Description

Supports 9th and 8th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors (Socket 1151)
Supports DDR4 2666
1 PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 PCIe 2.0 x1
Graphics Output Options: DVI-D, D-Sub, HDMI
7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC887 Audio Codec), ELNA Audio Caps
4 SATA3
4 USB 3.1 Gen1 (2 Front, 2 Rear)
Supports Full Spike Protection, ASRock Live Update & APP Shop

HEVC 10-bit Decoding/Encoding
Supports HEVC 10-bit Decoding/Encoding to provide substantially improved video quality and higher bit depth video experience.

Sapphire Black PCB
Pure black PCB appearance. The new Sapphire Black PCB represents rock-solid quality and gives the motherboard a more mysterious touch.

High Density Glass Fabric PCB
High Density Glass Fabric PCB design that reduces the gaps between the PCB layers to protect the motherboard against electrical shorts caused by humidity.

4K x 2K
Composed by a minimum of 3840 x 2160 pixels, which is twice the horizontal and vertical resolution of the 1080p format.

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.

Water Pump Header
This is not only a standard CPU fan header, but also supports water pumps! This header provides a maximum of 1.5A power for supporting the most popular water pumps. User also can adjust the voltage of water pump to get higher cooling performance with lower noise.

ELNA Audio Caps
Who says high quality audio is only available on high-end motherboards? ASRock applied ELNA audio capacitors on mainstream and entry-level motherboards! Compared with traditional solid caps, the leakage current of ELNA audio caps is merely 3uA. This is the key to reduce noise level significantly and satisfy even the pickiest audiophiles.

Solid Capacitor Design
ASRock applied solid capacitors on this motherboard. With these solid caps, this motherboard is allowed to perform more stably and ensure longer lifetime.

A-Tuning
A-Tuning is ASRock’s multi purpose software suite with a new interface, more new features and improved utilities.

Full Spike Protection
Some sensitive digital components on the motherboard are vulnerable to power surges, the excessive current may cause your system to malfunction immediately. ASRock Full Spike Protection includes various technologies to prevent your motherboard’s components from being damaged by these unexpected voltage spikes.

Specifications

Unique Features
ASRock Super Alloy
– Sapphire Black PCB
– High Density Glass Fabric PCB
ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports)
ASRock Live Update & APP Shop

CPU
Supports 9th and 8th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors (Socket 1151)
Supports CPU up to 95W
4 Power Phase design
Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology

Chipset
Intel® H310

Memory
Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
2 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
Supports DDR4 2666 / 2400 / 2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0
15µ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

BIOS
128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support
ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events
SMBIOS 2.7 Support
DRAM, PCH 1.05V Voltage Multi-adjustment

Graphics
Supports Intel® UHD 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® UHD Graphics
DirectX 12
HWA Encode/Decode: AVC/H.264, HEVC/H.265 8-bit, HEVC/H.265 10-bit, VP8, VP9 8-bit, VP9 10-bit (Decode only), MPEG2, MJPEG, VC-1
Three graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI**
Supports HDMI 1.4 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096×2160) @ 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 1.4 Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required)
Supports HDCP 2.2 with DVI-D and HDMI 1.4 Ports
Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 1.4 Port

Audio
7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC887 Audio Codec)
Supports Surge Protection
ELNA Audio Caps

LAN
PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
1 x Realtek RTL8111H
Supports Wake-On-LAN
Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
Supports PXE

Slots
1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x16 mode)
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot

Storage
4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

Connector
1 x TPM Header
1 x Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header
1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)
1 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector
1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)
1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)

Rear Panel I/O
1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
1 x D-Sub Port
1 x DVI-D Port
1 x HDMI Port
4 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Software and UEFI
Software
– ASRock A-Tuning
– ASRock XFast LAN
UEFI
– ASRock EZ Mode
– ASRock Full HD UEFI
– ASRock My Favorites in UEFI
– ASRock Instant Flash
– ASRock Internet Flash

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

Accessories
Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
2 x SATA Data Cables

Hardware Monitor
Temperature Sensing: CPU, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
Fan Tachometer: CPU, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
CASE OPEN detection
Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore

Form Factor
Micro ATX Form Factor: 7.5-in x 7.4-in, 19.1 cm x 18.8 cm
Solid Capacitor design