MSI MEG Z690 Unify Review 7

MSI MEG Z690 Unify Review

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Manufacturer: MSI
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Storage Support
SATA:4x 6 Gb/s
2x 6 Gb/s		Intel Z690
ASM 1061
M.2:1x Gen4 x4
1x Gen3 x4
3x Gen4 x4		Intel CPU
Intel Z690
Intel Z690
USB (rear):5x USB 3.2 Gen2 (5 Gb/s)
2x USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 (10 Gb/s)
1x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gb/s)
2x USB 2.0 		Intel Z690
Intel Z690
Intel Z690
Intel Z690
USB (internal):2x USB 3.2 Gen1 headers
1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-E header
2x USB 2.0 headers
Intel Z690
Intel Z690
Intel Z690

Storage Performance

The MSI MEG Z690 Unify has a large complement of storage options with a total of five M.2 sockets in varying configurations. The rear I/O section is good for those who don't need a bunch USB 3.2 20 Gb/s or Thunderbolt 4 ports.

AIDA64 (SATA 6 Gb/s)



AIDA64 (USB 3.2)


The external USB-C enclosure is only rated for 10 Gb/s; 850 MB/s is right on target for most USB 3.2 Gen2 2x1 (10 Gbps) enclosures.

AIDA64 (NVMe M.2)


Using a Gen4 x4 M.2 drive, testing shows that four M.2 sockets are indeed Gen4 x4 with the correct amount of bandwidth allocated to each socket. The fifth M.2 socket is Gen3 x4 as stated in the specifications.
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