Specification

• Unique Feature
  ASRock Super Alloy
  – Sapphire Black PCB
  – High Density Glass Fabric PCB
  ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports)
  ASRock Live Update & APP Shop
• CPU
  – Supports 9^th, 8^th, 7^th and 6^th Gen Intel^® Core™ Processors (Socket 1151)
  – Supports CPU up to 95W
  – 4 Power Phase design
  – Supports Intel^® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
• Chipset
  – Intel^® Q270
• Memory
  – Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
  – 2 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
  – Supports DDR4 2666 / 2400 / 2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory*
  – Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode) (for 7^th and 6^th Gen Intel^® CPU only)
  – Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB**
  – Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0
  – 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

  * 9^th and 8^th Gen Intel^® CPU support DDR4 up to 2666; 7^th Gen Intel^® CPU supports DDR4 up to 2400; 6^th Gen Intel^® CPU supports DDR4 up to 2133.

  **Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows^® 32-bit OS. For Windows^® 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.

• BIOS
  – 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support
• Graphics
  – Three graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI*
  – Supports HDMI 1.4 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096×2160) @ 30Hz
  – Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920×1200 @ 60Hz
  – Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920×1200 @ 60Hz
  – Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 1.4 Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required)
  – Supports HDCP 2.2 with DVI-D and HDMI 1.4 Ports
  – Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 1.4 Port

  * Intel^® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.
  Supports up to 3 displays simultaneously
• Audio
  – 5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)
  – Supports Surge Protection
• LAN
  – Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
  – Giga PHY Intel^® I219V
  – Supports Wake-On-LAN
  – Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
  – Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
  – Supports PXE
• Slots
  – 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x16 mode)*
  – 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots

  * Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
• Storage
  – 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug*
  – 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key type 2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**

  * If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_3 will be disabled.
  ** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
• Connector
  – 1 x Print Port Header
  – 1 x COM Port Header
  – 1 x TPM Header
  – 1 x Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header
  – 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)*
  – 2 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
  – 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
  – 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)
  – 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)***

  * The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power.
  ** The Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power.
  CHA_FAN1/WP and CHA_FAN2/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.
  *** USB_7_8 is shared with USB32_3_4.
• Rear Panel I/O
  – 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
  – 1 x D-Sub Port
  – 1 x DVI-D Port
  – 1 x HDMI Port
  – 4 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
  – 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
  – 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
  – HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
• Software and UEFI
  Software
  – ASRock A-Tuning
  – ASRock XFast LAN
  UEFI
  – ASRock EZ Mode
  – ASRock Full HD UEFI
  – ASRock My Favorites in UEFI
  – ASRock Auto Driver Installer
  – ASRock Instant Flash
  – ASRock Internet Flash

  *These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.
• Accessories
  – 1 x User Manual
  – 1 x I/O Shield
  – 2 x SATA Data Cables
  – 1 x Screw for M.2 Socket
• Form Factor
  – Micro ATX Form Factor: 8.9-in x 7.4-in, 22.6 cm x 18.8 cm
  – Solid Capacitor design
• OS
  – Microsoft^® Windows^® 11 64-bit / 10 64-bit (For 9^th, 8^th and 7^th Gen Intel^® CPU)
  – Microsoft^® Windows^® 11 64-bit / 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit (For 6^th Gen Intel^® CPU)

  * To install Windows^® 7 OS, a modified installation disk with xHCI drivers packed into the ISO file is required. Please check our User Manual for more detailed instructions.
• Certifications
  – FCC, CE
  – ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)