ASRock Z390 Extreme 4, Intel Z390 motherboard - socket 1151 [90-MXB880-A0UAYZ]

Also on the start are the chip-side Wi-Fi support - but still a WiFi module must be present - and native USB 3.1 support, so they no longer need to be provided with additional chips.

The features of the ASRock Z390 Extreme 4 motherboard at a glance:
- 2x PCIe (3.0) x16 (x16 / x4) & 3x PCIe x1
- 2x USB 3.1 (1x Type A & 1x Type C)
- Total 8x USB 3.0 and 4x USB 2.0 (internal & external)
- 2x M.2 (each PCIe 3.0 x4) / 8x SATA 6G
- Supports max. 64 GB of DDR4 RAM up to 4,300 MHz
- Integrated LED lighting including RGB LED headers

The ASRock Z390 Extreme 4 in detail
The ASRock Z390 Extreme 4 motherboard (ATX) provides a total of three PCIe x16 slots, one of which is connected to the chipset with a full 16 lanes, while the others are connected with four or eight data lines. For additional plug-in and expansion cards, the motherboard has three PCIe x1 slots. In addition, multiple graphics cards can be used simultaneously on the motherboard and it supports AMD CrossFire and NVIDIA SLI.

The four DIMM slots support up to 64GB of DDR4 memory in dual-channel mode. Native support of the Z390 chipset clock rates up to 2.666 MHz, OC allows the ASRock Z390 Extreme 4 but also the operation of RAM kits up to 4,300 MHz. There are eight SATA 6G ports and two M.2 slots for hard drives and SSDs. Both M.2 slots are connected to the chipset with four PCIe lanes and support the NVMe protocol, which allows data transfer rates of almost 4 GB / s. This makes M.2 PCIe SSDs up to eight times faster than SATA 6G SSDs!

At the I / O panel, the ASRock Z390 Extreme 4 has a USB 3.1 connector with Type-C female connector. This new USB type C port is very thin and can be plugged in on both sides. USB 3.1 or USB 3.1 Gen 2 achieves maximum speeds of 10 Gbps per port, and USB ports with this standard generally support the fast charging function of smartphones and tablets. In addition to the I / O panel, in addition to four USB 3.0 ports, there is also an HDMI, a DVI-D and a DisplayPort connection. Internally, the motherboard provides a large selection of ports and headers.

The special features of the ASRock Z390 Extreme 4 include the eye-catching radiator design and integrated LED lighting. In addition, the motherboard offers two 4-pin RGB headers and a 3-pin RGB header for digital, addressable RGB LED products. With ASRock Polychrome Sync, the lighting can also be matched.

Only compatible with Intel CPUs of the 8th and 9th generation!

Technical details:
- Format:ATX
- chipset:Intel Z390
- Base:1151 (v2) (for Intel 8th and 9th generation CPUs)
- R.A.M:4x DDR4 (2,666 MHz, up to 4,300 MHz using OC)
- Dual-Channel
- Max. 64 GB
Slots (physical):
- 1x PCIe 3.0x16
- 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 (electric x8)
- 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 (electric x4)
- Compatible multi-VGA configurations: 3-Way AMD CrossFire, 2-Way NVIDIA SLI
- 3x PCIe 3.0x1
- 1x M.2 Key E (vertical)
Internal connections:
- 8 × SATA 6G (2 of them by ASM1061)
- 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x2 & SATA; 2230/2242/2260/2280)
- 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x2 & SATA; 2230/2242/2260/2280/22110)
- 4x USB 3.0 (two headers)
- 4x USB 2.0 (two headers)
- 1x CPU fan header (4-pin)
- 3x fan header (4-pin)
- 1x pump connection (4-pin)
- 1x COM header
- 1x TPM header
- 1x RGB LED header (3-pin)
- 2x RGB LED header (4-pin)
External connections:
- 1x PS / 2 keyboard / mouse
- 2 × USB 3.1 (1 × Type A and 1x Type C)
- 4x USB 3.0
- 1x HDMI
- 1x VGA (D-Sub)
- 1x DisplayPort 1.2
- 1x Gigabit LAN (Intel I219V)
- 2x WiFi antenna preparation
- 1x S / PDIF
- 5x audio (Realtek ALC1220)
Power supply:
- 1x 24 pin ATX
- 1x 8-pin 12V