MSI Mag Z690 Torpedo Gaming Motherboard

The MAG Z690 TORPEDO employs a 16+1+1 duet rail VRM platform with 70A Smart Power Stage for the Intel Z690 chipset (LGA 1700, 12th Gen Core ready); Core Boost architecture supports multi-core overclocking

VRM cooling features 7W/mK MOSFET thermal pads and an extended heatsink design; Includes M.2 Shield Frozr & a 6-layer server-grade PCB with 2oz of thickened copper for stability

4 x DDR5 DIMM SMT slots with Memory Boost isolated circuitry for overclocking (1DPC 1R, 6400+ MHz); A PCIe 5.0 x16 SMT slot (128GB/s) supports elite graphics cards (2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, AMD CrossFire supported)

Premium storage options consist of 3 x M.2 Gen4 x4 64Gbps slots and 1 x M.2 Gen3 x4 32Gbps slot (Intel Optane supported) with Shield Frozr to prevent SSD thermal throttling

Network hardware includes an Intel I225V 2.5Gbps LAN; Rear ports include USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C (20Gbps), HDMI 2.1 & DisplayPort 1.4, and 7.1 HD Audio with Audio Boost 5 (supports S/PDIF output)