The boxed cooler or low-end air coolers limits TDP to 241 W to prevent thermally overpowering the cooler, while the tower air cooler profile which is more for the larger air coolers such as Noctua's NH-D15 has a maximum TDP of 288 W. Each of the profiles is relevant to the type of cooling installed and allows a different level of power to the processor. One of the most interesting features in the firmware from MSI is the ability to select between three different cooling profiles. All of the board's overclocking settings can be found under the OC menu, with the firmware allowing users to alter and tweak Alder Lake-specific P-Core, E-Core, Cache, and memory-related settings such as frequency, and extensive options for latencies. Within the Advanced mode, users will find a whole host of customizable settings, from chipset-related settings, all the way to all of the board's overclocking functions. Within the basic mode, users can make basic and key alterations to the settings, including enabling X.M.P 3.0 profiles on compatible DDR5 memory kits, enabling or disabling the HD audio codec, enabling or disabling fTPM 2.0 for installing Windows 11, as well as getting a basic list of information on the processor, memory, storage, and installed fans.

MSI includes two different modes, the basic mode for novices, and the advanced mode for the experienced.Įntering the firmware for the first time which can be accessed during POST by pressing the Del or F2 keys, brings users to the basic mode. Focusing on the overall theme and GUI, it has a primarily black background, with elements of red highlights, and white and grey text.

The MSI MEG Z690 Unify is using the familiar Click BIOS 5 UEFI firmware, which we've seen over numerous generations of MSI's motherboards on both AMD and Intel platforms.

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