Performance
| Motherboard form factor |
Micro ATX |
| Motherboard chipset family |
Intel |
| Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) |
Y |
| PC health monitoring |
CPU, FAN |
| Component for |
PC |
Memory
| Supported memory clock speeds |
2133, 2400 MHz |
| Non-ECC |
Y |
| Supported memory types |
DDR4-SDRAM |
| Memory channels |
Dual |
| Memory slots type |
DIMM |
| Number of memory slots |
4 |
| Maximum internal memory |
64 GB |
BIOS
| BIOS memory size |
128 MB |
| BIOS type |
UEFI AMI |
| ACPI version |
6.0 |
Processor
| Maximum number of SMP processors |
1 |
| Intel Core i3/i5/i7 series |
i3-6xxx, i5-6xxx, i7-6xxx |
Internal I/O
| USB 2.0 connectors |
2 |
| ATX Power connector (24-pin) |
Y |
| TPM connector |
Y |
| USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors |
2 |
| Number of SATA III connectors |
6 |
| EPS power connector (8-pin) |
Y |
| CPU fan connector |
Y |
| Number of COM connectors |
1 |
| Chassis intrusion connector |
Y |
| Number of chassis fan connectors |
1 |
| Front panel audio connector |
Y |
| Number of M.2 (M) slots |
2 |
Graphics
| Maximum graphics adapter memory |
1024 MB |
| HDCP |
Y |
| Number of displays supported |
3 |
Packaging content
| Trial software |
AntiVirus |
| Drivers included |
Y |
| Quick installation guide |
Y |
Back panel I/O ports
| DVI-D ports quantity |
1 |
| USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity |
1 |
| PS/2 ports quantity |
2 |
| Headphone outputs |
1 |
| Microphone in |
Y |
| USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity |
3 |
| HDMI ports quantity |
1 |
| VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity |
1 |
Technical details
| Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise |
Y |
Expansion slots
| PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots |
2 |
| PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots |
2 |
Processor special features
| Intel® Smart Response Technology |
Y |
| Intel® Turbo Boost Technology |
2.0 |
Additionally
| Chipset |
Intel H270 |
| Intel Optane technology ready |
Y |
| Ethernet LAN connection |
Y |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports quantity |
1 |
Intel Core i7/i5/i3/Pentium, Celeron, Socket 1151, Intel H270, 4 x DDR4, ACPI 6.0, 6 x SATA III,
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ASRock LED Lighting
Build your own lighting system! Onboard LED and AURA RGB LED header allows users to connect LED strip and create their unique PC style easily.
PCI-E STEEL SLOT :
Tailor-made for multiple VGA cards
Adopts PCI-E Steel Slot, which is built with more solder points on the PCB for better performance and preventing any signal interference with graphics cards. Allows your graphics cards with enhanced signals and to be well-installed in the PCI-Express slot.
Intel® LAN
Intel® LAN provides the best throughput performance, lower CPU utilization, enhanced stability and is able to deliver ultimate network experience to users!
Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready
Supports Intel® Optane™ memory technology and Intel® Optane™ storage technology that redenes a new standard of high performance and responsiveness.
ASRock Intel® 4-Layer Memory POOL Technology
POOL (Planes On Outer Layers) technology allows 4-layer boards to utilize stripline routing instead of micro-strip routing, making motherboard having better electrical properties and performance.
Dual Ultra M.2 For SSD
Two of the world’s fastest PCIe Gen3 x4 Ultra M.2 slots that deliver up to 32Gb/s transfer speed, it also supports SATA3 6Gb/s M.2 modules.
USB Type-C
A latest reversible USB Type-C design that fits the connector either way.
Digi Power
Unlike traditional motherboards that use analog power, this motherboard uses a next generation digital PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation) design, which provides CPU Vcore voltage more efficiently and smoothly, so that the stability and lifespan of the motherboard is greatly enhanced.
ELNA Audio Caps
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Triple Monitor
Graphics, graphics and even more graphics! You've demanded for more eye candy, so this motherboard supports Triple Monitor. You may choose up to three display interfaces from the rear i/o to connect monitors and use them simultaneously without installing another graphics card.
3 Graphics Outputs
Complete with all three types of most used connectors! Packed with a D-Sub + DVI-D + HDMI combo. Plus the HDMI port supports 4K resolution.
A-Tuning
A-Tuning is ASRock's multi purpose software suite with a new interface, more new features and improved utilities.
