Z590UNIFY - MSI MEG Z590 UNIFY ATX

PREMIUM HARDWARE DESIGN With years of experience, MSI is no stranger to building high-performance motherboards. Our R&D and engineering teams have reviewed countless designs, evaluated a wide selection of high quality components, and developed products for reliability even under extreme conditions. 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 CPU to run in full speed with MSI motherboards. 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. OPTIMIZED FOR WATER COOLING Designed to support the most popular All-In-One & customized water cooling solutions on the market. A dedicated water 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 and safe installation and a perfect fit. ENHANCED PERFORMANCE High performance MSI motherboards are loaded with advanced features and the latest technology to overwhelm any challenge at hand no matter whether you’re a gamer, prosumer, or PC enthusiast. LIGHTNING GEN 4 M.2 Utilizing 11th Gen Intel processors, MSI Z590 motherboards feature latest Lightning Gen 4 M.2 which is the fastest onboard storage solution on the market with up to 64 Gb/s transfer speed. FAST AND FUTURE-READY STORAGE MSI motherboards support all the latest storage standards, which allows users to connect any ultra-fast storage device. Higher efficiency makes your work easier. OPTIMIZED STORAGE DESIGN MEG Z590 UNIFY series motherboard features exclusive onboard quadruple M.2 connectors for the maximum storage performance. The Industry leading design maximizes bandwidth to fully utilize professional graphics cards and high-end storage devices, provides multiple configurations for demanding gamers and power users. EASY RAID SETUP WITH M.2 GENIE Looking to go all out in terms of raw data speed and put multiple SSDs in RAID 0? Setting this up can prove to be quite the challenge. That’s why we created M.2 Genie, a brilliant feature to make setting up RAID 0 for M.2 and U.2 much easier and less time consuming. 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. CONNECTIVITY MSI motherboards are built with a variety of connectors to satisfy gamers. Enhanced audio, advanced LAN networking capabilities, USB and Mystic Light turn any gaming experience into an immerse one. 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. SURFACING WITH THE REAL MU-MIMO TECHNOLOGY The latest Wi-Fi 6E solution supports 6GHz spectrum, Bluetooth 5.2, two-way MU-MIMO and BSS color technology, provide up to 4X network capacity and efficiency in the high signal density environment, delivering speeds up to 2400Mbps. 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.

 

Specification:

 

Internal I/O
Number of M.2 (M) slots	4
Thunderbolt headers	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors	1
Front panel connector	Yes
12V power connector	Yes
Supported storage drive interfaces	M.2, PCI Express 4.0, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	2
TPM connector	Yes
Number of SATA III connectors	6
Front panel audio connector	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes
RGB LED pin header	Yes
Technical details
Motherboard chipset family	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z690
Supported processor sockets	LGA 1700
PC health monitoring	Fan, Noise, Temperature, Voltage, Water cooling
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX
HDMI version	1.4
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Component for	PC
Audio
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Performance
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD
Motherboard chipset family	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z690
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10 x64, Windows 11 x64
Supported processor sockets	LGA 1700
PC health monitoring	Fan, Noise, Temperature, Voltage, Water cooling
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Component for	PC
Processor
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i9
Supported processor sockets	LGA 1700
Processor socket	LGA 1700
Memory
Number of memory slots	4
Memory slots type	DIMM
Supported memory types	DDR5-SDRAM
Memory channels	Dual-channel
ECC	Yes
Non-ECC	Yes
Supported memory clock speeds	4000,4800,5200,5400,5600,5800,6000,6200,6400 MHz
Maximum internal memory	128 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes
Storage controllers
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfaces	M.2, PCI Express 4.0, SATA III
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Number of storage drives supported	10
RAID support	Yes
Graphics
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2304 pixels
HDCP	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity	6
DisplayPort version	1.2
USB connector type	USB Type-A, USB Type-C
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2
WiFi-AP antenna jack	2
Thunderbolt ports quantity	2
S/PDIF out port	Yes
Microphone in	Yes
Headphone outputs	2
HDMI version	1.4
HDMI ports quantity	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1
DisplayPorts quantity	1
Network
Ethernet LAN	Yes
Wi-Fi	Yes
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Ethernet interface type	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Bluetooth	Yes
Bluetooth version	5.2
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
WLAN controller model	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
Features
Motherboard chipset family	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z690
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10 x64, Windows 11 x64
Supported processor sockets	LGA 1700
PC health monitoring	Fan, Noise, Temperature, Voltage, Water cooling
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Component for	PC
Audio chip	Realtek ALC4080
Expansion slots
Number of M.2 (M) slots	4
PCI Express x16 slots	3
BIOS
BIOS type	UEFI AMI
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes
BIOS memory size	256 Mbit
ACPI version	5.0
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) version	2.7
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) version	2.7
Video
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2304 pixels
HDCP	Yes
Software
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10 x64, Windows 11 x64
Weight & dimensions
Width	12" (305 mm)
Depth	10.2" (259 mm)
Packaging content
Cables included	SATA