MSI MEG Z690 GODLIKE User Manual page 21

Storage
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∙ 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports
▪ SATA5~8 (From Z690 chipset)*
▪ SATAA~B (From Asmedia 1061)
∙ 6x M.2 slots (Key M)
▪ M2_1 slot (from CPU)
▫ Supports PCIe 4.0 x4
▫ Supports 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices
▪ M2_2 slot (from Z690 chipset)
▫ Supports PCIe 4.0 x4
▫ Supports 2260/ 2280 storage devices
▪ M2_3 slot (from CPU)**
▫ Supports PCIe 5.0x4
▫ Supports 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices
▪ M2_4 slot (from Z690 chipset)***
▫ Supports PCIe 4.0x4
▫ Supports SATA 6Gb/s
▫ Supports 2280/ 22110 storage devices****
▪ M2_5 slot (from Z690 chipset)*
▫ Supports PCIe 4.0x4
▫ Supports SATA 6Gb/s
▫ Supports 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices****
▪ M2_6 slot (from Z690 chipset)
▫ Supports PCIe 3.0x4
▫ Supports 2260/ 2280 storage devices
∙ M2_2, M2_4, M2_5 and M2_6 support Intel Optane
Memory.
∙ Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology for Intel
Core™ processors
* SATA7 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_5 slot.
** M2_3 will be unavailable when installing device in the PCI_E2 slot.
*** PCI_E3 will be unavailable when installing M.2 SATA SSD in the M2_4 slot.
PCI_E3 will run at x1 speed and M2_4 will run at x2 speed when installing PCIe
device in PCI_E3 slot and M.2 PCIe SSD in M2_4 slot simultaneously.
**** Please refer to page 31 for ways to install M2_4 & M2_5 slots.
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Specifications