ASRock Z790 PG-ITX/TB4 Motherboard

Product Brief:

• Supports 14th, 13th & 12th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors
• 10+1+1 Phase Power Design, SPS for VCore
• 2 x DDR5 DIMMs (Dual Channel, up to 7000+ MHz OC)
• 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 Slot
• Graphics Output Options: 2 USB4 Type-C, 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort
• 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC4082 Audio Codec), Nahimic Audio
• 1 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4 & SATA3), 2 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4), 3 SATA3
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C (Front), 6 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Rear), 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 (Front), 2 x USB 2.0 (Front)
• Killer 2.5G LAN
• Killer 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.3

Unique Features

Superb Productivity

• PCIe Gen5 (Graphics)
• Dual Channel DDR5
• USB4 Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C Ports (40 Gb/s)

Rock-Solid Durability

• 10+1+1 Power Phase, 105A SPS for VCore 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 DoubleShot™ Pro

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
• 2 x DDR5 DIMM Slots
• Supports DDR5 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 7000+(OC)
• Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB
• Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 3.0
• *1DPC 1R Up to 7000+ MHz (OC), 5600 MHz Natively.
• *1DPC 2R Up to 5800+ MHz (OC), 5200 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
• 2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4, supports HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 8K 60Hz
• *Supports two 4K displays or one 8K display
• *Thunderbolt™ graphics output may not be compatible with certain Type-C monitors. Please use graphics card outputs instead.

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 E3100X
• Supports Killer LAN Software
• Supports Killer DoubleShot™ Pro

Wireless LAN

• 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*
• Supports Bluetooth + High speed class II
• Supports MU-MIMO
• *Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz band) will be supported by Microsoft Windows® 11.
• *A 6GHz compatible router is required for 6E functionality.

Slots

CPU:

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

Chipset:

• 1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module
• 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1)

*Supports PCIe riser cards to extend one x16 slot to two x8 slots

*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*

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*
• 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_3, Key M), supports type 2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
• 3 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors

*Supports Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)

*Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

RAID

• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5 for SATA storage devices
• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5 for M.2 NVMe storage devices

USB

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

Connector

• 1 x RGB LED Header*
• 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)****
• 1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin)*****
• 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
• 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
• 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connector)
• 1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 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)
• 1 x Clear CMOS Button

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

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

Rear Panel I/O

• 2 x Antenna Ports
• 1 x HDMI Port
• 1 x DisplayPort 1.4
• 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
• 2 x USB4 Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C Ports (40 Gb/s for USB4 protocol; 40Gb/s for Thunderbolt™ protocol)*
• 6 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s)
• 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port
• 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

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
• 1 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5/6 GHz Antenna
• 2 x Thermal Pads for M.2 SSD
• 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets

Form Factor

• Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm
• 10 Layer PCB

OS Compatibility

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)