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MSI MEG X570S ACE MAX Motherboard Review – The ACE In The Hole

Hassan Mujtaba

MSI MEG X570S ACE MAX - Power Consumption & Temperature Testing

Each motherboard has a different VRM design and even using the same CPU, we can witness variable power ranges on both idle and load.

Power Consumption (Stock)
Load
Idle
0
90
180
270
360
450
540
0
90
180
270
360
450
540
MSI MEG X570S ACE MAX OC
438
148
MSI MEG X570S ACE
405
141
ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII HERO WiFi
420
144
MSI MEG X570 ACE
416
146
MSI MEG X570 Unify
390
142
ASRock X570 Taichi
411
152
ASRock X570S PG Riptide
380
150
MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk
375
139
X570 AORUS Pro WiFi
371
137
Colorful CVN B550M Gaming Pro
356
140

In terms of packaging, AMD Ryzen Desktop CPUs ship with a Solder TIM interface and higher-quality gold-plating under the IHS. The thermal testing was carried out with the ASUS Ryujin 240 AIO liquid cooler:

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Temperatures (Stock)
CPU Gaming Load
VRM Temps
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
MSI MEG X570S ACE MAX OC
67
59
MSI MEG X570S ACE
63
51
ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII HERO WiFi
63
52
MSI MEG X570 ACE
64
55
MSI MEG X570 Unify
64
57
ASRock X570 Taichi
65
54
ASRock X570S PG Riptide
64
64
MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk
66
62
X570 AORUS Pro WiFi
66
64
Colorful CVN B550M Gaming Pro
67
68

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About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.

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