CPU

1. Support for 10th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 processors/Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1200 package

2. L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer to "CPU Support List" for more information.)

Chipset

1. Intel® Z490 Express Chipset

Memory

1. 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory

2. Dual channel memory architecture

3. Intel® Core™ i9/i7 processors:

Support for DDR4 5000(O.C.) / 4933(O.C.) / 4800(O.C.) / 4700(O.C.) / 4600(O.C.) / 4500(O.C.) / 4400(O.C.) / 4300(O.C.) / 4266(O.C.) / 4133(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) / 3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 3666(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3300(O.C.) / 3200(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz

4. Intel® Core™ i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® processors:

Support for DDR4 2666/2400/2133 MHz

5. Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)

6. Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules

7. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer to "Memory Support List" for more information.)

Onboard Graphics

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:

1. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@30 Hz

* Support for HDMI 1.4 version and HDCP 2.3.

Maximum shared memory of 512 MB

Audio

1. Realtek® ALC1220-VB codec

* The back panel line out jack supports DSD audio.

2. High Definition Audio

3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

4. Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

1. Intel® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbit/1 Gbit/100 Mbit)

Wireless Communication module

Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201

1. WIFI a, b, g, n, ac with wave 2 features, ax, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band

2. BLUETOOTH 5.1

3. Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate

* Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.

Expansion Slots

1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)

* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.

2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)

* The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode.

3. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4)

4. 2 x PCI Express x1 slots

(All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

Supports up to ASPM L1.2 power management protocols.

Multi-Graphics Technology

1. Support for NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ technologies

2. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

Storage Interface

1. 2 x M.2 connectors (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_SB/M2M_SB)

2. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

3. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

* Refer to "1-8 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.

4. Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready

M.2 connectors support up to ASPM L1.2 PCIe power management protocols.

USB

Chipset:

1. 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support

2. 1 x USB Type-C™ port with USB 3.2 Gen 1 support, available through the internal USB header

3. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel

4. 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (3 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hubs:

1. 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

Internal I/O Connectors

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

3. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

4. 1 x CPU fan header

5. 1 x water cooling CPU fan header

6. 4 x system fan headers

7. 2 x system fan/water cooling pump headers

8. 2 x addressable LED strip headers

9. 2 x RGB LED strip headers

10. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

11. 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors

12. 1 x front panel header

13. 1 x front panel audio header

14. 1 x USB Type-C™ header, with USB 3.2 Gen 1 support

15. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header

16. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

17. 2 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors

18. 1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)

19. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

20. 2 x temperature sensor headers

21. 1 x Q-Flash Plus button

Back Panel Connectors

1. 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support

2. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)

3. 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

4. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

5. 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)

6. 1 x HDMI port

7. 1 x RJ-45 port

8. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector

9. 5 x audio jacks

I/O Controller

1. iTE® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring

1. Voltage detection

2. Temperature detection

3. Fan speed detection

4. Water cooling flow rate detection

5. Overheating warning

6. Fan fail warning

7. Fan speed control

* Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.

BIOS

1. 1 x 256 Mbit flash

2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS

3. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features

1. Support for APP Center

* Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.

@BIOS

EasyTune

Fast Boot

Game Boost

ON/OFF Charge

RGB Fusion

Smart Backup

System Information Viewer

2. Support for Q-Flash Plus

3. Support for Q-Flash

4. Support for Xpress Install

Bundled Software

1. Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)

2. cFosSpeed

3. XSplit Gamecaster + Broadcaster (12 months license)

Operating System

1. Support for Windows 10 64-bit

Form Factor

1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm