MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI

MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI is a modern and well-balanced motherboard of standard ATX size. It is part of the MSI PRO profile line, which for the most part was created with an eye on office PCs, trading terminals, and workstations for audio and video processing. And the emphasis in its production is on the quality, durability and reliability of the components. At the same time, the board is based on the flagship Intel Z690 system logic, which is usually used in overclocking models, and is friendly with reactive RAM.

DDR5-6400 and is capable of curbing the reactive speed of M.2 drives supporting the PCI-E 4.0 interface. In total, the board has four ports for RAM, four M.2 connectors (2xSATA/PCI-E 4x, 2xPCI-E 4x) and six SATA3 connectors for connecting classic HDD and SSD drives. In addition, the board supports the connection of liquid cooling systems, is equipped with reinforced slots for video cards (note: PCI-E 5.0 interface) and knows a couple of technical tricks for overclocking and optimizing components (XMP, Core Boost, etc.).

At the same time, its advanced 16-phase power subsystem will withstand manual overclocking of a conventional Core i7, and an extended PWM heatsink with a thermal pad of 7 W/mK will ensure full operation of even very hot 20-core processors. The manufacturer claims support for all Core i3/i5/i7/i9 models from the Intel Alder Lake, Raptor Lake and Raptor Lake Refresh product families.

As with most of its MSI PRO series brethren, the MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI was manufactured using durable heat-resistant capacitors, compacted PCB and energy-efficient power switches, and the M.2 ports for SSD drives were covered with additional radiators to prevent overheating of the control controller. Also among the advantages of the board we should note a fast 2.5-Gigabit network controller and a built-in wireless receiver with Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2. Overall, MSI has created a technically advanced, yet reliable and not too expensive motherboard, which will be an equally successful choice for gaming PCs and a variety of workstations.