ASRock Z890 PRO-A motherboard, socket LGA 1851, Intel Z890, ATX, DDR5

This motherboard is ideal for budget builds and light overclocking.

– 1x PCIe 5.0 x16 (x16), 2x PCIe 4.0 x4, and 1x PCIe 4.0 x1
– 4x DIMM slots for up to 256 GB DDR5 RAM up to 8666 MHz (XMP 3.0 support)
– 4x M.2 (including 1x PCIe 5.0 and 3x PCIe 4.0) / 4x SATA 6G
– USB on the I/O panel: 1x Thunderbolt 4 (USB 4, Type-C), 1x USB 3.2 Type-C, 1x USB 3.1 Type-A, 2x USB 3.0, and 4x USB 2.0
– OC features: 20-phase VRMs, BIOS Flashback
– Total of 8x 4-pin connectors for fans and pumps

ASRock Z890 PRO-A: ATX motherboard with Intel LGA 1851 socket and Z890 chipset
The ASRock Z890 PRO-A is an ATX motherboard with the high-end Intel Z890 chipset and the LGA 1851 socket. It supports second-generation Intel Core Ultra processors, codenamed Arrow Lake. The Intel Z890 motherboard natively supports USB 4, which offers data transfer rates of up to 40 Gbps. Furthermore, the ASRock Z890 PRO-A boasts full PCIe 5.0 connectivity, giving you twice the bandwidth for graphics cards and NVMe SSDs compared to PCIe 4.0.

Technical Details
Form Factor:
– ATX (305 x 244 mm)
– Chipset:
– Intel Z890
– Socket:
– LGA 1851 (For 2nd Generation Intel Core Ultra CPUs)
– RAM:
– 4x DDR5 DIMM (up to 8,666 MHz via XMP / OC)
– Quad / Dual Channel
– Max. 256 GB
– Slots (Physical):
– 1x PCIe 5.0 x16 (electrical x16, x8/x8, or x8/x4/x4)
– 2x PCIe 4.0 x4
– 1x PCIe 4.0 x1
– Total Maximum Usable PCIe Lanes: 44
– Internal Connectors:
– 4x SATA 6G
– 1x M.2 (PCIe 5.0 x4; 2280, CPU)
– 1x M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4; 2280, CPU)
– 1x M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4; 2280, chipset)
– 1x M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA; 2230 / 2242 / 2260 / 2280, chipset)
– 1x USB-C (1 header, USB 3.2 Gen 2×2, max. 20 Gbit/s)
– 4x USB 3.0 (2 headers, USB 3.2 Gen 1, max. 5 Gbit/s)
– 4x USB 2.0 (2 headers, max. 480 Mbit/s)
– 1x front panel audio header
– 1x SPI_TPM header
– Fan header:
– 2x CPU fan (4-pin)
– 5x case fans (4-pin)
– 1x AiO pump (4-pin)
– RGB header:
– 3x 3-pin ARGB (5V / 3A)
– 2x 4-pin RGB (12 V/A)
– External Connectors:
– 1x Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C)
– 1x USB 3.2 (Type-C, USB 3.2 Gen 2×2, max. 20 Gbps)
– 1x USB 3.1 (Type-A, USB 3.2 Gen 2, max. 10 Gbps)
– 2x USB 3.0 (Type-A, USB 3.2 Gen 1, max. 5 Gbps)
– 4x USB 2.0 (Type-A, max. 480 Mbit/s)
– 1x DisplayPort 1.4
– 1x HDMI
– 1x 2.5 Gigabit LAN (Dragon RTL8125BG)
– 3x 3.5 mm jack (Realtek ALC 897)
– Power Supply:
– 1x 24-pin ATX
– 2x 8-pin ATX 12V
– Accessories:
– 1x I/O shield
– 2x SATA cables
– 1x screw for M.2 socket