Unique Feature
ASRock Super Alloy:
- XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
- Premium 60A Power Choke
- Premium Memory Alloy Choke (Reduces 70% core loss compared to iron powder choke)
- Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM)
- Combo Caps (Nichicon 12K Black Caps)
- Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)
- I/O Armor
- Matte Black PCB
- High Density Glass Fabric PCB
AQUANTIA 5G LAN
Intel 802.11ac WiFi
ASRock Steel Slots
ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 SATA3)
ASRock Ultra USB Power
ASRock Full Spike Protection
ASRock Live Update and APP Shop

CPU
Supports 7th and 6th Generation Intel Core i7/i5/i3/Pentium/Celeron Processors (Socket 1151)
Digi Power design
14 Power Phase design
Supports Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
Supports Intel K-Series unlocked CPUs
Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking
Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine II

Chipset
Intel Z270

Memory
Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
Supports DDR4 3733+(OC)/3600(OC)/3200(OC)/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2400/2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
(7th Gen Intel CPU supports DDR4 up to 2400, 6th Gen Intel CPU supports DDR4 up to 2133.)
Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB
(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.)
Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0
15m Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

BIOS
2 x 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support (1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS)
Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology
ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events
SMBIOS 2.7 Support
CPU, GT_CPU, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCST, VCCSA, VCCPLL Voltage Multi-adjustment

Graphics
Supports Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel Quick Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full HW Encode1, Intel InTru 3D, Intel Clear Video HD Technology, Intel Insider, Intel HD Graphics
(Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.)
Gen9 LP, DX11.3, DX12
HWAEncode/Decode: VP8, HEVC 8b, VP9, HEVC 10b (For 7th Gen Intel CPU)
HWA Encode/Decode: VP8, HEVC 8b GPU/SWEncode/Decode: VP9, HEVC 10b (For 6th Gen Intel CPU)
Max. shared memory 1024MB
(The size of maximum shared memory may vary from different operating systems.)
Four graphics output options: HDMI, DisplayPort 1.2 and 2 x Intel Thunderbolt 3
Supports Triple Monitor (Supports up to 3 displays simultaneously)
Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) 24Hz / (3840x2160) 30Hz
Supports DisplayPort 1.2 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2304) 60Hz
Supports Intel Thunderbolt 3 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2304) 60Hz
Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required)
Supports HDCP with HDMI, DisplayPort 1.2 and Intel Thunderbolt 3
Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with HDMI, DisplayPort 1.2 and Intel Thunderbolt 3

Audio
7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec)
Premium Blu-ray Audio support
Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
Supports Purity Sound 4
Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps
120dB SNR DAC with Differential Amplifier
TI NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier for Front Panel Audio Connector (Supports up to 600 Ohm headsets)
Pure Power-In
Direct Drive Technology
PCB isolate shielding
Impedance Sensing on Front Out port
Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
AURA RGB LED
Gold Audio Jacks
15m Gold Audio Connector
Supports DTS Connect

LAN
1 x 5 Gigabit LAN 100/1000/2500/5000 Mb/s (AQUANTIA AQC108):
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
- Supports PXE 2 x Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s (1 x Intel I219V, 1 x Intel I211AT):
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
- Supports Dual LAN with Teaming (Not supported under Windows 10)
- Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
- Supports PXE

Wireless LAN
Intel 802.11ac WiFi Module (Free Bundle)
Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz)
Supports high speed wireless connections up to 433Mbps
Supports Bluetooth 4.0 / 3.0 + High speed class II

Slots
4 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE4/PCIE5: single at x16 (PCIE1)
- dual at x16 (PCIE1) / x16 (PCIE4)
- triple at x8 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE2) / x16 (PCIE4)
- quad at x8 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4) / x8 (PCIE5))
- (Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks)
1 x embedded PLX PEX 8747(Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks)
1 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slot (Flexible PCIe)
Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX, 4-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way CrossFireX and CrossFireX
Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI, 4-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI and SLI
1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled WiFi-802.11ac module (on the rear I/O)
15m Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slots (PCIE1 and PCIE4)

Storage
6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 15 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
(If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_0 will be disabled. M2_2, SATA3_4 and SATA3_5 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled. If M2_3 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_3 will be disabled.)
4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
2 x SATA Express 10 Gb/s Connectors (Support to be announced)
3 x Ultra M.2 Sockets, support type 2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s) (Supports Intel Optane Technology. Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks. Supports ASRock U.2 Kit)

Connector
1 x COM Port Header
1 x TPM Header
1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
1 x AURA RGB LED Header (Supports up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip.)
1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)( The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power.)
1 x CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin)
( The CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power.)
3 x Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin)
( The Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power.)
1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
1 x 6 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15 Gold Audio Connector)
( Connect the audio device to either one of the audio connectors.)
1 x Right Angle Front Panel Audio Connector
( Connect the audio device to either one of the audio connectors.)
- 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Intel Z270) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
2 x USB 3.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.0 ports) (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
1 x Vertical Type A USB 3.0 (Intel Z270)
1 x Dr. Debug with LED
1 x Power Switch with LED
1 x Reset Switch with LED
1 x XMP Switch

Rear Panel I/O
2 x Antenna Ports
1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
1 x HDMI Port
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
2 x Intel Thunderbolt 3 (Compatible with USB 3.1 and USB-C Display)
(Supports USB PD 2.0 up to 12V3A (36W) charging. Hot Plug is supported on Win 10 only)
1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
3 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
1 x Clear CMOS Switch
HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)

Software and UEFI
Software:
- ASRock F-Stream
- ASRock AURA RGB LED
- ASRock Key Master
- ASRock APP Charger
- ASRock XFast LAN
(These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update and APP Shop.)
UEFI:
- ASRock EZ Mode
- ASRock Full HD UEFI
- ASRock My Favorites in UEFI
- ASRock Instant Flash
- ASRock Internet Flash
- ASRock Crashless BIOS
- ASRock UEFI System Browser
- ASRock UEFI Tech Service
- ASRock Easy RAID Installer

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

Accessories
Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
4 x SATA Data Cables
1 x ASRock Flexible SLI Bridge Connector Cable
1 x ASRock 3-Way SLI Bridge Card
1 x ASRock 4-Way SLI-S111 Bridge Card
1 x ASRock SLI_HB_Bridge_3S Card
2 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antennas
3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets

Hardware Monitor
Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCSA, VCCST

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

OS
Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit (For 7th Gen Intel CPU)
Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit (For 6th 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, WHQL
ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)