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Part #: PRO Z690-A DDR4

Item Code: MBMSI00258

MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 Motherboard ATX - Supports Intel Core 12th Gen Processors, LGA 1700 - 14 Duet Rail 55A VRM, DDR4 Boost (5200MHz OC), 1x PCIe 5.0 x16, 3 x M.2 Gen4 x4, 4K/60Hz HDMI, 2.5G LAN

Model: PRO Z690-A DDR4
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PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4
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PRO Z690-A DDR4
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Reviews

2022-05-30

excellent motherboard with a great bios

Reviewed by: steve
the motherboard has a good layout, and the bios is easy to use and with enough advanced features to make overclocking easy. The components used are excellent, lots of slots, and the xmp ram boost seems promising.
A couple of issues are plaguing this board... 1) no documentation included - when you are building your computer and you need to know where all the inserts go - having to download the schematics for the mb is frustrating 2) having the serial number on the 24 pin is again, a poor choice when so much real estate is available on the top of the board. 3) the pci slot clamps are a bit cheap - very easy to break if one is not careful 4) have your lan drivers on the usb when installing
Minus a few nagging issues, this motherboard is probably the best one on the market - especially from a price/performance wise viewpoint

2022-05-11

Great begginner board

Reviewed by: alexander
-BIOS Flashback -2.5G Ethernet -4 M.2 Slots -Easy to use XMP and CPU clock buttons in BIOS -Built sturdy, with plenty of support. -Decent onboard audio -Plenty of RGB and Fan headers
-Poor BIOS Design -No BIOS network update -Intel VMD can be a bit buggy -Little to no documentation included -Difficult to find information on which M.2 is 3rd gen (It's slot 3, for future reference)
Overall a really great board. BIOS Flashback is a must have for beginners and general users alike for when things go wrong, and the board itself is built really well, no complaints here.

The BIOS, while *mostly* functional, feels outdated and disorganized, not even including an OTA (Over the air) BIOS update feature.

Port selection is good, but included documentation is lack luster.

2022-05-04

A rather safe bet

Reviewed by: alexander
-Well built and sturdy. 6 Mounting points which is nice. -Flashback is an absolute life saver; an essential feature on any motherboard; just trust me. -One click XMP profiles! Really beginner friendly. -Good selection of ports -4 M.2 slots! -Great port selection, still has PS/2! -A total of 6 Sata ports. -Passable audio setup.
-Included documentation is really poor. Doesn't explain which one of the M.2 slots is the Gen 3 slot (It's the one on the bottom left) -No online update for the BIOS. How is this still not a thing on these modern boards? -Low Compatibility with Windows PE installs for drivers. This could easily be an Intel issue though. -Confusing UI design for the advanced mode of the BIOS, organization could use some work. -More of a note; update your BIOS as soon as possible! If you had RAID (Intel VMD) enabled before, disable; boot your computer, and enable again. Drives should start appearing and working properly after that.
This is a really great board for a beginner, it's built really sturdy and the online documentation is good; but what's included is *really* lacking. I hope MSI could work on adding some more modern features like a BIOS that's able to pull updates on it's own, or even a reworked UI that's easier to navigate.
I also feel a lot of their features that are provided through software; should be available in the BIOS as well; like changing RGB settings.

Overall I've been happy with this motherboard, but I want to be very clear and honest about it's short comings. I have a lot of trust that I will be able to continue using this for a long period of time and slowly I will get used to how to wrangle it; but as a first impression on the latest MSI has to offer; they've come a long way.

2022-04-30

Good Z690 board

Reviewed by: Yifan
Good value
Would use RGB
Good value

2022-03-04

Great motherboard

Reviewed by: An
Bought this motherboard not long ago, the VRM on this board are probably the best on the market currently. It also provides a lot of nice features and the IO is pretty good, the DDR4 version of this board is worth more than the DDR5 variant as of right now.
lack of colors (might be a plus)
Nice board

2022-01-10

Great entry level board

Reviewed by: Ryan
Clean, has everything you need
No WIFI, not really a problem
Great starter board for anyone looking to enter the 12th gen market

2021-12-25

Good Motherboard for the latest Intel Chip

Reviewed by: AMIT
Good buid quality with lots of ports and I/O
Better documentation.
This rebate is for the MSI Rebate program

2021-12-19

Good Motherboard for the latest Intel Chip

Reviewed by: AMIT
Simple to install.
No drivers for Linux.
This review is for the MSI Review Rebate Program.
Motherboard for the I7-12 Gen processor. Easy installation. Ample PCI and M2 slots.
Had to install network drivers for Windows 11 separately from the MSI website. No Linux drivers so cannot connect to the Internet from Linux.
Installation manual could have more details on connections, website not detailed enough.

2021-12-16

Very Good

Reviewed by: Martin
- Very fast, easy setup.
None so far.
No issue building my PC on this MB. Good performance. MSI has good youtube videos. This review is for the MSI Review Rebate Program.

2021-12-16

good

Reviewed by: simon
aesthetic modern and futureproof i/o unhassled setup/use
n/a
This review is for the MSI Review Rebate Program

2021-12-14

Highly Recommended

Reviewed by: Ying
Great Z690 board for the price point, has all the features you could realistically need. Great software suit to get the most out of my new Alder Lake CPU.
None so far.
This review is for the MSI Review Rebate Program. Even if it wasn't, I would still highly recommend this board.

2021-12-14

Highly Recommended

Reviewed by: Ying
Best Z690 board you can get at this price point. Solid software suit to get the most out of my new Alder Lake CPU.
None so far.
If you are in the market for a Z690 board, do not hesitate to get this one, especially with the additional mail-in rebates.

2021-11-25

Good Motherboard

Reviewed by: albert
Great Value
none that i can think of
Nice and solid built, I like the M.2 slot actually has a turning lock to hold the SSD in the right place.

2021-11-07

MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 Motherboard ATX Review

Reviewed by: gerard
The BIOS is easy to use and to naviagate.Crazy that there are 4 x M.2 slots which is just perfect for me and maybe even overkill.Using S70 blade NVME's that are amazing fast on this motherboard spitting out Reads of 7400MB/s +. Dropped in DDR4 4000Mhz Ram worked no problem at all,overclocking on the motherboard is easy for me.
Not a weakness nor a feature I will ever use 2.5G LAN
MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 Motherboard ATX low end price that delivers high end quality with well rounded high end feature set for stable operation all day long.
The BIOS is easy to use and to naviagate.
This motherboard just looks great to my eye and I appreciate MSI attention to detail.


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