• Supports 12th Gen Intel Core Processors (LGA1700)
  
• Digi Power design
• 13 Power Phase design
• Supports Intel Hybrid Technology
• Supports Intel Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology

• Intel Z690 Express Chipset
  

• Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
  
• 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
• Supports DDR4 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 5333+(OC)
• 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
  

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel HD Graphics support:

• Dual graphics output: support HDMI and DisplayPort 1.4 ports by independent display controllers
  
• Supports HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 60Hz
• Supports DisplayPort 1.4 with DSC (compressed) max. resolution up to 8K (7680x4320) @ 60Hz / 5K (5120x3200) @ 120Hz
• Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible and DisplayPort 1.4 Ports

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

• Premium Blu-ray Audio support
  
• Supports Surge Protection
• 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

Dragon RTL8125BG 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s

• 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 1 x Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s (Intel I219V)
• Supports Wake-On-LAN
• Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
• Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
• Supports UEFI PXE

802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Module

• Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ax
• Supports Dual-Band 2x2 160MHz with extended 6GHz band support
  * Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz band) will be supported by Microsoft Windows 11. The availability will depend on the different regulation status of each country and region. It will be activated (for supported countries) through Windows Update and software updates once available.
• 2 antennas to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity technology
• Supports Bluetooth + High speed class II
• Supports MU-MIMO

• 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1), supports x16 mode
  * 15μ Gold Contact

• 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2), supports x4 mode
• 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4), supports x4 mode
• 1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 Slot (PCIE3)
• 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module and Intel CNVi (Integrated WiFi/BT)

• AMD CrossFiire
  

CPU

• 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode

Chipset

• 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 2230/2242/2260/2280 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen3x4 (32 Gb/s) modes
• 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_3, Key M), supports type 2242/2260/2280/22110 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode
• 8 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors
  * If M2_2 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_7 will be disabled.

Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices

Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5 for M.2 NVMe storage devices

Supports Intel Optane Technology (M2_2 and M2_3 only)

Supports Intel Volume Management Device (VMD)

Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

Rear USB: Total 6 ports

• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s)
  
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s)
• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports

Front USB: Total 9 ports

• 2 x USB 2.0 Headers Support 4 USB 2.0 ports
  
• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers Support 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports
• 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s)

• 1 x SPI TPM Header
  
• 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
• 1 x RGB LED Header
  * Supports in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip
• 3 x Addressable LED Headers
  * Support in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip
• 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)
  * The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power
• 1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
  * The CPU/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power
• 5 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
  * The Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power.
• CPU_FAN2/WP and CHA_FAN1~5/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use
• 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 Thunderbolt AIC Connector (5-pin) (Supports ASRock Thunderbolt 4 AIC Card)
• 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (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 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection)

• 2 x Antenna Ports
  
• 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
• 1 x HDMI Port
• 1 x DisplayPort 1.4
• 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection)
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection)
• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
  * Ultra USB Power is supported on USB3_1_2 ports.
  * ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB3_1_2 ports.
• 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
• 1 x BIOS Flashback Button
• 5 x HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)

• Not Specified

• 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: CPU Vcore, PCH, DRAM, VCCIN AUX, +1.05V PROC, +1.8V PROC, +0.82V PCH, +12V, +5V, +3.3V

• 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support
  
• ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events
• SMBIOS 2.7 Support
• CPU Core/Cache, CPU GT, DRAM, VCCIN AUX, +1.05V PROC, +1.8V PROC, +0.82V PCH, +1.05V PCH Voltage Multi-adjustment

ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2

• ASRock Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s)
• ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s)
• ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s)

ASRock Super Alloy

• XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
• Premium Power Choke
• 60A SPS (Smart Power Stage)
• Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)
• I/O Armor
• Shaped PCB Design
• Matte Black PCB
• High Density Glass Fabric PCB
• 2oz Copper PCB

2.5G LAN

ASRock Auto Driver Installer

ASRock Steel Slot

ASRock Full Coverage M.2 Heatsink

ASRock Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4)

ASRock Ultra USB Power ASRock POST Status Checker (PSC)

ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports)

ASRock Live Update & APP Shop

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 Auto Driver Installer
• ASRock Instant Flash
• ASRock Internet Flash
• ASRock Easy RAID Installer
  

• Support for Windows 10/11 64-bit

• ATX Form Factor, 30.5cm x 24.4cm