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MSI MEG Z690 ACE & MAG Z690 Tomahawk Motherboards Review – High-End & Mainstream Tier In Action!

Hassan Mujtaba

CPU & VRM Temperatures

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 Corsair H1150i AIO liquid cooler:

Temperatures (Stock)
Gaming Load
VRMs
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Z690 AORUS Master
70
58
MSI MEG Z690 ACE
70
55
MSI MPG Z690 Carbon
72
51
MSI MAG Z690 Tomahawk
71
54

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Temperatures 5.2 GHz Overclocked
VRMs
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Z690 AORUS Master
76
MSI MEG Z690 ACE
74
MSI MPG Z690 Carbon
80
MSI MAG Z690 Tomahawk
82

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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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