Exclusive features
- ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2
- ASRock Front Type C USB 3.2 Gen2 Header (10 Gb/s)
- ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C Port (20 Gb/s)
- ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A port (10 Gb/s)
ASRock Super Alloy
- Extra large super alloy heat sink
- 60A high efficiency inductor
- 50A Dr.MOS
- Memory powered high efficiency alloy inductors (Reduces 70% core loss compared to iron powder choke)
- Combined Capacitors (Nichicon 12k Black Capacitors)
- Nichicon 12k Black Capacitor (Original Japanese High Quality High Conductive Solid Capacitor)
- I/O armor
- Black Matte PCB
- High density moisture proof fiber circuit board
- 2 oz copper circuit board 2.5 Gigabit LAN
Intel® 802.11ax WiFi
ASRock Alloy Slot
ASRock Full Coverage M.2 Heatsink
ASRock Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4)
ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
ASRock Ultra Stable USB Power Delivery
ASRock full protection (supports all USB, audio, network ports)
ASRock Live Update & APP Shop
CPU
- Supports 10th and 11th Generation Intel® Core™ processors (LGA1200)
- Digital Power Design
- 15 Power Phase Design
- Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Max 3.0 technology
- Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked multiplier processors
- Support ASRock BCLK full range overclocking
- Support ASRock Super FSB III
Chipset
-Intel® Z490
Memory
- Dual-channel DDR4 memory technology
- 4 x DDR4 slots
- 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processor supports DDR4 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 5000+(OC)*
- 10th Gen Intel® Core™ processor supports DDR4 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 4666+(OC)*
- Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (non-ECC mode)
- Maximum system memory capacity: 128GB**
- Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0 technology
- DIMM sockets are 15µ gold plated headers
*
11th Gen Intel® Core™ (i9/i7/i5) supports DDR4 up to 2933; Core™ (i3),
Pentium and Celeron® natively support up to DDR4 2666. .
10th Gen Intel® Core™ (i9/i7) supports up to DDR4 2933; Core™ (i5/i3), Pentium and Celeron® natively support up to DDR4 2666. .
**Due
to operating system limitations, the actual memory available under
Windows® 32-bit operating system will be less than 4GB. Using a 64-bit
CPU under Windows® 64-bit operating system does not have this
limitation.
BIOS
- 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS, supports multi-language GUI
- Compliant with ACPI 6.0, supports Wake Up Events
- Support SMBIOS 2.7
-
CPU Core/Cache, CPU GT, DRAM, VPPM, VCCSFR, VCCPLL, VCCSTG, VCCSTG_OUT,
PCH Voltage, VCCIO, VCCST, VCCSA, CPU Internal PLL, GT PLL, Ring PLL,
System Proxy PLL, Memory Controller PLL Voltage multifunction regulator
Built-in display
- Hardware accelerated codecs: AVC/H.264, HEVC/H.265 8bit, HEVC/H.265 10bit, VP8, VP9 8bit, VP9 10bit, MPEG 2, MJPEG, VC-1**
-
Graphics, Media and Computing: Microsoft® DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5,
Intel® Built-in Visual Enhancement, Intel® High Speed Video Sync,
Hybrid/Switchable Display, OpenCL 2.1
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Display and Content Security: Rec. 2020 (Wide Color Gamut), Microsoft®
PlayReady 3.0, Intel® SGX Content Protection, UHD/HDR Blu-ray Disc
- Two display output options: HDMI and DisplayPort 1.4 supporting separate display controllers
- Supports HDMI 1.4 technology, up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 30Hz resolution
- Supports DisplayPort 1.4 up to 4K x 2K (4096x2304) @ 60Hz
-
Supports HDMI 1.4, can support automatic audio and video
synchronization, deep color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio)
(requires HDMI compatible display)
- Supports HDCP 2.3 function using HDMI 1.4 / DisplayPort 1.4 ports
- Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) high-definition playback using HDMI 1.4 and DisplayPort 1.4 ports
*Intel®
UHD graphics chip is supported only if the processor has built-in GPU
function. Built-in visual enhancement and display output.
** VP9 10bit and VC-1 are for decoding only.
Windows® OS does not support VP8 and VP9 encoding.
