Unique and infinity design combining 13 phases VRM optimized of Intel Core i9 and the rich specification. Features Mystic Light Infinity, Triple Turbo M.2 with Shield Frozr, Audio Boost HD, Game Boost and Dual Front USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C connectors

• Supports 9th / 8th Gen Intel® Core™ / Pentium® Gold / Celeron® processors for LGA 1151 socket
• Supports DDR4 Memory, up to 4500(OC) MHz
• Mystic Light Infinity: 16.8 million colors / 29 effects controlled in one click. Mystic Light Extension supports both RGB and RAINBOW LED strip
• Pre-installed I/O Shielding: Better EMI protection and more convenience for installation
• Lightning Fast Game Experience: 3× Turbo M.2 with Shield Frozr, Dual Front USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C
• Audio Boost HD: Isolated audio with a high quality audio processor with ESS DAC & Nahimic for the most immersive gaming experience
• M.2 Shield Frozr: Strengthened built-in M.2 thermal solution. Keeps M.2 SSDs safe while preventing throttling, making them run faster
• Game Boost: One second automated overclocking by controlling up-to-11 gears, your PC gets another adrenalin shot

MEG Z390 ACE
ACE YOUR ENEMY

• Pre-installed I/O Shielding
• Clear CMOS & BIOS FlashBack+
• Killer™ E2500 Gigabit LAN
• USB 3.1 Gen2
• Golden audio jacks with S/PDIF
• Mystic Light Infinity
• Personalize the color with infinity design
• Solid heatsink
• Delivers best cooling for the ultimate performance
• Dual Front USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C
• Compatible with the latest PC chassis
• DDR4 Boost with Steel Armor
• Optimized traces and isolated memory circuitry
• Triple Turbo M.2 with Shield FROZR
• Keeps M.2 SSDs safe while preventing throttling, making them run faster
• Game Boost Button
• 8 gears for the processor performance
• Audio Boost HD
• Dedicate audio processor with ESS DAC to optimize sound experience

DIY FRIENDLY
MSI motherboards feature tons of convenient and smart design, such as convenient pin-header keep out zone, friendly SATA & USB location and so on, so DIY users can pick and choose any gaming rig they want.

ENHANCED PERFORMANCE
MSI motherboards featured all the latest solution for enthusiast gamers and prosumers. CPU and memory enhancement and fast storage and USB transfer speed are ready to be on the battlefield.

CPU
High quality materials and smart fan optimizations contribute to cooling all essential components, which is key to making sure your system runs stable and delivers the best performance at all times.

DDR
Optimized layout design and a fully isolated memory circuitry ensures perfect stability and performance. You never have to worry about your system crashing during games with MSI DDR4 BOOST.

USB
Read and write your files over USB faster than ever. MSI offers a wide variety of options to connect and boost your USB devices, delivering lightning-fast transfer speeds up to 10Gb/s

FAST AND FUTURE-READY STORAGE
MSI 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.

IN-GAME ADVANTAGE
MSI motherboards provide the most fascinating in-game advantages, allowing gamers to dominate any game anytime. Elevate your listening experience and network connection with MSI Audio & LAN. Enjoy extreme sound quality and uninterrupted online gameplay.

LAN
Get ready to crush your enemies on the battlefield with MSI GAMING LAN. Featuring the highest quality components tuned to deliver the best online gaming experience without lag.

SOUND THAT PULLS YOU INTO THE GAME
Deliver the highest sound quality through the use of premium quality audio components and get the most immersive sound experience when gaming. MSI motherboards let you enjoy breathtaking, gaming-changing sound.

EXHILARATING AND INSPIRING
Each MSI motherboard is built based on the specific topic in order to match different tastes and favors. Furthermore, MSI also adopts the modern style to design the heatsink through huge surface and sleek but simple cuts in order to make the heatsink and appearance looks ripped and powerful. Combined with neutral color, such as black, grey and silver, as the main background, MSI motherboard can perfect fit different RGB LED effects and strongly shows the gamers tunes.

LOYAL COMRADE
MSI has developed the motherboard market for many years. With rich R&D experience and a long history, the company continuously creates the best performance and humanized motherboard to help users meet the pursuit of high quality components and the stable, reliable and long-lasting system performance.

