Unique Feature

Superb Productivity

- PCIe Gen5 (Graphics, M.2)

- Dual Channel DDR5

Rock-Solid Durability

- Server-Grade Low-Loss PCB

- 20+1+1 Power Phase, 90A SPS for VCore+GT with Enlarged Heatsink Armor

- Flexible Integrated I/O Shield

- 20K Long-lasting Black Caps (high quality and conductive polymer capacitors)

Ultrafast Connectivity

- Killer 2.5G LAN, 802.11be Wi-Fi 7 Module

- ASRock Lightning Gaming Ports

EZ Update

- ASRock Auto Driver Installer

CPU

- Supports 14th, 13th & 12th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors (LGA1700)

- Supports Intel® Hybrid Technology

- Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology

- Supports Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost (TVB)

- Supports Intel® Adaptive Boost Technology (ABT)

- Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine

Chipset

- Intel® Z790

Memory

- Dual Channel DDR5 Memory Technology

- 4 x DDR5 DIMM Slots

- Supports DDR5 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 8000+(OC)*

- Max. capacity of system memory: 256GB

- Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 3.0*

* 1DPC 1R Up to 8000+ MHz (OC), 4800 MHz Natively.

1DPC 2R Up to 6800+ MHz (OC), 4400 MHz Natively.

2DPC 1R Up to 6000+ MHz (OC), 4000 MHz Natively.

2DPC 2R Up to 5600+ MHz (OC), 3600 MHz Natively.

BIOS

- 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

Graphics

- Intel® Xe Graphics Architecture (Gen 12)

- 1 x HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible, supports HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 4K 60Hz

- 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 with DSC (compressed), supports HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 8K 60Hz / 5K 120Hz

* Intel® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.

Audio

- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC4082 Audio Codec)

- Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel

- Impedance Sensing on Rear Out port

- Nahimic Audio

LAN

- 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s

- Killer E3100G

- Supports Killer LAN Software

Wireless LAN

- 802.11be 2x2 Wi-Fi 7 Module

- Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be

- Supports 2.4GHz/5GHz/6GHz* frequency band

- Supports 320MHz channel bandwidth with 6GHz frequency band*

- 1 antenna to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity technology

- Supports Bluetooth 5.4

- Supports MU-MIMO

* Wi-Fi 7 (6GHz band) will be supported by Microsoft Windows® 11. The availability will depend on the different regulation status of each country and region. It will be activated (for supported countries) through Windows® Update and software updates once available.

Slots

CPU:

- 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1), supports x16 mode*

Chipset:

- 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2), supports x4 mode*

- 1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 Slot (PCIE3)*

- 1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module and Intel® CNVio/CNVio2 (Integrated WiFi/BT)

- Supports AMD CrossFire™

- 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1)

* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

If M2_1 is occupied, PCIE1 will downgrade to x8 mode.

Storage

CPU:

- 1 x Blazing M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen5x4 (128 Gb/s) mode*

- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*

Chipset:

- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_3, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*

- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_4, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*

- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_5, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) modes*

- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_6, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*

- 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors

* Supports Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)

Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

If M2_1 is occupied, PCIE1 will downgrade to x8 mode.

RAID

- Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices

- Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for M.2 NVMe storage devices

USB

- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C (1 Rear, 1 Front)

- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Rear)

- 7 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A (3 Rear, 4 Front)

- 6 x USB 2.0 (2 Rear, 4 Front)

* All USB ports support ESD Protection

Connector

- 3 x Thermistor Cable Headers

- 1 x SPI TPM Header

- 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header

- 1 x RGB LED Header*

- 3 x Addressable LED Headers**

- 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)***

- 1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)****

- 5 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)*****

- 1 x VRM Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)******

- 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)

- 2 x 8 pin 12V Power Connectors (Hi-Density Power Connector)

- 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connector)

- 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector (5-pin) (Supports ASRock Thunderbolt™ 4 AIC Card)

- 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports)

- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports)

- 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s)

- 1 x Dr. Debug with LED

- 1 x Power Button with LED

- 1 x Reset Button with LED

* Supports in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip

** Support in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip

*** CPU_FAN1 supports the fan power up to 1A (12W).

**** CPU_FAN2/WP supports the fan power up to 2A (24W).

***** CHA_FAN1~5/WP support the fan power up to 2A (24W).

CPU_FAN2/WP and CHA_FAN1~5/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.

****** VRM_FAN supports the VRM fan power up to 2A (24W).

Rear Panel I/O

- 2 x Antenna Ports

- 1 x HDMI Port

- 1 x DisplayPort 1.4

- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C Port (20 Gb/s)

- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s) *

- 3 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports *

- 2 x USB 2.0 Ports

- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port

- 1 x Clear CMOS Button

- 1 x Line Out Jack (Gold Audio Jack)

- 1 x Microphone Input Jack (Gold Audio Jack)

* USB32_12 support Ultra USB Power. USB32_34 are Lightning Gaming Ports.

Device exceeds USB 3.2 Type-A power rating of 5V@0.9A (4.5W) may trigger over-current protection (OCP), will require system reboot to restore USB power.

Software and UEFI

Software

- ASRock Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming Tuning)

- Killer Control Center

- ASRock Polychrome SYNC*

UEFI

- ASRock EZ Mode

- ASRock Full HD UEFI

- ASRock My Favorites in UEFI

- ASRock Auto Driver Installer

- ASRock Instant Flash

- ASRock Easy RAID Installer

*These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.

Accessories

- 1 x User Manual

- 4 x SATA Data Cables

- 1 x Graphics Card Holder

- 1 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5/6 GHz Antenna

- 1 x ARGB Splitter Cable

- 3 x Thermistor Cables

- 5 x Screws for M.2 Sockets

- 5 x Standoffs for M.2 Sockets

Form Factor

- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm

- 8 Layer PCB

- 2oz Copper PCB

OS

- Microsoft Windows® 10 64-bit / 11 64-bit

Certifications

- FCC, CE

- ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)