Supports 12th Gen Intel® Core, Pentium® Gold and Celeron® processors for LGA 1700 socket
Supports DDR5 Memory, up to 6400(OC) MHz
Premium Thermal Solution : Extended Heatsink Design and M.2 Shield Frozr are built for high performance system and non-stop works
2.5G LAN and Intel Wi-Fi Solution : Upgraded network solution for professional and multimedia use. Delivers a secure, stable and fast network connection
Lightning M.2 : Running at PCIe Gen 5 maximizes performance for NVMe based SSDs
Lightning USB 20G : Built-in USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port, offers 20Gbps transmission speed, 4X faster than USB 3.2 Gen 1
AUDIO BOOST 5 : Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality for the most immersive gaming experience
Multi-GPU : With Steel armor PCIe slots. Supports AMD Crossfire
MSI MAG Z690 TORPEDO ATX Motherboard
THERMAL SOLUTION FOR MORE CORES AND HIGHER PERFORMANCE With more cores’ processors, thermal and power design is more important to make sure the temperature keeps lower. MSI extended PWM heatsink and enhanced circuit design ensures even high-end Intel CPU to run in full speed with MSI motherboards.
M.2 SHIELD FROZR
World™s fastest SSDs can start to lower performance when getting hot. Part of the motherboards heatsink design, M.2 SHIELD FROZR is the next generation M.2 thermal solution to avoid this by offering the best thermal protection to make sure that SSD maintains maximum performance.
FULLY CONTROLLABLE IN BIOS AND SOFTWARE
MSI motherboards let you manage speeds and temperatures for all your system and CPU fans. Total Fan Control allows you check your primary system characteristics in a simplified graphical interface. You can also set up to 4 temperature targets for CPU and motherboard, which will adjust the fan speeds automatically.
FROZR AI COOLING
Detecting CPU & GPU temperatures and automatically adjusting fan duty of system fans to a proper value by adopting MSI AI ENGINE.
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.
FAST AND FUTURE-READY STORAGE
MSI Z690 motherboards support all the latest storage standards, which allows users to connect any ultra-fast storage device. Higher efficiency makes your work easier.
OPTANE: BOOST YOUR HDD TO PERFORM LIKE AN SSD
PC Enthusiasts can now enjoy the performance of an SSD on their HDD by coupling it with the new Intel® Optane Memory device. Intel® Optane technology provides an unparalleled combination of high throughput, low latency, high quality of service, and high endurance.
OPTIMIZE ONLINE GAMING TRAFFIC FOR LOWER LATENCY!
MSI LAN Manager automatically classifies and prioritizes the latency-sensitive applications for online games, giving you the best online gaming experience with low latency.
MSI LAN MANAGER
Automatically prioritizes games above other applications
Allows you to change applications' traffic priority
Allows you to customize bandwidth for each application
HIGH-BANDWIDTH AND LOW-LATENCY NETWORK
2.5Gbps LAN provides incredible data transfer speed faster than general Gigabit LAN. This is a premium solution for demanding users.