• ASRock Super Alloy
• Supports 7th and 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3/Penti­um®/Celeron®Pro­cessors (Socket 1151)
• Supports DDR4 3866+(OC)
• 3 PCIe 3.0×16, 3 PCIe 3.0 x1, 1 M.2 Socket (Key E)
• NVIDIA® Quad SLI™, AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™
• Graphics Output Options: HDMI, DVI-D, D-Sub
• Supports Triple Monitor
• 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec), Supports Purity Sound™ 4 & DTS Connect
• 8 SATA3, 2 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
• 2 USB 3.1 10Gb/s (1 Type-A + 1 Type-C), 8 USB 3.0 (4 Front, 4 Rear)
• ASRock AURA RGB LED

Purity Sound 4
It's time to enjoy the most purified audio performance with ultra high definition. Purity Sound4 is a combination of several hardware, software audio solutions. 7.1 CH HD audio with the latest Realtek ALC1220 audio codec, individual PCB layers for R/L audio channel, 120dB SNR DAC and other technologies to deliver the crispest sound effects.

AURA RGB LED
Build your own colorful lighting system! AURA RGB LED and header allows users to connect LED strip and create their unique PC style easily. The ASRock AURA RGB LED utility can be downloaded directly or from an all-in-one utility ASRock Live Update & APP Shop!

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.

2 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.

Dual USB 3.1 (Type-A + Type-C)
This motherboard has a pair of onboard Type-A and Type-C USB 3.1 ports built on the rear i/o for supporting next generation USB 3.1 devices and to deliver up to 10 Gbps data transfer rates.

User friendly UEFI & EZ Mode
ASRock UEFI is the smoothest, slickest mouse-controlled BIOS has been improved to make it even more friendly. Advanced mode provides a more comprehensive environment that is designed for overclockers and power users who want maximum control over their PC's hardware. EZ mode is a dashboard which contains multiple readings of the system's current status. You can check the most crucial information of your system, such as CPU speed, DRAM frequency, SATA information, fan speed, etc.

M.2 (KEY E) For WiFi
Besides the onboard LAN port, users may also choose 802.11ac wireless connections by M.2 (Key E) slot.

Specifications

• CPU
  • Supports 7th and 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3/Penti­um®/Celeron® Processors (Socket 1151)
  • Digi Power design
  • 10 Power Phase design
  • Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
  • Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs
  • Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking
• Chipset
  • Intel® Z270
• Memory
  • Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
  • 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
  • Supports DDR4 3866+(OC­)*/3733(OC)/3600(OC)/320­0(OC)/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/­2400**/2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
  • Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
  • Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB***
  • Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0
  • 15µ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
• BIOS
  • 2×128Mb 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
  • 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*
  • Three graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI
  • Supports Triple Monitor
  • Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096×2160) @ 24Hz / (3840×2160) @ 30Hz
  • Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920×1200 @ 60Hz
  • Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920×1200 @ 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 DVI-D and HDMI Ports
  • Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D and HDMI Ports
• 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
  • 15µ Gold Audio Connector
  • Supports DTS Connect
• LAN
  • Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
  • Giga PHY Intel® I219V
  • Supports Wake-On-LAN
  • Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
  • Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
  • Supports PXE
• Slots
  • 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2/PCIE4/PCIE6: single at x16 (PCIE2); dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4); triple at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4) / x4 (PCIE6))*
  • 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots (Flexible PCIe)
  • Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™, 3-Way CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™
  • Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLI™ and SLI™
  • 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT module
  • 15µ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)
• 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*
  • 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug*
  • 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports 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)**
  • 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports type 2230/2242/226­0/2280/22110 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
  • 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)*
  • 1 x CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin)**
  • 2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
  • 1 x Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin)***
  • 1×24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
  • 1×8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
  • 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15µ Gold Audio Connector)
  • 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector (5-pin)
  • 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector (10-pin)****
  • 3 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 6 USB 2.0 ports) (Intel® Z270) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
  • 1 x USB 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Intel® Z270) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
  • 1 x USB 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
• Rear Panel I/O
  • 2 x Antenna Ports
  • 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
  • 1 x D-Sub Port
  • 1 x DVI-D Port
  • 1 x HDMI Port
  • 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM2142) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM2142) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
  • 4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Intel® Z270) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
  • 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
  • HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
• Software and UEFI Software
  • ASRock A-Tuning
  • ASRock AURA RGB LED
  • ASRock APP Charger
  • ASRock XFast LAN*
  • 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 SLI_HB_Bridge_2S Card
  • 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets
• Hardware Monitor
  • Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
  • Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
  • Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
  • Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, 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