CPU

- Supports 13th Gen & 12th Gen Intel® CoreTM 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 7200+(OC)*
1DPC 1R Up to 7200+ MHz (OC), 4800 MHz Natively.
1DPC 2R Up to 6000+ MHz (OC), 4400 MHz Natively.
2DPC 1R Up to 6000+ MHz (OC), 4000 MHz Natively.
2DPC 2R Up to 4800+ MHz (OC), 3600 MHz Natively.
- Max. capacity of system memory: 192GB
- Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 3.0
* Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock's website for more information.
(http://www.asrock.com/)

Expansion Slot

CPU:
- 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1 and PCIE2), support x16 or x8/x8 modes*
Chipset:
- 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3), supports x4 mode*
- 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module and Intel®
CNVio/CNVio2 (Integrated WiFi/BT)
* If M2_1 is occupied, PCIE1 will downgrade to x8 mode.
* If PCIE2 is occupied, M2_1 will be disabled.
* If PCIE3 is occupied, SATA3_0~4 will be disabled.
* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
- Supports AMD CrossFireTM
- 15µ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slots (PCIE1 and PCIE2

Graphics

* Intel® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only
with processors which are GPU integrated.
- Intel® Xe
Graphics Architecture (Gen 12)
- 1 x HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible, supports HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to
4K 60Hz
- 2 x Intel® ThunderboltTM 4, supports HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 8K 60Hz*
* Supports two 4K displays or one 8K display
* Only the CPU's embedded graphics can be displayed through Thunderbolt ports.
If you want to display to a Thunderbolt monitor, please use CPU models with
embedded graphics.
* Thunderbolt graphics output may not be compatible with certain Type-C monitors.
Please use graphics card outputs instead.

Audio

- 5.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC4082 Audio Codec)
- WIMA Audio Capacitors (For Front Outputs)
- ESS SABRE9218 DAC for Front Panel Audio (130dB SNR)
- Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
- Impedance Sensing on Rear Out port
- Nahimic Audio

LAN + Wireless LAN

1 x 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s (Killer® E3100G)
- Supports Killer LAN Software
- Supports Killer DoubleShotTM Pro
1 x Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s (Intel® I219V
- 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Module
- Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
- Supports Dual-Band 2x2 160MHz with extended 6GHz band* support
* Wi-Fi 6E (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.
* A 6GHz compatible router is required for 6E functionality.
- 2 antennas to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity technology
- Supports Bluetooth 5.3 + High speed class II
- Supports MU-MIMO
- Supports Killer LAN Software
- Supports Killer DoubleShot™ Pro

USB

- 2 x USB4 ThunderboltTM 4 Type-C (Rear)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C (Front)
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Rear)
- 10 x USB 3.2 Gen1 (6 Rear, 4 Front)
- 6 x USB 2.0 (2 Rear, 4 Front)
* All USB ports support ESD Protection

Rear Panel I/O

- 2 x Antenna Ports
- 1 x HDMI Port
- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
- 2 x USB4 ThunderboltTM 4 Type-C Ports (40 Gb/s for USB4 protocol; 40Gb/s for Thunderbolt
protocol)*
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s)
- 6 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB32_12 are Lightning Gaming Ports. USB32_34 support Ultra
USB Power.)
- 2 x USB 2.0 Ports
- 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports
- 1 x Line Out Jack (Gold Audio Jack)
- 1 x Microphone Input Jack (Gold Audio Jack)
* Supports USB PD 3.0 up to 9V@3A (27W) / 5V@3A (15W) charging

Storage

CPU:
- 1 x Blazing M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 2280 PCIe Gen5x4 (128 Gb/s) mode*
- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 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 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
- 8 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.
* If PCIE2 is occupied, M2_1 will be disabled.
* M2_1 and M2_2 cannot be populated simultaneously.
** If PCIE3 is occupied, SATA3_0~4 will be disabled.
- Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
- Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5 for M.2 NVMe storage devices

Internal I/O

- 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)****
- 6 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (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 12V 6 pin Power Connector for Fast Charging (Hi-Density Power Connector)
- 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
- 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 Clear CMOS Button
- 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_3A supports the fan power up to 3A (36W).
***** CHA_FAN1~6/WP support the fan power up to 2A (24W).
***** CPU_FAN2/WP_3A and CHA_FAN1~6/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.
****** Supports USB PD 3.0 up to 20V@3A (60W) fast charging when you install PSU's
power cable to the 12V 6 pin Power Connector.
If the 12V 6 pin Power Connector is not plugged, this header supports USB PD 3.0 up to
9V@3A (27W) fast charging.

BIOS Feature

- 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

Software and UEFI

Software
- ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning)
- Killer Control Center
- ASRock Polychrome SYNC
* These utilities can be downloaded from
ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.
UEFI
- ASRock EZ Mode
- ASRock Full HD UEFI
- ASRock My Favorites in UEFI
- ASRock Auto Driver Installer
- ASRock Instant Flash
- ASRock Easy RAID Installer

OS

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

Certifications

FCC, CE
- ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
- CEC Tier II ready

Accessories

- 1 x User Manual
- 4 x SATA Data Cables
- 1 x Wireless Dongle USB Bracket
- 1 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5/6 GHz Antenna
- 4 x Screws for M.2 Sockets

Unique Feature

Superb Productivity
- PCIe Gen5 (Graphics, M.2)
- Dual Channel DDR5
- USB4 ThunderboltTM 4 Type-C Ports (40 Gb/s)
Rock-Solid Durability
- 24+1+2 Power Phase, 105A SPS for VCore+GT with Enlarged Heatsink Armor
- Flexible Integrated I/O Shield
- Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)
Ultrafast Connectivity
- Killer 2.5G LAN, Killer 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Module
- Killer DoubleShotTM Pro
- Front Panel Type-C 60W Fast Charging (20V/3A)
- ASRock Lightning Gaming Ports
EZ Update
- ASRock Auto Driver Installer

Form Factor

- EATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 10.5-in, 30.5 cm x 26.7 cm
- 8 Layer PCB