Chipset

- Intel® Z490

Memory

- Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology

- 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots

- Supports DDR4 4700+(OC)* / 4666 / 4600 / 4500 /   4400 / 4333/4266(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) /   3600(OC) / 3200(OC) / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 non-ECC, un-buffered   memory non-ECC, un-buffered memory

- 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

BIOS

- 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI   support

- ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events

- SMBIOS 2.7 Support

- CPU Core/Cache, GT, DRAM, VPPM,VTTDDR, VCCSFR,   VCCPLL_OC, PCH Voltage, VCCIO, VCCST, VCCSA, VPERGCOMP, CPU Internal PLL, GT   PLL, Ring PLL, System Agent PLL, Memory Controller PLL Voltage   Multi-adjustment

Graphics

Hardware Accelerated Codecs: AVC/H.264,   HEVC/H.265 8bit, HEVC/H.265 10bit, VP8, VP9 8bit, VP9 10bit, MPEG 2, MJPEG,   VC-1**

- Graphics, Media & Compute: Microsoft®   DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5, Intel® Built In Visuals, Intel® Quick Sync Video,   Hybrid / Switchable Graphics, OpenCL 2.1

- Display & Content Security: Rec. 2020 (Wide   Color Gamut), Microsoft® PlayReady 3.0, Intel® SGX Content Protection,   UHD/HDR Blu-ray Disc

- Supports HDMI 1.4 with max. resolution up to 4K   x 2K (4096x2160) @ 30Hz

- 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 2.3 with HDMI 1.4 Port

- Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI   1.4 Port

Audio

- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection   (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec)

- Premium Blu-ray Audio support

- Supports Surge Protection

- WIMA Audio Capacitors (For Front Outputs)

- ESS SABRE9218 DAC for Front Panel Audio (130dB   SNR)

- 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 10 Gigabit LAN 100/1000/2500/5000/10000 Mb/s   (AQUANTIA® AQC107):

- Supports Wake-On-LAN

- Supports Lightning/ESD Protection

- Supports PXE

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

Wireless LAN

- Intel® 802.11ax WiFi Module

- Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ax

- Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz)

- Supports WiFi6 802.11ax (2.4Gbps)

- 2 antennas to support 2 (Transmit) x 2   (Receive) diversity technology

- Supports Bluetooth 5.0 + High speed class II

- Supports MU-MIMO

Slots

- 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots   (PCIE1/PCIE4/PCIE5: single at x16 (PCIE1); dual at x8 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE4);   triple at x8 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE4) / x4 (PCIE5))*

- 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slots

- Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™, 3-Way   CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™

- Supports NVIDIA® and SLI™

- Support NVIDIA® SLI™ with NVIDIA® Quadro   graphics cards

- Supports NVIDIA® NVLink™ with dual NVIDIA®   GeForce RTX series graphics cards**

- 1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) with the   bundled WiFi-802.11ax module (on the rear I/O)

- 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1 and   PCIE4)

Storage

- 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID   (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 17), 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 M Key   type 2260/2280 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**

- 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports M Key   type 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_3), supports M Key   type 2260/2280/22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up   to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**

Connector

- 1 x SPI TPM Header

- 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header

- 2 x RGB LED Headers*

- 2 x Addressable LED Headers**

- 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)***

- 1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart   Fan Speed Control)

- 6 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 USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports)   (Intel® Z490) (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 Gen2 Header   (Intel® Z490) (Supports ESD Protection)

- 1 x Dr. Debug with LED

- 1 x Power Button with LED

- 1 x Reset Button with LED

- 1 x Retry Button

- 1 x Safe Boot Button

Rear Panel I/O

- 2 x Antenna Ports

- 1 x HDMI Port

- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port

- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Thunderbolt™ 3 Type-C Ports   (40Gb/s for Thunderbolt™ protocol; 10 Gb/s for USB3.2 protocol) (Supports ESD   Protection)*

- 2 x Mini DisplayPort Input Ports**

- 3 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s)   (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection)

- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s)   (Supports ESD Protection)

- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Intel® Z490) (Supports   ESD Protection)***

- 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and   SPEED LED)

- 1 x Clear CMOS Button

- 1 x BIOS Flashback Button

- HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass /   Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)

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 Instant Flash

- ASRock Internet Flash

- ASRock Easy RAID Installer

Support CD

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

Accessories

- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD

- 4 x SATA Data Cables

- 1 x ASRock SLI_HB_Bridge_2S Card

- 1 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna

- 1 x Thermal Compound

- 5 x Spare Thermal Pads

- 4 x Spare Screws for MOS and Chokes

- 4 x Spare Screws for CPU Sockets

- 6 x Spare Screws for M.2 Heatsinks

- 2 x 90° Tubing Elbow Fittings

- 6 x G1/4" to 14mm Tube Fittings

- 2 x G1/4" Plugs

- 2 x G1/4" to 14mm 90° Rotary Fittings

- 1 x Ball Valve

- 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets

- 2 x Standoffs for M.2 Sockets

Hardware Monitor

- Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU/Water Pump,   Chassis/Water Pump Fans

- 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: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU   Vcore, DRAM, VPPM, PCH, VCCSA, VCCST, VCCIO, VCCPLL_OC, VCCSFR, VCCSRF_OC

- 1 x Status OLED

Form factor

- EATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 10.5-in, 30.5 cm x   26.7 cm

- 8 Layer PCB

- 2oz Copper PCB

OS

- Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit