ASRock Z270M Pro4, Intel Z270 motherboard socket 1151 [Z270M Pro4]

The features of the ASRock Z270M Pro4 at a glance:

2 x PCIe (3.0) x16 (x16 / x4) & 2x PCIe (3.0) x1
9 × USB 3.0 (1 × Type C / 4 × Type A / 4 × internal)
5 × USB 2.0 (1 × Type-A / 4 × internal)
2 × M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4) & 6 × SATA 6G
Supports max. 64 GB DDR4 RAM up to 3,600 MHz
CPU overclocking via multiplier & base clock
The ASRock Z270M Pro4 in detail

The ASRock Z270M Pro4 is a very well-equipped micro ATX motherboard with Intel's Z270 chipset for Intel's 6000 and 7000 series processors. The black board has two PCIe-x16 slots, one of which is connected to the chipset with full 16 lanes, while the other PCIe-x16 slot is electrically connected to four data lines. The board also has two PCIe x1 slots and supports AMD's CrossFireX technology for plug and expansion cards.

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), overclocking also using memory modules up to 3.600 MHz Can be.

The board also provides two M.2 slots for high-speed NVE-M.2 SSDs as well as six SATA 6G connectors for 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch hard drives 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 mainboard has a new USB 3.0 port of type C, which is particularly thin and can be plugged on both sides at the I / O panel. In addition to the Type C port, the motherboard also provides four additional, down-compatible USB 3.0 Type A ports. A USB 2.0 port is also available.

If you do not have a graphics card, the integrated graphics processor of a Skylake or Kaby Lake CPU can be used to connect monitors directly to the back of the motherboard - with HDMI, DVI and VGA, three connections are available.

In addition, the motherboard also provides a print port, TPM, COM port and chassis intrusion / speaker header as well as two 4-pin CPU FAN connectors, two 4-pin header for enclosure fan And a front panel audio connector. Two USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 headers each provide four internal ports per USB standard.

Technical details:
Format: Micro-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. 3.600 MHz)
Dual-Channel
Slots (physical):
1 × PCIe 3.0 x16
1 × PCIe 3.0 x16 (electrical x4)
Compatible multi-VGA configurations: 2-Way-CrossFireX (Quad-GPU)
2 × PCIe 3.0 x1
Internal connections:
6 × SATA 6G
2 × M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4, 2230/2242/2260/2280)
4 × USB 3.0 (two headers)
4 × USB 2.0 (two header)
1 × TPM header
1 × print port header
1 × COM port header
1 × Chassis Intrusion & Speaker Header
2 × CPU FAN connector (1 × 4-pin + 1 × 3-pin)
2 × fan connectors (4-pin)
1 × Front Panel Audio Connector
External connections:
1 × PS / 2 keyboard
1 × PS / 2 mouse
5 × USB 3.0 (1 × Type C + 4 × Type A)
1 × USB 2.0
1 × RJ45 LAN port
1 × HDMI
1 × DVI-D
1 × D-Sub (VGA)
3 × audio
Power supply:
1 × 24 pin
1 × 8-pin