ASRock Z490 Phantom Gaming Motherboard

Description

• Gaming Armor
  Memory
  – 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
  Internet
  – Intel LAN
  Audio
  – Nahimic Audio
• Unique Feature
  ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2
  – 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
  – Premium 50A Power Choke
  – Sapphire Black PCB
  – High Density Glass Fabric PCB
  ASRock Intel 4-Layer Memory POOL (Planes on Outer Layers) Technology
  ASRock Steel Slots
  ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
  ASRock POST Status Checker (PSC)
  ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports)
  ASRock Live Update & APP Shop
• CPU
  – Supports 10th Gen Intel Core Processors (Socket 1200)
  – Digi Power design
  – 10 Power Phase design
  – Supports Intel Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology
  – Supports Intel K-Series unlocked CPUs
  – Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking
• Chipset
  – Intel Z490
• Memory
  – Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
  – 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
  – Supports DDR4 4400+(OC)* / 4333(OC) / 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
  – 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

  *Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock’s website for more information.
  Core (i9/i7) support DDR4 up to 2933; Core (i5/i3), Pentium and Celeron support DDR4 up to 2666.

  *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.

• 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, PCH, VCCIO, VCCST, VCCSA 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 Blu-ray Disc
  – Supports HDMI 1.4 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096×2160) @ 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

  *Intel UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.

  *VP9 10bit and VC-1 are for decode only.
  VP8 and VP9 encode are not supported by Windows OS.

• Audio
  – 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1200 Audio Codec)
  – Premium Blu-ray Audio support
  – Supports Surge Protection
  – PCB Isolate Shielding
  – Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
  – Nahimic Audio
• LAN
  – Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
  – Giga PHY Intel I219V
  – Supports Wake-On-LAN
  – Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
  – Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
  – Supports PXE
• Slots
  – 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2/PCIE4: single at x16 (PCIE2); dual at x16 (PCIE2) / x4 (PCIE4)*
  – 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots
  – Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX and CrossFireX
  – 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module and Intel CNVi (Integrated WiFi/BT)

  *Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
• 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*
  – 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2), 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)*

  *If M2_2 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_1 will be disabled.
  If M2_2 is occupied by a PCIe-type M.2 device, SATA3_0 will be disabled.

  *Supports Intel Optane™ Technology
  Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
  Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

• Connector
  – 1 x COM Port 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)*
  – 4 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)*
  – 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
  – 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector
  – 1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector
  – 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
  – 1 x Thunderbolt AIC Connector (5-pin) (Supports ASRock Thunderbolt 3 AIC R2.0 Card only)
  – 1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)
  – 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)

  *Support 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_FAN1/WP, CHA_FAN2/WP, CHA_FAN3/WP and CHA_FAN4/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.

• Rear Panel I/O
  – 2 x Antenna Mounting Points
  – 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
  – 1 x HDMI 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)
  – 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
  – 2 x USB 2.0 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 Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming Tuning)
  – ASRock Polychrome SYNC
  – ASRock Key Master
  – 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 & APP Shop.
• 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
  – 2 x Screws 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
• Form Factor
  – ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.8-in, 30.5 cm x 22.4 cm
  – Solid Capacitor design
• OS
  – Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit / 11 64-bit
• Certifications
  – FCC, CE
  – ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)