Specification
| Unique Feature |
| 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 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) |
| ASRock Super Alloy |
| – XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink |
| – Premium Power Choke |
| – 60A SPS (Smart Power Stage) |
| – Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors) |
| – I/O Armor |
| – Shaped PCB Design |
| – Matte Black PCB |
| – High Density Glass Fabric PCB |
| – 2oz Copper PCB |
| 2.5G LAN |
| 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E |
| ASRock Auto Driver Installer |
| ASRock Steel Slot |
| ASRock Full Coverage M.2 Heatsink |
| ASRock Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4) |
| ASRock Ultra USB Power ASRock POST Status Checker (PSC) |
| 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 |
| – 13 Power Phase design |
| – Supports Intel® Hybrid Technology |
| – Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology |
| Chipset |
| – Intel® Z690 |
| Memory |
| – Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology |
| – 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots |
| – Supports DDR4 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 5000+(OC)* |
| – Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode) |
| – Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB** |
| – Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0 |
| – 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots |
| *Supports DDR4 3200 natively. |
| 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, +1.05V PROC, +1.8V PROC, +0.82V PCH, +1.05V PCH Voltage Multi-adjustment |
| Graphics |
| – Intel® Xe Graphics Architecture (Gen 12) |
| – Dual graphics output: support HDMI and DisplayPort 1.4 ports by independent display controllers |
| – Supports HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096×2160) @ 60Hz |
| – Supports DisplayPort 1.4 with DSC (compressed) max. resolution up to 8K (7680×4320) @ 60Hz / 5K (5120×3200) @ 120Hz |
| – Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible and DisplayPort 1.4 Ports |
| *Intel® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated. |
| Audio |
| – 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec) |
| – Premium Blu-ray Audio support |
| – Supports Surge Protection |
| – 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 (Dragon RTL8125BG) |
| – Supports Dragon 2.5G LAN Software |
| – Smart Auto Adjust Bandwidth Control |
| – Visual User Friendly UI |
| – Visual Network Usage Statistics |
| – Optimized Default Setting for Game, Browser, and Streaming Modes |
| – User Customized Priority Control |
| – 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 |
| Slots |
| – 3 x PCIe x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE4: single at Gen5x16 (PCIE1); dual at Gen5x16 (PCIE1) / Gen4x4 (PCIE2); triple at Gen5x16 (PCIE1) / Gen4x4 (PCIE2) / Gen3x4 (PCIE4))* |
| – 1 x PCIe Gen3x1 Slot |
| – Supports AMD CrossFire™ |
| – 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 Slot (PCIE1) |
| *Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks |
| Storage |
| – 8 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors* |
| – 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode** |
| – 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 2230/2242/2260/2280 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen3x4 (32 Gb/s) modes** |
| – 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_3, Key M), supports type 2242/2260/2280/22110 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode** |
| *If M2_2 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_7 will be disabled. |
| **Supports Intel® Optane™ Technology |
| Supports Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD) |
| Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks |
| Supports ASRock U.2 Kit |
| 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)*** |
| – 1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)**** |
| – 5 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)***** |
| – 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) |
| – 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector (5-pin) (Supports ASRock Thunderbolt™ 4 AIC Card) |
| – 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) |
| – 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) |
| *Supports in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip |
| **Support in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip |
| ***The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power. |
| ****The CPU/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power. |
| *****The Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power. |
| CPU_FAN2/WP and CHA_FAN1~5/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use. |
| Rear Panel I/O |
| – 2 x Antenna Ports |
| – 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port |
| – 1 x HDMI Port |
| – 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| – 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port |
| – 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection) |
| – 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection) |
| – 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 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) |
| *Ultra USB Power is supported on USB3_1_2 ports. |
| ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB3_1_2 ports. |
| Software and UEFI |
| Software |
| – ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) |
| – ASRock Dragon 2.5G LAN Software |
| – 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 |
| *These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop. |
| Support CD |
| – Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) |
| Accessories |
| – Quick Installation Guide, Support CD |
| – 4 x SATA Data Cables |
| – 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets |
| – 2 x Standoffs for M.2 Sockets |
| – 1 x Graphics Card Holder |
| Hardware Monitor |
| – Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans |
| – Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans |
| – Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans |
| – Voltage monitoring: CPU Vcore, PCH, DRAM, VCCIN AUX, +1.05V PROC, FIVR_SA_LOAD, +0.82V PCH, +12V, +5V, +3.3V |
| Form Factor |
| – ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm |
| – 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 |
Intel Z690 chipset
With the Intel® Z690 chipset and the 12th generation Intel® Core™ i9/ i7/ i5/ i3 processors and Intel® Pentium® processors, you will immediately be at the forefront of the battlefield, fueled by mind-blowing power and performance. From content creation to gaming, the Intel Z690 chipset provides you with the power and performance you need.
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