Unique Feature

ASRock USB 4.0
- ASRock USB 4.0 Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C Port (40 Gb/s for USB 4.0 protocol; 40Gb/s for Thunderbolt™ protocol)
ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2
- ASRock Front Panel Type-C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s)
- ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s)
ASRock Super Alloy
- XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
- Premium 90A Power Choke
- 105A SPS (Smart Power Stage)
- Premium Memory Alloy Choke (Reduces 70% core loss compared to iron power choke)
- Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)
- I/O Armor
- Matte Black PCB
- High Density Glass Fabric PCB
- 8 Layer PCB
- 2oz Copper PCB
Server-Grade Low-Loss PCB
Killer 2.5G LAN
802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E
Killer DoubleShot™ Pro
ASRock Auto Driver Installer
ASRock Steel Slots
ASRock Full Coverage M.2 Heatsink
ASRock Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4)
ASRock Ultra USB Power
ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports)
ASRock Live Update & APP Shop

CPU

- Supports 12th Gen Intel^® Core™ Processors (LGA1700)
- Digi Power design
- 20 Power Phase design
- Supports Intel^® Hybrid Technology
- Supports Intel^® Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology
- Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine V

Chipset

Intel^® Z690

Memory

- Dual Channel DDR5 Memory Technology
- 4 x DDR5 DIMM Slots
- Supports DDR5 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 6400+(OC)*
- Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB
- Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 3.0
- 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

BIOS

- 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support
- ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events
- SMBIOS 2.7 Support
- CPU Core/Cache, CPU GT, DRAM, VCCIN_AUX, +1.8V PROC, +1.05V PROC, +0.82V PCH, +1.05V PCH Voltage Multi-adjustment

Graphics

- Intel^® Xe Graphics Architecture (Gen 12)
- Three graphics output options: 1 x HDMI and 2 x Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 4
- Supports Triple Monitor
- Supports Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 4 with max. resolution up to 8K (7680x4320) @ 60Hz**
- Supports HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 60Hz
- Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible Port and Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 4 Ports

Audio

- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec)
- Premium Blu-ray Audio support
- Supports Surge Protection
- WIMA Audio Capacitors (For Front Outputs)
- ESS SABRE9218 DAC for Front Panel Audio (130dB SNR)
- Pure Power-In
- Direct Drive Technology
- PCB Isolate Shielding
- Impedance Sensing on Rear Out port
- Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
- Gold Audio Jacks
- 15μ Gold Audio Connector
- Nahimic Audio

LAN

1 x 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s (Killer E3100G)
- Supports Killer LAN Software
- Supports Killer DoubleShot™ Pro
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
- Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
- Supports PXE
1 x Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s (Intel^® I219V)
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
- Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
- Supports UEFI PXE

Wireless LAN

- 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Module
- Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ax
- Supports Dual-Band 2x2 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

Slots

- 3 x PCIe x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE4: single at Gen5x16 (PCIE1); dual at Gen5x8 (PCIE1) / Gen5x8 (PCIE2); triple at Gen5x8 (PCIE1) / Gen5x8 (PCIE2) / Gen4x4 (PCIE4))*
- 1 x PCIe Gen3x1 Slot
- Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™, 3-Way CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™
- 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module and Intel^® CNVi (Integrated WiFi/BT)
- 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slots (PCIE1 and PCIE2)

Storage

- 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors
- 1 x Independent SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connector
- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
- 1 x M.2 Socket (M2_3, Key M), supports type 2230/2242/2260/2280 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen3x2 (16 Gb/s) modes*

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

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)***
- 2 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)****
- 4 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)*****
- 1 x VRM/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin)******
- 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
- 2 x 8 pin 12V Power Connectors (Hi-Density Power Connector)
- 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connector)
- 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 3 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)
- 1 x Independent USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Connector
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection)
- 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection)
- 1 x Clear CMOS Button
- 1 x Dr. Debug with LED
- 1 x Power Button with LED
- 1 x Reset Button with LED

Rear Panel I/O

- 2 x Antenna Ports
- 1 x HDMI Port
- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection)
- 2 x USB 4.0 Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C Ports (40 Gb/s for USB 4.0 protocol; 40Gb/s for Thunderbolt™ protocol) (Supports ESD Protection)*
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Ports (Supports ESD Protection)**
- 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
- 1 x BIOS Flashback Button
- HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks with LED)

Software and UEFI

Software
- ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-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 Internet Flash
- ASRock Easy RAID Installer

Support CD

Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar

Accessories

- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD
- 4 x SATA Data Cables
- 1 x Graphics Card Holder
- 1 x Wireless Dongle USB Bracket
- 1 x 3010 Cooling Fan with Bracket and Screw Package
- 1 x 4010 Cooling Fan Bracket and Screw Package
- 1 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5/6 GHz Antenna
- 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets
- 1 x Standoff for M.2 Socket

Hardware Monitor

- Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump, VRM/Water Pump, MOS Fans
- Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump, VRM/Water Pump, MOS Fans
- Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump, VRM/Water Pump, MOS Fans
- Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, +0.82V PCH, +1.05V PCH, +1.05V PROC, DRAM, VCCIN_AUX, VCCSA

Form Factor

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

OS

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

Certifications

- FCC, CE
- ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
- CEC Tier II ready