ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 Professional Gaming i7, Intel Z270 - Socket 1151 [Z270 ProfessionalGamingi7]

The chipsets of the 200 series "Union Point" have a maximum of 24 PCIe Express 3.0 lanes and generally bring more HSIO lanes (High Speed I / O) with which more internal connections (eg SATA or PCIe- Slots) can be used simultaneously. As a Z270 motherboard, the ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 Professional Gaming i7 allows the overclocking of K-series CPUs, which have a freely selectable multiplier.

The features of the ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 Professional Gaming i7 at a glance:

4 × PCIe (3.0) x16 (x16 / x8 / x4 / x4) & 1 × PCIe (3.0) x1
2 × USB 3.1 (1 × Type C & 1 × Type-A) / 6 × USB 2.0 (internal)
9x USB 3.0 (4 × Type-A / 1 × Type A internal / 4 × via header internal)
3 × M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4) & 10 × SATA 6G
Supports max. 64 GB DDR4 RAM up to 3.733 MHz
LED lighting + AURA RGB LED header
The ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 Professional Gaming i7 in detail

The ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 Professional Gaming i7 is a very well-equipped ATX motherboard with Intel's Z270 chipset for Intel's 6000 and 7000 series processors. The black board has four PCIe-x16 slots, one of which is connected to the chipset with full 16 lanes, while the other PCIe-x16 slots are electrically connected to eight and four data lines, respectively. For board and expansion cards, the board also has a PCIe x1 slot and supports both NVIDIA's SLI and AMD's CrossFireX technology.

The mainboard has four DIMM slots for DDR4 memory in fast dual-channel mode. Up to 64 GB of RAM are included in the total of the four memory banks, and depending on the processor, the board supports a memory clock of either 2.133 MHz (with Skylake CPU) or 2.400 MHz (with Kaby Lake CPU) Can be.

The board also provides three M.2 slots for high-speed NVE-M.2 SSDs as well as ten SATA-6G connectors for 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch hard disks and SSDs to connect data carriers (Including RAID support). The M.2 ports are connected to the chipset via four PCIe lanes in the 3.0 standard and, in combination with the NVMe protocol, enable a data transfer rate of just under 4 GB / s. Thus, M.2 PCIe SSDs are up to eight times faster than SATA 6G SSDs! The Fatal1ty Z270 Professional Gaming i7 features stylish LED lighting, an Aura RGB LED header for LED strips, Intel Optane Memory support, and a stylish Black / Red design.

The mainboard has a new type of USB 3.1 ports on the I / O panel, which is particularly thin and can be plugged in at both ends. In addition to the Type C port, the motherboard also provides a backward-compatible USB 3.1 type A port. USB 3.1 ports are twice as fast as conventional USB 3.0 ports at maximum achievable speeds of 10 Gbps! For input devices and other peripherals, the I / O panel also has four additional USB 3.0 ports.

In addition to the Gigabit LAN port, the board has a WiFi module including antennas, which even supports the fast ac standard. If no graphics card is available, monitors can be connected directly to the back of the motherboard, thanks to the integrated graphics processor of a Skylake or Kaby Lake CPU. Two modern connections are available with HDMI or DisplayPort.

The motherboard also provides a TPM, aura RGB LED, power LED and speaker header as well as five 4-pin connectors, a front panel audio connector and a Thunderbolt AIC connector. In addition, the board convinces through various overclocking features and uncomplicated operating possibilities such as Dr. Debug and XMP Switch directly on the board.

Technical details:

Format: ATX
Chipset: Intel Z270 ("Union Point")
Socket: 1151 (for Intel CPUs of the 6th and 7th core generation ("Skylake" / "Kaby Lake")
RAM: 4 × DDR4 (Skylake: DDR4-2.133, Kaby Lake: DDR4-2.400, OC max.7,733 MHz)
Dual-Channel
Slots (physical):
1 × PCIe 3.0 x16
1 × PCIe 3.0 x16 (electrical x8)
1 × PCIe 3.0 x16 (electrical x8)
1 × PCIe 3.0 x16 (electrical x4)
Compatible multi-VGA configurations: 2-Way-SLI (Quad-GPU), 3-Way-CrossFireX (Quad-GPU)
1 × PCIe 3.0 x1
1 × Intel WiFi Module (802.11ac)
Internal connections:
10 × SATA 6G (4x by ASMedia ASM1061)
2 × SATA Express
3 × M.2 (2230/2242/2260/2280)
4 × USB 3.0 (two headers)
6 × USB 2.0 (three headers)
1 × USB 3.0 (type A / internal / vertical)
1 × TPM header
1 × Power LED & Speaker Header
1 × Aura RGB LED Header
1 × CPU FAN connector (4-pin)
1 × CPU FAN or Pump Connector (4-pin)
2 × Chassis Fan Connector (4-Pin)
1 × Chassis Fan or Pump Connector (4-Pin)
1 × front panel audio connector
1 × Thunderbolt AIC Connector
1 × Dr. Debug with LED
1 × Power Switch with LED
1 × Reset Switch with LED
1 × XMP Switch
External connections:
1 × PS / 2 keyboard / mouse
1 × USB 3.1 (Type C)
1 × USB 3.1 (Type-A)
4 × USB 3.0
2 × RJ45 LAN port
2 × WiFi antenna connection (including antennas)
1 × HDMI
1 × DisplayPort 1.2
1 × clear CMOS switch
1 × S / PDIF (optical)
5 × Audio (Realtek ALC1220)
Power supply:
1 × 24-pin EATX
1 × 8-pin ATX 12V