Sound effect
- 7.1-channel high-definition audio, support content protection function (Realtek ALC1220 audio codec)
- Support high quality Blu-ray sound
- Anti-surge
- WIMA sound capacitor (for pre-out)
- ESS SABRE9218 DAC for front panel audio (130dB SNR)
- Pure power
- Direct drive technology
- PCB isolation shield
- Automatic impedance detection for rear audio
- Layered routing of left and right channels
- Gold plated audio jack
- 15μ gold plated audio port
-Nahimic Audio
Network
1 x 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s (Dragon RTL8125BG)
- Support Dragon 2.5 Gigabit LAN software
- Fully intelligent automatic bandwidth optimization
- Visual friendly UI interface
- Visual network usage statistics table
- Bandwidth optimization for built-in games, browsing and streaming modes
- User defined priority control
- Support Wake-On-LAN function (Wake-On-LAN)
- Support lightning strike / anti-ESD static electricity
- Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
- Support PXE
1 x Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s (Intel® I219V)
- Support Wake-On-LAN function (Wake-On-LAN)
- Support lightning strike / anti-ESD static electricity
- Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
- Support PXE
Wireless network
- Intel® 802.11ax WiFi Module
- Support IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ax
- Support Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz)
- Support WiFi6 802.11ax (2.4Gbps)
- Dual antenna supports 2 (transmit) x 2 (receive) diversity technology
- Supports Bluetooth 5.1 + High speed class II
- Support MU-MIMO
Expansion slot
11th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors
-
3 x PCI Express x16 slots (PCIE1/PCIE3/PCIE5: single-slot Gen4x16
(PCIE1); dual-slot Gen4x8 (PCIE1) / Gen4x8 (PCIE3); triple-slot Gen4x8
(PCIE1) / Gen4x8 (PCIE3) / Gen3x4 (PCIE5))*
10th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors
-
3 x PCI Express x16 slots (PCIE1/PCIE3/PCIE5: single-slot Gen3x16
(PCIE1); dual-slot Gen3x8 (PCIE1) / Gen3x8 (PCIE3); triple-slot Gen3x8
(PCIE1) / Gen3x8 (PCIE3) / Gen3x4 (PCIE5))*
- 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 slots
- Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™, 3-Way CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™
- Supports NVIDIA and SLI™
- Supports NVIDIA® SLI™ with NVIDIA® Quadro graphics
- Supports NVIDIA® NVLink™** for dual NVIDIA® GeForce RTX series graphics cards
- 1 x vertical M.2 slot (Key E) with WiFi-802.11ax PCIe WiFi wireless module (on rear I/O)
- Graphics card PCIe slot is 15μ gold plated header (PCIE1)
*Support NVMe SSD boot
**NVIDIA® NVLink™ Bridge is not included in the package. Purchase from NVIDIA® if necessary.
Store
-
6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s ports, supports RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID
10, Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 17), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug*
- 2 x ASMedia ASM1061 supports SATA3 6.0Gb/s ports, supports NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
-
1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_4), supports M Key 2280 type M.2 PCIe module
to Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) (Socket M2_4 works with 11th Gen Intel® Core™
processor only)**
- 1 x Ultra M.2 slot (M2_1), supports M Key 2280 type M.2 PCIe module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**
- 1 x Ultra M.2 slot (M2_2), supports M Key 2260/2280 type M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s and M.2 PCIe modules to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**
-
1 x Ultra M.2 slot (M2_3), supports M Key 2230/2242/2260/2280/22110
type M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s and M.2 PCIe modules to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s) **
*M2_2,
SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 share the same channel. If any of these interfaces
are in use, the other interfaces will not be available.
M2_3, SATA3_4 and SATA3_5 share the channel. If any of these interfaces are in use, the other interfaces will not be available.
M2_3,
SATA3_4, SATA3_5 and USB32_TC_1 share the channel. If any of these are
used, the USB32_TC_1 will be reduced to a maximum of 16 Gb/s.
M2_3 and USB32_TC_1 share the channel. If using either, M2_3 and USB32_TC_1 will be downgraded to PCIe Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s).
**Supports Intel® Optane™ Technology (M2_1 and M2_2 only)
Support NVMe SSD boot
Support ASRock U.2 package
Joint
- 1 x SPI TPM header
- 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
- 2 x RGB LED headers*
- 2 x Programmable LED Header**
- 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)***
- 1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Port (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
- 6 x Chassis / Water Pump Fan Interface (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)****
- 1 x 24-pin ATX Power Port (High Density Power Port)
- 2 x 8-pin 12V Power Ports (High Density Power Ports)
- 1 x Front Panel Audio Port (15μ Gold Plated Audio Port)
- 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC port (5-pin) (only supports ASRock Thunderbolt™ 3 AIC card R2.0)
- 2 x USB 2.0 pin headers (supports 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Intel® Z490) (supports ESD protection)
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 headers (supports 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (supports ESD protection)
- 1 x Front Type C USB 3.2 Gen2 Header (Intel® Z490) (supports ESD protection)
- 1 x CMOS data clear button
- 1 x Dr. Debug with LED
- 1 x LED Power Button
- 1 x Len reboot button
*Supports up to 12V/3A, 36W LED strip
**Supports up to 5V/3A, 15W LED strip
***CPU fan header supports up to 1A (12W) power supply.
****Case / Pump fan supports up to 2A (24W) water cooling fan.
CPU_FAN2/WP_3A,
CHA_FAN1/WP, CHA_FAN2/WP, CHA_FAN3/WP, CHA_FAN4/WP, CHA_FAN5/WP and
CHA_FAN6/WP can automatically detect 3-pin or 4-pin fans.
CPU_FAN2/WP_3A supports up to 3A (36W) water cooling fan.
I/O port on the rear panel
- 2 x Antenna Ports
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
- 1 x HDMI port
- 1 x DisplayPort 1.4
- 1 x Optical SPDIF digital audio output port
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A ports (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (supports ESD protection)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C port (20 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM3242) (supports ESD protection)*
- 5 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports (supports ESD protection)**
- 2 x RJ-45 ports with LED indicators (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
- 1 x BIOS Flashback button
- HD Audio Jacks: Rear / Center / Bass / Line In / Front / Mic (Gold Plated Audio Jack)
*M2_3,
SATA3_4, SATA3_5 and USB32_TC_1 share the channel. If any of these are
used, the USB32_TC_1 will be reduced to a maximum of 16 Gb/s.
**USB3_3 is from Intel® Z490; USB3_12 and USB3_4_5 are from ASMedia ASM1074 hub. .
The USB3_4_5 port supports ultra-stable USB power supply.
USB3_4_5 port does not support ACPI wake-up function.
Dimensions
- ATX; 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm