Z690 For RS

• Supports 12th Gen Intel Core™ processors (LGA1700)
• 13 Phase Dr. MOS Power Supply Design
• Supports DDR4 5000MHz (OC)
• 1 PCIe 5.0 x16, 1 PCIe 4.0 x16, 1 PCIe 3.0 x16, 2 PCIe 3.0 x1
• 1 M.2 Key E for WiFi
• Graphics output options: HDMI, DisplayPort
• 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 front type C
• 2 USB 3.2 Gen2 (rear)
• 6 USB 3.2 Gen1 (2 rear, 4 front)
• Dragon 2.5G LAN
• ASRock graphics card holder

A unique feature

ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2 - ASRock Front Panel USB 3 Type C.2 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s) - ASRock USB 3.2 ports Type A Gen2 (10 Gb/s) ASRock Super Alloy - Premium 60A power choke - 50A dr.MOS - Sapphire Black PCB - Glass cloth with high PCB density - 2oz copper PCB 2.5G LAN 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 5000+(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.

BIOS

- 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support - ACPI 6.0 Compliant wakeup events - SMBIOS 2.7 Support - CPU Core/Cache, CPU GT, DRAM, VCCIN AUX, +1.05V PROC, +1.8V PROC, +0.82V PCH, +1.05V Multiple PCH voltage settings

Graphic Design

- Intel Xe graphics architecture (Gen 12) - Dual graphics output: support HDMI and DisplayPort 1.4 ports using independent display drivers - Supports HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible with max resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) at 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 Compatible with TMDS and DisplayPort 1.4 Ports

*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 - Nahimic Audio

LAN

- 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s - Dragon RTL8125BG - Supports Dragon 2 software 5G LAN - Intelligent automatic bandwidth adjustment - Visual user interface - Visual network usage statistics - Optimized default settings for game, browser and streaming modes - Customizable priority management - Wake-On-LAN support - Lightning/ESD protection support - Support for energy-saving Ethernet 802.3az - Supports PXE

Slots

- 3 x PCIe x16 slots (PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE5: single on Gen5x16 (PCIE2); double on Gen5x16 (PCIE2) / Gen4x4 (PCIE3); triple on Gen5x16 (PCIE2) / Gen4x4 (PCIE3) / Gen3x4 (PCIE5))* - 2 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 Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2, key M), supports type 2260/2280 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s PCIe Gen3x4 modes (32 Gb/s)** - 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_3, key M), supports type 2260/2280/22110 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode**

*If M2_2 is occupied by an M.2 type SATA drive, SATA3_7 will be disabled.

**Supports Intel Optane™ technology 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 (Hi-Density 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) (Supports ESD protection) - 1 x USB 3. Type C on the front panel. 2 headers Gen2x2 (20 Gb/s) (supports ESD protection)

*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 DisplayPort 1.4 - 2 x USB 3.2 ports Gen2 (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) - 1 x BIOS Flashback button - HD audio connectors: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

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

*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 - 4 x screws for M.2 sockets - 1 x stand for M.2 sockets - 1 x graphics card holder

Hardware monitor

- Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis Fans/Water Pump - Quiet Fan (Automatically adjust chassis fan speed based on CPU temperature): CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis Fans/Water Pump - Multiple fan speed control: CPU, CPU/water pump, chassis fans/water pump - Voltage monitoring: CPU Vcore, DRAM, VCCIN AUX, VCCSA, +1.05V PROC, +1.05V PCH, +0.82V PCH, +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) - CEC Tier II ready.