Z690 PG Riptide

• Supports 12th Gen Intel Core™ processors (LGA1700)
• 13 Phase Dr. MOS Power Supply Design
• Supports DDR4 4800 MHz (OC)
• 1 PCIe 5.0 x16, 1 PCIe 4.0 x16, 3 PCIe 3.0 x1
• 1 M.2 Key E for WiFi
• Graphics output options: HDMI
• Realtek ALC897 7.1 CH HD Audio Codec, Nahimic Audio
• 8 SATA3
• 2 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4 x4)
• 1 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 and SATA3)
• 1 USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Rear Type C
• 2 USB 3.2 Gen2 (rear)
• 1 USB 3.2 Gen1 Front Type-C
• 6 USB 3.2 Gen1 (2 rear, 4 front)
• Killer E3100 2.5G LAN
• Lightning game ports
• ASRock graphics card holder

A unique feature

ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2 - ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C Port (20 Gb/s) - ASRock USB 3.2 ports Type A Gen2 (10 Gb/s) ASRock Super Alloy - XXL cooler made of aluminum alloy - premium 60A power choke - 55A dr. MOS - Premium memory alloy choke (reduces 70% core loss compared to iron power choke) - Matte black PCB - Glass cloth with high PCB density - 2oz copper PCB Killer 2.5G LAN ASRock Auto Driver Installer ASRock Steel Slot ASRock Full Coverage M.2 Cooler ASRock Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4) ASRock POST Status Checker (PSC) ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, audio, LAN ports) ASRock Live Update & APP Shop

CPU

- Supports 12th Gen Intel Core™ processors (LGA1700) - Digi Power design - design of 13 power phases - supports Intel Hybrid Technology - supports Intel Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology

Chipset

- Intel Z690

Memory

- DDR4 dual-channel memory technology - 4 x DDR4 DIMM slots - Supports unbuffered DDR4 memory up to 4800+(OC)* - Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operating in non-ECC buffer mode) - Max. system memory capacity: 128 GB** - Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.

*Supports DDR4 3200 natively.

**Due to the limitation of the operating system, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation to use the system under Windows 32-bit operating system. There is no such limitation for a 64-bit Windows operating system with a 64-bit processor.

BIOS

- 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support - ACPI 6.0 Compliant wakeup events - SMBIOS 2.7 Support - CPU Core/Cache, CPU Core/Cache Load-Line, CPU GT, CPU GT Load-Line, DRAM, +0.82V PCH, +1.05V PCH, VCCIN AUX, +1.8V PROC, +1.05V PROC Multiple voltage settings

Graphic Design

- Intel Xe graphics architecture (Gen 12) - Supports HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible with max resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) at 60Hz - Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 2.1 port compatible with TMDS

*Built-in Intel UHD Graphics and VGA outputs can only be supported by processors with an integrated GPU.

Audio

- 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC897 Audio Codec) - Supports overvoltage protection - Gold audio connectors - Nahimic Audio

LAN

- 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s - Killer E3100G - Supports Killer LAN software - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports lightning/ESD protection - Supports energy efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports PXE

Slots

- 2 x PCIe x16 slots (PCIE1/PCIE3: one for Gen5x16 (PCIE1); two for Gen5x16 (PCIE1) / Gen4x4 (PCIE3))* - 3 x PCIe Gen3x1 slots - Supports AMD CrossFire™ - 1 x M.2 Socket (E key), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module and Intel CNVi (integrated WiFi/BT)

*Support for NVMe SSDs as boot disks

Storage

- 8 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors* - 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode** - 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode** - 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_3, key M), supports type 2260/2280/22110 SATA3 6.modes 0 Gb/s and PCIe Gen3x4 (32 Gb/s)**

*If M2_3 is occupied by M.2 type SATA drive, SATA3_7 will be disabled.

**Supports Intel Optane™ technology (M2_2 and M2_3 only) Supports Intel Volume deviceDevice Management (VMD) Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

RAID

- 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

Connector

- 1 x SPI TPM Header - 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header - 1 x RGB LED Header* - 3 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 (Hi-Density Power Connector) - 1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector) - 1 x Front Panel 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) (Supports ESD protection) - 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 headers (support 4 USB 3.2 Gen1) (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (supports ESD protection) - 1 x USB 3. type C on the front panel.2 Gen1 Header (supports ESD protection) - 1 x Clear CMOS button

*Supports up to 12V/3A, 36W LED strip in total

**Supports a total of up to 5V/3A, 15W LED strip

***The CPU fan connector supports a CPU fan with a maximum power of 1A (12W).

****The CPU/water pump fan supports a water cooler fan with a maximum output of 2A (24W).

*****The chassis/water pump fan supports a water cooler fan with a maximum fan output of 2A (24W). CPU_FAN2/WP and CHA_FAN1~4/WP I can automatically detect whether a 3-pin or 4-pin fan is used.

Rear panel inputs/outputs

- 3 x antenna mounting points - 1 x PS/2 port for mouse/keyboard - 1 x HDMI port - 1 x SPDIF optical output - 2 x USB 3.2 Type A Gen2 ports (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (supports ESD protection) - 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C Port (20 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (supports ESD protection) - 2 x USB 3.2 Type A 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) - 1 x BIOS Flashback button - HD audio connectors: rear speaker / center / bass / line input / front speaker / microphone (gold audio connectors)

*USB3_1 is from Intel Z690; USB3_2 is from ASMedia ASM3042. USB3_1_2 are Lightning gaming ports.

Software and UEFI

Software - ASRock Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming Tuning) - Killer Control Center - 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

*You can download these tools from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.

CD support

- Google Chrome drivers, tools, antivirus software (trial version), browser and toolbar

Accessories

- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield - 2 x SATA data cables - 1 x graphics card holder - 4 x screws for M.2 sockets - 1 x stand for M.2 sockets

Hardware monitor

- Fan tachometer: CPU, CPU/water pump, chassis/water pump fans - Quiet fan (automatically adjust chassis fan speed according to CPU temperature): CPU, CPU/water pump, chassis/water pump - Multiple fan speed control: CPU, CPU/water pump, chassis/water pump fans - Voltage monitoring: CPU Vcore, DRAM, +0.82V PCH, +1.05V PCH, VCCIN AUX, VCCSA, +1.05V PERCENT, +12V, +5V, +3.3V

Form factor

- ATX form factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm - Solid capacitor construction - 2oz copper circuit board

OS

- Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit / 11 64-bit

Certificates

- FCC, CE - ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply required).