Overclocking

Much like the other X570 boards I have tested,the MEG X570 ACE proved to have little headroom when overclocking. My Ryzen 5 3600X managed a maximum clock of 4400 MHz at 1.45 V stable, which is a 200 MHz all-core improvement over stock and not a bad result for six cores and twelve threads at under 100 watts.


The MEG X570 ACE has a postcode display, as well as power and reset buttons, along with the clear CMOS and BIOS flashback buttons on the back panel. An overclocking dial is also included, and as much fun as I have with making jokes about turning it up to 11, I don't recommend using the dial.




When it comes to memory-clock stability, the MEG X570 ACE is on a whole other level. I have been impressed with the overhead of the new platform overall, but the MEG X570 ACE has moved the goalpost significantly.

XMP was perfectly stable, and I was able to squeeze out 4466 MHz on my T-Force Xtreem kit. With this frequency, the MEG X570 ACE booted into Windows and passed multiple MemTest64 loops with no errors.

The MEG X570 ACE has set a new standard for memory clocks, not just for X570 but, rather, for motherboards in general.