Features Supports 9th & 8th Gen Intel Core™ processors (Socket 1151) Digital PWM, 12 Power Phase Supports DDR4 4300+ (OC) 3 PCIe 3.0 x 16, 3 PCIe 3.0 x 1, 1 M.2 (Key E) For Wi Fi NVIDIA Quad SLI™, AMD 3-Way Cross Fire X™ Graphics Output Options: HDMI, D-Sub, Display Port 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec) Supports Purity Sound™ 4 & DTS Connect 8 SATA3, 2 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen 3 x 4 & SATA3) 2 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 10 Gb/s (1 Type-A + 1 Type-C) 9 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 (1 Front Type-C, 4 Front Type-A, 4 Rear) Intel Gigabit LAN ASRock Polychrome SYNC Overview Fully Supports 9th Gen Intel Core Processors The motherboard is designed to make the best out of 9th Generation Intel Core™ Processors, the sturdy VRM design provides extreme overclocking potential, lower temperature during gaming & reinforced system stability for taking on all sorts of arduous computing tasks. RULE YOUR OWN LIGHTING WAY
- POLYCHROME RGB In addition to the built-in RGB illumination, it also features onboard RGB headers & an addressable RGB header that allow motherboard to be connected to compatible LED devices such as strip, CPU fans, coolers, chassis & so on. Users may also synchronize RGB LED devices across the Polychrome RGB Sync-certified accessories to create their own unique lighting effects. Dual M.2 For SSD Equipped with M.2 slot that supports both SATA3 6 Gb/s & PCIe Gen 3 x 4 Ultra M.2 interface that pushes data transfer speeds up to 32 Gb/s, & is compatible with ASRock’s U.2 Kit for installing some of the world’s fastest U.2 PCIe Gen 3 x 4 SSD. Purity Sound 4 Its time to enjoy the most purified audio performance with ultra high definition. Purity Sound 4 is a combination of several hardware, software audio solutions. 7.1 CH HD audio with the latest Realtek ALC1220 audio codec, individual PCB layers for R/L audio channel, 120d B SNR DAC & other technologies to deliver the crispest sound effects.
Specification Unique Feature ASRock USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2
- ASRock USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s)
- ASRock USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) ASRock Super Alloy
- XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
- Premium 60A Power Choke
- Premium Memory Alloy Choke (Reduces 70% core loss compared to iron powder choke)
- Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM)
- Combo Caps (Nichicon 12K Black Caps)
- Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)
- I/O Armor
- Matte Black PCB
- High Density Glass Fabric PCB ASRock Intel 4-Layer Memory POOL (Planes on Outer Layers) Technology ASRock Steel Slots ASRock Full Coverage M.2 Heatsink ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen 3 x 4 & SATA3) ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB (Universal Serial Bus), Audio, LAN Ports) ASRock Live Update & APP Shop CPU
- Supports 9th & 8th Gen Intel Core™ Processors (Socket 1151)
- Digi Power design
- 12 Power Phase design
- Supports Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
- Supports Intel K-Series unlocked CPUs
- Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking Chipset
- Intel Z390 Memory
- Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
- 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
- Supports DDR4 4300+ (OC) / 4266 (OC) / 4133 (OC) / 4000 (OC) / 3866 (OC) / 3800 (OC) / 3733 (OC) / 3600 (OC) / 3200 (OC) / 2933 (OC) / 2800 (OC) / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
- Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB*
- Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0
- 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots * Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. BIOS
- 2 x 128 Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support (1 x Main BIOS & 1 x Backup BIOS)
- Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology
- ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events
- SMBIOS 2.7 Support
- CPU Core/ Cache, GT, DRAM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCST, VCCSA, VCCPLL, CPU Internal PLL, GT PLL, Ring PLL, System Agent PLL, Memory Controller PLL Voltage Multi-adjustment Graphics
- Supports Intel UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals: Intel Quick Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) & MPEG-2 Full HW Encode 1, Intel In Tru™ 3D, Intel Clear Video HD Technology, Intel Insider™, Intel UHD Graphics
- Direct X 12
- HWA Encode/ Decode: AVC/H.264, HEVC/H.265 8-bit, HEVC/H.265 10-bit, VP8, VP9 8-bit, VP9 10-bit (Decode only), MPEG2, MJPEG, VC-1 (Decode only)
- Three graphics output options: D-Sub, HDMI & Display Port 1.2
- Supports Triple Monitor
- Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x 2160) @ 30 Hz
- Supports Display Port 1.2 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x 2304) @ 60 Hz
- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x 1200 @ 60 Hz
- Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xv YCC & HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required)
- Supports HDCP with HDMI & Display Port 1.2 Ports
- Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI & Display Port 1.2 Ports * Intel UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals & the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated. Audio
- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec)
- Premium Blu-ray Audio support
- Supports Surge Protection
- Supports Purity Sound™ 4
- Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps
- 120d B SNR DAC with Differential Amplifier
- NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier for Front Panel Audio Connector (Supports up to 600 Ohm headsets)
- Pure Power-In
- Direct Drive Technology
- PCB isolate shielding
- Impedance Sensing on Rear Out port
- Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
- RGB LED
- 15μ Gold Audio Connector
- Supports DTS Connect LAN
- Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Giga PHY Intel I219V
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
- Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
- Supports PXE Slots
- 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x 16 Slots (PCIE2/PCIE4/PCIE6: single at x 16 (PCIE2); dual at x 8 (PCIE2) / x 8 (PCIE4); triple at x 8 (PCIE2) / x 8 (PCIE4) / x 4 (PCIE6))*
- 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x 1 Slots (Flexible PCIe)
- Supports AMD Quad Cross Fire X™, 3-Way Cross Fire X™ & Cross Fire X™
- Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI™ & SLI™
- Supports NVIDIA NVLink™ with dual NVIDIA Ge Force RTX series graphics cards**
- 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 Wi Fi/BT module & Intel CNVi (Integrated Wi Fi/BT)
- 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2) * Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks **NVIDIA NVLink™ Bridge does not come with the package. Please purchase it from NVIDIA if necessary. Storage
- 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 16), NCQ, AHCI & Hot Plug*
- 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI & Hot Plug
- 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key type 2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module & M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen 3 x 4 (32 Gb/s)**
- 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports M Key type 2230/2242/2260/2280/22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module & M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen 3 x 4 (32 Gb/s)** *M2_1, SATA3_0 & SATA3_1 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled. M2_2, SATA3_4 & SATA3_5 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled. ** Supports Intel Optane™ Technology Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks Supports ASRock U.2 Kit Connector
- 1 x COM Port Header
- 1 x TPM Header
- 1 x Power LED & Speaker Header
- 2 x RGB LED Headers*
- 1 x Addressable LED Header**
- 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)***
- 1 x CPU/ Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)****
- 3 x Chassis/ Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)*****
- 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
- 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
- 1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
- 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connector)
- 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector (5-pin)
- 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 ports) (Intel Z390) (Supports ESD Protection)
- 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 Headers (Support 4 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 ports) (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection)
- 1 x Front Panel Type C USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 Header (Intel Z390) (Supports ESD Protection)
- 1 x Performance Mode / Easy OC Header * Support in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip ** Supports in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip *** The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power. **** The CPU/ Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power. ***** The Chassis/ Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power. CPU_FAN2/WP, CHA_FAN1/WP, CHA_FAN2/WP & CHA_FAN3/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use. Rear Panel I/O
- 1 x Antenna Ports
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse/ Keyboard Port
- 1 x D-Sub Port
- 1 x HDMI Port
- 1 x Display Port 1.2
- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
- 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (Re Driver) (Supports ESD Protection)
- 1 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (Re Driver) (Supports ESD Protection)
- 4 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.1 Gen 1 Ports (Intel Z390) (Supports ESD Protection)
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED & SPEED LED)
- HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone Software & UEFI Software
- ASRock A-Tuning
- ASRock Polychrome RGB
- ASRock XFast LAN UEFI
- ASRock EZ Mode
- ASRock Full HD UEFI
- ASRock My Favorites in UEFI
- ASRock Instant Flash
- ASRock Internet Flash
- ASRock Easy RAID Installer * These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop. Support CD
- Drivers, Utilities, Anti Virus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser & Toolbar Accessories
- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
- 4 x SATA Data Cables
- 1 x ASRock SLI_HB_ Bridge_2S Card
- 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets Hardware Monitor
- Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU/ Water Pump, Chassis/ Water Pump Fans
- Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU/ Water Pump, Chassis/ Water Pump Fans
- Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU/ Water Pump, Chassis/ Water Pump Fans
- Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU/ Water Pump, Chassis/ Water Pump Fans
- Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCSA, VCCST, VCCIO Form Factor
- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm OS
- Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit Certifications
- FCC, CE
- Er P/ Eu P ready (Er P/ Eu P ready power supply is required)