SOCKET: 1151
CPU (MAX SUPPORT): i9
CHIPSET: Intel® Z390 Chipset
DDR4 MEMORY: 4500(OC)/ 4400(OC)/ 4300(OC)/ 4266(OC)/ 4200(OC)/ 4133(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3866(OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/ 3300(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC) /2800(OC)/ 2666/ 2400/ 2133 MHz
MEMORY CHANNEL: Dual
DIMM SLOTS: 4
MAX MEMORY (GB): 64
PCI-E X16: 3
PCI-E GEN: Gen3
PCI-E X1: 3
SATAIII: 6
M.2 SLOT: 3
RAID: 0/1/5/10
LAN: 10/100/1000*1
USB 3.1 PORTS (FRONT): 2(Gen2, Type C), 4(Gen1, Type A)
USB 3.1 PORTS (REAR): 1(Gen2, Type C), 5(Gen2, Type A)
USB 2.0 PORTS (FRONT): 4
USB 2.0 PORTS (REAR): 4
AUDIO PORTS (REAR): Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
DIRECTX: 12
FORM FACTOR: ATX
SLI: Y
CROSSFIRE: Y

PROCESSOR
Supports 9th / 8th Gen Intel® Core™ / Pentium® Gold / Celeron® processors for LGA 1151 socket

CHIPSET
Intel® Z390 Chipset

MEMORY
4 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB
Supports DDR4 4500(OC)/ 4400(OC)/ 4300(OC)/ 4266(OC)/ 4200(OC)/ 4133(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3866(OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/ 3300(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC) /2800(OC)/ 2666/ 2400/ 2133 MHz
Supports Dual-Channel mode
Supports non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

SLOTS
3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots
Support x16/ x0/ x0, x8/ x8/ x0, x8/ x4/ x4 modes
3 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

MULTI-GPU
Supports 2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ Technology
Supports 3-Way AMD® CrossFire™ Technology

WIRSLESS LAN & BLUETOOTH®
Supports 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, MU-MIMO Rx, 2.4GHz/ 5GHz (160MHz) up to 1.73Gbps
Supports Bluetooth® 2.1, 2.1+EDR, 3.0, 4.0, 5

STORAGE
Intel® Z390 Chipset
6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports1
3 x M.2 slot (Key M)1
M2_1 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices
M2_2 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s, 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices
M2_3 supports up to PCIe 3.0 x4, 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices
Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready2
M.2 slots and SATA ports share the bandwidth.
Before using Intel® Optane™ memory modules, please ensure that you have updated the drivers and BIOS to the latest version from MSI website.

RAID
Intel® Z390 Chipset
Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID5 for M.2 PCIe storage devices

USB
Intel® Z390 Chipset
6 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) ports (4 Type-A ports on the back panel, 2 Type-C internal connectors)
8 x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (4 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB 2.0 connectors)
ASMedia® ASM1042 Chipset
4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports available through the internal USB connectors
ASMedia® ASM3142 Chipset
2 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps) ports (1× Type-A, 1× Type-C) on the back panel

AUDIO
Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
Supports S/PDIF output

LAN
1 x KillerTM E2500 Gigabit LAN controller

INTERNAL CONNECTORS
1 × 24-pin ATX main power connector
2 × 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
3 x M.2 slots
2 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C ports
2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports)
2 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
1 × 4-pin CPU fan connector
1 × 4-pin Water Pump connector
5 × 4-pin system fan connectors
1 x Front panel audio connector
2 x System panel connectors
1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
2 × 4-pin RGB LED connectors
1 × 3-pin RAINBOW LED connector
1 × 3-pin CORSAIR LED connector

BACK PANEL PORTS
Clear CMOS Button
USB 2.0 Ports
Killer™ E2500 Gigabit LAN
Wi-Fi /Bluetooth Antenna Connectors
HD Audio Connectors
BIOS FLASHBACK+ Button
USB 3.1 Gen2 Ports Type A+C
USB 3.1 Gen2 Ports
USB 3.1 Gen2 Ports
Optical S/PDIF-Out

DIMENSIONS
12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
ATX Form Factor
MOUNTING
9 mounting holes

OPERATING SYSTEM
Support for Windows® 10 64-bit