 1x TBT connector (Supports RTD3)

LED Feature

- 1x 4-pin RGB LED connector

- 2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors

- 4x EZ Debug LED

Back panel ports

- Keyboard / Mouse

- DisplayPort

- USB 2.0

- LAN port

- Audio connector

- Flash BIOS Button

- USB 2.0

- HDMI

- USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-A

- USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps Type-C

- USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-A

Dimensions

- ATX Form Factor

- 12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)

Operating System

- Support for Windows® 11 64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit