ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 4, Intel Z390 Motherboard - Socket 1151 [90-MXB8X0-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 Phantom Gaming 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 6x USB 3.0 and 6x USB 2.0 (internal & external)
- 2x M.2 (each PCIe 3.0 x4) / 6x SATA 6G
- Supports max. 64 GB of DDR4 RAM up to 4,300 MHz

The ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 4 in detail
The ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 4 motherboard (ATX) provides a total of two PCIe x16 slots, one of which is connected to the chipset with a full 16 lanes, while the other is connected to four 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 AMD CrossFire is supported.

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 Phantom Gaming 4 but also the operation of RAM kits up to 4.300 MHz. There are six SATA 6G connectors 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 Phantom Gaming 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, there are two USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 ports each, as well as a VGA (D-Sub), HDMI and DVI-D port. Internally, the motherboard provides a large selection of ports and headers.

Features of the ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 4 include the discreet radiator design and three RGB LED headers, one of which supports digital RGB LED lighting. The lighting can be controlled and synchronized via ASROCK Polychrome Sync.

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 x4)
Compatible multi-VGA configurations: 2-Way AMD CrossFire
3x PCIe 3.0x1
- 1x M.2 Key E (vertical)
Internal connections:
- 6 × SATA 6G
- 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 Thunderbolt AIC Connector (5-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)
- 2x USB 3.0
- 2x USB 2.0
- 1x HDMI
- 1x DVI-D
- 1x VGA (D-Sub)
- 1x Gigabit LAN (Intel I219V)
- 2x WiFi antenna preparation
- 3x audio (Realtek ALC892)
Power supply:
- 1x 24 pin EATX 12V
- 1x 8-pin ATX 12V