o Supports Intel(R) Core(TM) X-Series Processor Family
o 13 Power Phase Design, Dr. MOS, Dual Power Connectors
o XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink and Heatpipe Design
o Supports DDR4 4200+(OC)
o 4 PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 PCIe 3.0 x1
o NVIDIA(R) 3-Way SLI(TM), AMD 3-Way CrossFireX(TM)
o 10 SATA3, 2 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4), 1 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 and SATA3)
o 2 Intel(R) Thunderbolt(TM) 3 Type-C
o 1 Front USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C
o 6 USB 3.2 Gen1 (2 Front, 4 Rear)
o 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec), Supports Purity Sound(TM) 4 and DTS Connect
o AQUANTIA(R) 10G LAN, Intel(R) Gigabit LAN
o Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax (2.4Gbps) + BT 5.0
Unique Feature
ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2
- ASRock Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2 Header (10 Gb/s)
- ASRock ThunderboltTM 3 Type C USB 3.2 Gen2 Ports (40Gb/s for ThunderboltTM protocol, 10 Gb/s for USB3.2 protocol)
ASRock Super Alloy
- XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
- Premium 60A Power Choke
- 60A Dr. MOS
- Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)
- Matte Black PCB
- High Density Glass Fabric PCB
- 8 Layer PCB
- 2oz Copper PCB
AQUANTIA 10G LAN
Intel 802.11ax WiFi
ASRock Steel Slots
ASRock Full Coverage M.2 Heatsink
ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 and SATA3)
ASRock Ultra USB Power
ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports)
ASRock Live Update and APP Shop
CPU
- Supports Intel CoreTM X-Series Processor Family for the LGA 2066 Socket (Cascade Lake-X, Skylake X Refresh and Skylake X)
- Digi Power design
- 13 Power Phase design
- Supports Intel Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0
Chipset
- Intel X299
Memory
- Quad Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
- 8 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
- Supports DDR4 4200+(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3200(OC) / 2933(OC) / 2800(OC) / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
- Max. capacity of system memory: 256GB
- Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0
- 15 mu Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
The maximum memory frequency supported may vary by processor type.
BIOS
- 2 x 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support (1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS)
- Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology
- ACPI 6.1 Compliant wake up events
- SMBIOS 3.0 Support
- CPU, DRAM, VPPM, VTTM, PCH 1.0V, VCCMPHY, VCCIO, VCCSA, VCCPLL, CLK VDD Voltage Multi-adjustment
Graphics
- n/a
Audio
- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec)
- Premium Blu-ray Audio support
- Supports Surge Protection
- Supports Purity SoundTM 4
- Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps
- 120dB SNR DAC with Differential Amplifier
- 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 Rear Out port
- Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
- Gold Audio Jacks
- 15mu Gold Audio Connector
- Supports DTS Connect
LAN
1 x 10 Gigabit LAN 100/1000/2500/5000/10000 Mb/s (AQUANTIA AQC107):
- Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
- 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 PXE
Wireless LAN
- Intel 802.11ax WiFi Module
- Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ax
- Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz)
- Supports high speed wireless connections up to 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
- 4 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots
- 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slot
- Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM
- Supports NVIDIA 3-Way SLITM and SLITM
- Supports NVIDIA NVLinkTM with dual NVIDIA GeForce RTX series graphics cards
- Support NVIDIA SLITM with NVIDIA Quadro graphics cards
- 1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled WiFi-802.11ax module (on the rear I/O)
- 15mu Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1 and PCIE3)
If you install CPU with 48 lanes, PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE5 will run at x16/x8/x16/x8.
If a M.2 PCI Express module is installed on M2_1 or M2_2, PCIE2 will downgrade to x4 mode.
If M.2 PCI Express modules are installed on M2_1 and M2_2, PCIE2 will be disabled.
If you install CPU with 44 lanes, PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE5 will run at x16/x4/x16/x8.
If a M.2 PCI Express module is installed on M2_1, PCIE2 will be disabled.
If you install CPU with 28 lanes, PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE5 will run at x16/x4/x8/x0.
If a M.2 PCI Express module is installed on M2_1, PCIE2 will be disabled.
Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
3-Way CrossFireXTM and 3-Way SLITM are only supported with CPU with 48 lanes or 44 lanes.
NVIDIA NVLinkTM Bridge does not come with the package. Please purchase it from NVIDIA if necessary.
Storage
- 8 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 17 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
- 2 x Ultra M.2 Sockets (M2_1 and M2_2), support M Key type 2242/2260/2280 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)
- 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_3), supports M Key type 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)
If M2_3 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_7 will be disabled.
If you install CPU with 44 or 28 lanes, M2_2 will be disabled.
Supports Intel OptaneTM Technology
Supports PCIe RAID
Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
Connector
- 1 x Virtual RAID On CPU Header
- 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)
- 5 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 (15 Gold Audio Connector)
- 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)
- 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2 Header (ASMedia ASM3142)
- 1 x Dr. Debug with LED
- 1 x Power Button with LED
- 1 x Reset Button
Supports in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip
Support in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip
The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power.
The CPU/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power.
The Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power.
CPU_FAN2/WP, CHA_FAN15/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.
Rear Panel I/O
- 2 x Antenna Ports
- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
- 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 ThunderboltTM 3 Type-C Ports (40Gb/s for ThunderboltTM protocol, 10 Gb/s for USB3.2 protocol) (Supports ESD Protection)
- 2 x Mini DisplayPort Input Ports
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
- 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
- 1 x Clear CMOS Button
- HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)
Supports USB-PD 3.0 9V/3A(27W) and 5V/3A(15W)
Please choose regular mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort adapter Cables instead of right angled ones if you use two mini DisplayPort input ports simultaneously.
Ultra USB Power is supported on USB3_34 ports.
ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB3_34 ports.
Software and UEFI
Software
- ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning)
- ASRock Polychrome SYNC
- ASRock XFast LAN
UEFI
- ASRock EZ Mode
- ASRock Full HD UEFI
- ASRock My Favorites in UEFI
- ASRock Instant Flash
- ASRock Internet Flash
- ASRock Easy RAID Installer
These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update and APP Shop.