MSI MPG Z690 Carbon WIFI (Intel 1700)

Das MPG Z690 Carbon Wifi von MSI ist ein äußerst leistungsstarkes Z690-Mainboard für die stärksten Sockel 1700 CPUs, insbesondere den 12900K. Die Spannungsversorgung des Mainboard wird auch bei extremen OC-Experimenten kaum in die Knie gehen., das merkt man bereits daran, dass bei hoch eingestelltem PL, das die 12900K auf dem Board Strom zieht wie ein V16 ohne das Board nur ansatzweise in die Knie zu zwingen.

Den Auftakt mit Intels neuer Alder-Lake-S-Plattform haben wir mit dem Gigabyte Z690 AORUS Master gemacht, das im Großen und Ganzen einen guten Job absolviert hat. Als ersten Gegenspieler haben wir MSIs MPG Z690 CARBON WIFI ins Rennen geschickt. In diesem Artikel werden wir uns die Platine von MSI näher anschauen und die Leistungswerte mit dem Gigabyte-Mainboard vergleichen.

Overall the MSI MPG Z690 Carbon WIFI is a decent option with decent all-round performance, but for the more shrewd users looking for a better buy at a better price, there is more value to be had with a few other models at the $350 to 400 price point.

With the new 12th Gen Intel CPUs and the Z690 chipset that Intel launched with them being released. It also means that we get to check out the latest motherboard designs. This time around Intel only focused on the high performance focused CPUs so most of the options that came out were gaming, overclocking, or high-end workstation focused. The first board that came in was from MSI which was one of their gaming focused boards, the MPG Z690 Carbon WiFi. Today I’m going to check out what features they have included with this board and check out how the Z690 Carbon WiFi performs with the new i9-12900K as well. I’m also going to take a look at the MAG Coreliquid C280 AIO cooler that MSI sent over as well for LGA1700 testing. Let’s dive in!

One thing that our testing has revealed is how close all of the Z690 motherboards are. This has been something which has been true of a lot of recent launches, which is beneficial for the purchaser as you get the opportunity to choose a product which fits your budget, feature and aesthetic requirements without feeling forced into a particular product. The MSI Carbon range has long been a solid choice in the middle of the market. Not having quite the same flagship feature set as models in the MSI MEG range, but neither has everything been scrapped in the quest for a low MSRP. As time has passed so MSI seem to be backing away somewhat from the Carbon effect which gives the Z690 Carbon WiFi its name, instead having just enough so that it's obvious, without dominating proceedings. On the Z690 it is really only there on the bottom of the chipset heatsink, and the IO shield section at the top left. We are fans of the removal of any colour at all too, as some earlier Carbons had either red or gold on them, the newest addition to the range is stark by comparison.