Specification

• Unique Feature
  Superb Productivity
  – PCIe Gen5 (Graphic)
  – 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 6EModule
  – Killer DoubleShot™ Pro
  EZ Update
  – ASRock Auto Driver Installer
  EZ Troubleshooter
  – ASRock Post Status Checker
• CPU
  – Supports 13^th Gen & 12^th 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: 96GB
  – 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**

  *Intel^® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.

  **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
  – 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 2×2 160MHz with extended 6GHz band support*
  – 2 antennas to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity technology
  – Supports Bluetooth + High speed class II
  – Supports MU-MIMO
  – Supports Killer LAN Software
  – Supports Killer DoubleShot™ Pro

  *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.
• 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 and Intel^® CNVio/CNVio2 (Integrated WiFi/BT)
  – 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).

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

  *****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

  – 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)