Unique Feature

Superb Productivity

• PCIe Gen5 (Graphics, M.2)
• Dual Channel DDR5

Rock-Solid Durability

• 14+1+1 Power Phase, 50A Dr.MOS for VCore+GT
• Flexible Integrated I/O Shield

Ultrafast Connectivity

• Killer 2.5G LAN
• ASRock Lightning Gaming Ports

EZ Update

• ASRock Auto Driver Installer

EZ Troubleshooter

• ASRock Post Status Checker

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)

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)*
• Max. capacity of system memory: 256GB
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 3.0

*1DPC 1R Up to 7200+ MHz (OC), 4800 MHz Natively.

1DPC 2R Up to 6000+ MHz (OC), 4400 MHz Natively.

2DPC 1R Up to 5600+ MHz (OC), 4000 MHz Natively.

2DPC 2R Up to 4800+ MHz (OC), 3600 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
• 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 (Realtek ALC897 Audio Codec)
• Nahimic Audio

LAN

• 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s
• Killer E3100G
• Supports Killer LAN Software

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 M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module and Intel® CNVio/CNVio2 (Integrated WiFi/BT)
• Supports AMD CrossFire™

*If M2_5 is occupied, PCIE1 will downgrade to x8 mode.

Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

Storage

CPU:

• 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
• 1 x Blazing M.2 Socket (M2_5, Key M), supports type 2280 PCIe Gen5x4 (128 Gb/s) mode*

Chipset:

• 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
• 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*
• 8 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors

*Supports Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)

Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

If M2_5 is occupied, PCIE1 will downgrade to x8 mode.

M2_1 and M2_5 cannot be populated simultaneously.

RAID

• 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

USB

• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C (Front)
• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Rear)
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C (Rear)
• 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

Connector

• 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)****
• 1 x Chassis 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
• 2 x 8 pin 12V Power Connectors (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 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s)

*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_FAN5 supports the fan power up to 1A (12W).

******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 DisplayPort 1.4
• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s)
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C Port
• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Ports (USB32_56 are Lightning Gaming 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)
• 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
• 2 x SATA Data Cables
• 5 x Screws for M.2 Sockets

Form Factor

• ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
• 2oz Copper PCB

OS

• 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)