CONCLUSION

    From speed and stability to wealth of available connectors and features the MEG Z890 ACE by MSI is clearly the best Z890 motherboard to arrive in the lab, to date. As a matter of fact, some issues I had with other Z890 chipset-based models I don’t with the MEG Z890 ACE which is why I will be using for all Z890 related reviews from this point forward. That being said since I do enjoy nitpicking, I have a couple of complaints about it, first the lack of an LCD screen instead of the dragon logo (more and more models have that) and second the design of the MSI Center software which just doesn’t look as good as I’d expect (for older models this was fine, it’s 2026 however now). Again, these aren’t really drawbacks but for some consumers they may play a role in their decision.

    At the moment of my review the MEG Z890 ACE motherboard by MSI retails for USD638.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 636.04Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) so it’s not exactly affordable like some of their other models. At the end of the day however what matters for many people is performance, stability, connectivity and features and since the MEG Z890 ACE delivers on all of them the Platinum Award is in order.

PROS

- Very Good OC Potential (24+2+1+1 Phase Digital VRM)
- Three Reinforced & EMI Shielded PCIe x16 Slots (1xGen5/2xGen4)
- 4 DIMM DDR5 Slots (Up To 9200MHz+ / 256GB Total / CUDIMM Support)
- 5 M.2 PCIe Slots (1x5.0 / 4x4.0)
- Rear Connectivity (2xTB4 / 11xUSB A / 2xUSB C / HDMI v2.1)
- 10GbE RJ45 Port
- WiFi 7 / Bluetooth v5.4
- Available BIOS Settings

CONS

- Price (For Some)
- MSI Center Design