ASRock Z790M PG Lightning/D4 Motherboard

Product Brief

• Supports 14th, 13th & 12th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors
• 10+1+1 Phase Power Design, Dr.MOS for VCore+GT
• 4 x DDR4 DIMMs
• Supports Dual Channel, up to 5333+ (OC)
• 1 PCIe 4.0 x16, 1 PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 PCIe 3.0 x1, 1 M.2 Key-E for WiFi
• Graphics Output Options: 1 HDMI
• 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC897 Audio Codec), Nahimic Audio
• 1 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4), 1 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4 & SATA3), 4 SATA3
• 1 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C (Rear), 1 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Rear)
• 1 USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C (Front), 6 USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A (4 Rear, 2 Front)
• 6 USB 2.0 (2 Rear, 4 Front)
• Intel® 1G LAN

Unique Features

Rock-Solid Durability

• 10+1+1 Power Phase, 50A Dr.MOS for VCore+GT
• Pre-Installed I/O Shield

EZ Update

• ASRock Auto Driver Installer

EZ Troubleshooter

• ASRock Post Status Checker

CPU Support

• 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)

Chipset

Intel® Z790

Memory

• Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
• 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
• Supports DDR4 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 5333+(OC)*
• Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
• Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB*
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0

*1DPC 1R Up to 5333+ MHz (OC), 3200 MHz Natively.

1DPC 2R Up to 4400+ MHz (OC), 3200 MHz Natively.

2DPC 1R Up to 4266+ MHz (OC), 3200 MHz Natively.

2DPC 2R Up to 4000+ MHz (OC), 3200 MHz Natively.

BIOS

128Mb 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

*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 (Realtek ALC897 Audio Codec)
• Nahimic Audio

LAN

Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s with Intel® I219V

Slots

CPU:

• 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1), supports x16 mode*

Chipset:

• 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3), supports x4 mode*
• 1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 Slot (PCIE2)*
• 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module

*Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks and AMD CrossFire™

Storage

CPU:

• 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 2242/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*

Chipset:

• 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 2280 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) modes*
• 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors

*Supports Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD) and NVMe SSD as boot disks

RAID Support

• 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

*Requires additional M.2 NVMe expansion cards to support RAID 10

USB Ports

• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Rear)
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C (Rear)
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C (Front)
• 6 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A (4 Rear, 2 Front)
• 6 x USB 2.0 (2 Rear, 4 Front)

*All USB ports support ESD Protection

Connectors

• 1 x SPI TPM Header
• 1 x Chassis Intrusion 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)****
• 4 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)*****
• 1 x 24 pin ATX 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
• 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)
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports)
• 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen1 Header

*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_FAN1~4/WP support the fan power up to 2A (24W).

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

Rear Panel I/O

• 2 x Antenna Mounting Points
• 1 x HDMI Port
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s)
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s)
• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports
• 2 x USB 2.0 Ports
• 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port
• HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Software and UEFI

Software

• ASRock Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming Tuning)
• 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
• 2 x SATA Data Cables
• 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets

Form Factor

Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm

Operating System

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

*Windows® 10 only supports version 21H2 or later

Certifications

• FCC
• CE
• ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)