MEG Z690 UNIFY-X
OUTSTANDING COOLING SOLUTION
Aluminum Cover with 7W/mK Thermal Pad
Fully aluminum IO cover and extended heatsink design provide the maximum surface of heat dissipation.
Double side M.2 Shield Frozr
Double-sided M.2 thermal solution keep M.2 SSDs safe while preventing throttling, making them run cooler and faster.
Heat-pipe Design
Connecting two MOS heatsinks to enlarge the surface of heat dissipation.
Aluminum Backplate
The aluminum baseplate cools down your Mosfet with dedicated thermal pad.
MEG Z690 UNIFY-X
UNLIMITED CONNECTIVITY
Dual 2.5G LAN
Onboard dual 2.5G LAN with LAN manager deliver the best online experience without lag.
Latest Wi-Fi 6E Solution
The latest wireless solution supports 6GHz spectrum, MU-MIMO and BSS color technology, delivering speeds up to 2400Mbps.
Lightning GEN 5 PCI-E
MSI Lightning Gen 5 PCI-E represents the bandwidth of x16 interface to 128GB/s, which is double of the speed of the previous generation.
Extreme DDR5 Memory OC
The top-notch R&D design and exclusive 2 DIMM solution for an even clearer DDR5 memory signal to deliver the world class memory performance.
Front & Rear USB 20G
Lightning USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port offers 20Gbps transmission speed, 4X faster than USB 3.2 Gen 1.
Quintuple M.2 Connectors
Onboard 5x M.2 connectors with quadruple PCIe 4.0 solution, strengthened by double-sided M.2 Shield Frozr.
MEG Z690 UNIFY-X
stable cornerstone of your system
8-Layer Server Grade PCB
Server grade and multilayer printed circuit boards optimized the system stability, makes your system runs stable and cool.
2oz Thickened Copper
2oz thickened copper PCB provides higher performance and long-lasting system stability.
PCIe Steel Armor
Protecting VGA cards against bending and EMI for better performance, stability and strength.
Direct 19+2 Power Phases with 105A SPS
Highest quality components with direct digital power, 105A Smart Power Stage and titanium choke III make sure your system runs smoothly under the most extreme conditions.
Advanced SMT Process
The advanced SMT(Surface Mount Technology) welding process reduces the defect rate of slot solder joints, electromagnetic and interference, deliver the clean and pure signal.
Smart Button
One button with multiple hardware control. Reset Computer, Safe Boot, Turbo Fan and EZ LED control functions with just one click.
DEDICATED FOR EXTREME DDR5 MEMORY OC
The top-notch R&D design and exclusive 2 DIMM solution for an even clearer DDR5 memory signal to explore the boundaries of memory overclocking, deliver the world class memory performance.
UNMATCHED MEMORY PERFORMANCE
MSI motherboards are crammed with features to fuel your system's memory with more speed, higher overclockability and increased stability. Optimized traces and a fully isolated memory circuitry ensures perfect stability and performance, so you never have to worry about your system crashing.
EXCLUSIVE DIY GADGETS
UNIFY is designed for extreme power users. To improve the user experience, the DIY Stands Set provides you a new way to build your PC platform with ease, it even supports fan installation with different scenario. Furthermore, the Tuning Controller allows power users to fine-tune the complicated overclocking parameter with just one button in your hand.
LIGHTNING GEN 5 PCI-E
MSI Lightning Gen 5 PCI-E represents the bandwidth of a x16 interface to 128GB/s, which is double of the speed of the previous generation. The advanced SMT(Surface Mount Technology) PCI-E slot diminishes the interference and electrical noise, fully supporting higher bandwidth and faster transfer speeds of PCI-E 5.0 signal.
DIRECT 19+2 PHASES WITH 105A SMART POWER STAGE
Unleash and sustain the maximum performance with a flagship VRM design built with a total of direct 19+2 digital power phases. Combining dual power connectors and 105A Smart Power Stage, MEG Z690 UNIFY-X is ready for the challenge of high-end processors.
THERMAL SOLUTION FOR MORE CORES AND HIGHER PERFORMANCE
MEG Z690 UNIFY-X features Aluminum Cover, VRM Heat-pipe, 7W/mK thermal pads, Double-sided M.2 Shield Frozr and Aluminum Backplate to ensure the extreme performance with low temp.
QUINTUPLE M.2 WITH DOUBLE SIDE M.2 SHIELD FROZR
Incredible onboard quintuple M.2 connectors for the maximum storage performance with Lightning Gen 4 solution. Double-sided M.2 Shield Frozr design keeps M.2 SSDs safe while preventing throttling, making them run faster.
FRONT & REAR LIGHTNING USB 20G
Featuring the Lighting USB 3.2 Gen2x2 controller, MEG Z690 UNIFY-X offers never before seen USB speeds up to 20Gb/s transmission speed, 4X faster than USB 3.2 Gen 1. Available when connecting the front and rear USB Type-C.
PRE-INSTALLED IO SHIELD
Featuring the pre-installed IO shield, makes your installation process easier and safer. The patent-pending design protect your IO ports also prevent electrostatic discharge damage, makes your motherboard a strong gaming foundation.
MAXIMIUM DATA TRANSFER WITH DUAL INTEL 2.5G LAN
MEG Z690 UNIFY-X features high-bandwidth and low-latency Ethernet networks for demanding gamers and power users. Onboard dual 2.5Gbps connectivity provides incredible data transfer speed faster than ever before. MSI LAN Manager automatically classifies and prioritizes the latency-sensitive for your applications, giving you the best online experience with low latency.
WI-FI 6E & BLUETOOTH
Use your LAN port for online gaming while using Wi-Fi for other online applications. The Wi-Fi 6E adopts latest OFDMA, two-way MU-MIMO technologies and 6GHz band, delivering wireless transmission speeds up to 2.4Gbps.
AMPLIFY YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH AUDIO BOOST 5
Like a dedicated sound card, Audio Boost 5 offers a HD audio processor, dedicated amplifier and high quality audio capacitors all physically isolated from the rest of the motherboard circuitry to ensure the purest audio signal to locate enemies with pin-point accuracy. Powered by ALC 4080 audio processor, this motherboards supports 120dB SNR, 32-bit/384kHz and DSD Super Audio CD playback & recording.
8-LAYER SERVER GRADE PCB WITH 2OZ THICKENED COPPER
An enhanced PCB design with 2oz thickened copper and multilayer server grade solution increases conductivity, improving heat dissipation and performance reliability especially during overclocking.
Pros: High quality components, excellent layout, zero problems with setup or stability. Fan headers are 2 amps/pump 3 amps (vs some other brands only 1amp) The audio while gaming is static free and excellent. 2 dimm board allowed ocing DDR5 to 6000+C32 1T easy (need samsung/gskill or hynix ddr5) 3rd pcie slot for intel nvme optane and still allows gpu 16x. Plenty of M2 slots
Cons: Nothing so far. Trying MSI Unify-x after Asus Hero z690 was recalled. If my experience with MSI board holds up over time, my next motherboard in future will be MSI again. *Note, I consider 2 dimm board for ocing mem slightly higher a pro, but if want 4 dimm mobo then you would want unify (4 dimm), not unify-x (2-dimm)
Overall Review: Excellent board, very happy with purchase and zero problems with setup or bios despite being early in new process. As always, make sure you can get DDR5 before buying DDR5 mobo