General |
Unique Feature |
ASRock Super Alloy - XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink - Premium Alloy Choke (Reduces 70% core loss compared to iron powder choke) - Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM) - NexFET MOSFET - 12K Platinum Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors) - Sapphire Black PCB ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4) ASRock HDD Saver Technology ASRock Full Spike Protection ASRock Cloud ASRock APP Shop |
CPU |
- Supports 4th Gen & 5th Generation Intel Core Processors (Socket 1150) - Digi Power design - 12 Power Phase design - Supports Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology - Supports Intel K-Series unlocked CPUs - Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking |
Chipset |
- Intel Z97 |
Memory |
- Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology - 4 x DDR3 DIMM Slots - Supports DDR3 3000+(OC)/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2400(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB* - Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2 - 15 Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
*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.
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BIOS |
- 2 x 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support (1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS) - Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology - ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V Voltage Multi-adjustment |
Audio, Video and Networking |
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 4400/4600 - Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11.1 - Max. shared memory 1792MB - Three graphics output options: DVI-I, HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 - Supports Triple Monitor - Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2304) @ 24Hz - Supports DVI-I with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports DisplayPort 1.2 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2304) @ 24Hz or 4K x 2K (3840x2160) @ 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-I, HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-I, HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports
*Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.
**Due to chipset limitation, the Blu-ray playback of Intel HD Graphics is only supported under Windows 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit / Vista / Vista 64-bit.
***Intel InTru 3D is only supported under Windows 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit.
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Audio |
- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1150 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray Audio support - Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) - Supports Purity Sound 2 - Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps - 115dB SNR DAC with differential amplifier - TI NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier (Supports up to 600 ohm headsets) - Direct Drive Technology - EMI shielding cover - PCB isolate shielding - Supports DTS Connect |
LAN |
- 1 x Intel I218V (Gigabit LAN PHY 10/100/1000 Mb/s) - 1 x Realtek RTL8111GR (PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s) - Supports Intel Remote Wake Technology (on Intel I218V) - Supports Wake-On-WAN (on Realtek RTL8111GR) - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) - Supports LAN Cable Detection (on Realtek RTL8111GR) - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports PXE |
Expansion / Connectivity |
Slots |
- 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2/PCIE4: single at x16 (PCIE2); dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4)) - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (PCIE5: x2 mode) - 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slots - 1 x mini-PCI Express Slot - Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX and CrossFireX - Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI and SLI - 15 Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)
*If M2_1 slot is occupied, PCIE2 slot will run at x8 mode, and PCIE4 slot will run at x4 mode. **mini-PCI Express slot is shared with PCIE3 slot.
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Storage |
- 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by Intel Z97, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 13 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI, Hot Plug and ASRock HDD Saver Technology - 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI, Hot Plug and ASRock HDD Saver Technology (SATA3_A4 connector is shared with the eSATA port) - 1 x SATA Express Connector (shared with SATA3_4, SATA3_5 and M.2 Socket (M2_2)) - 1 x eSATA Connector by ASMedia ASM1061, supports NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug - 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s) - 1 x M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3 (M2_2), supports M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen2 x2 (10 Gb/s)
* Support to be announced
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Connector |
- 1 x COM Port Header - 1 x TPM Header - 1 x Power LED Header - 2 x CPU Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin) - 3 x Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin) - 1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin) - 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector - 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector) - 1 x HDD Saver Connector - 1 x PCIe Power Connector - 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector - 1 x Thunderbolt AIC Connector - 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 1 x Vertical Type A USB 2.0 - 2 x USB 3.0 Headers (support 4 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 1 x Dr. Debug with LED - 1 x Power Switch with LED - 1 x Reset Switch with LED - 1 x BIOS Selection Switch |
Rear Panel I/O |
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port - 1 x DVI-I Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 1 x eSATA Connector - 2 x USB 3.0 Ports (ASMedia ASM1042AE) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Intel Z97) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 2 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 |
Other Features / Miscellaneous |
Software and UEFI |
Software - ASRock A-Tuning - ASRock Disk Health Report - ASRock USB Key - ASRock APP Charger - ASRock XFast LAN - ASRock XFast RAM - ASRock Restart to UEFI UEFI - ASRock Full HD UEFI - ASRock My Favorites in UEFI - ASRock UEFI Guide - ASRock Instant Flash - ASRock Internet Flash - ASRock Crashless BIOS - ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard) - ASRock UEFI System Browser - ASRock UEFI Tech Service - ASRock Dehumidifier - ASRock Easy RAID Installer - ASRock Easy Driver Installer |
Support CD |
- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar, Start8 (30 days trial), Kloudian Orbweb.ME Professional |
Accessories |
- 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card - Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield - 4 x SATA Data Cables - 1 x HDD Saver Cable - 2 x Screws for M.2 Sockets - 1 x Screw for mini-PCIe Slot |
Hardware Monitor |
- CPU/Chassis temperature sensing - CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer - CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature) - CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control - Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Input Voltage, CPU Internal Voltages |
Form Factor |
- ATX Form Factor - High Density Glass Fabric PCB |
OS |
- Microsoft Windows 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit |
Certifications |
- FCC, CE, WHQL - ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) |