Asrock Z690 Steel Legend DDR4 Intel Z690 Chipset Motherboard
Overview :
- Supports 12th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors (LGA1700)
- 13 Phase Dr.MOS Power Design
- Supports DDR4 5000MHz (OC)
- 1 PCIe 5.0 x16, 1 PCIe 4.0 x16, 1 PCIe 3.0 x16, 2 PCIe 3.0 x1
1 M.2 Key-E for WiFi - Graphics Output Options: HDMI, DisplayPort
- Realtek ALC897 7.1 CH HD Audio Codec, Nahimic Audio
- 8 SATA3
- 2 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4 x4)
1 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3) - 1 USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Front Type-C
2 USB 3.2 Gen2 (Rear Type A C)
8 USB 3.2 Gen1 (4 Rear, 4 Front) - Dragon 2.5G LAN
- ASRock Graphics Card Holder
Specification :
| Unique Feature | ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2 |
| ASRock Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s) | |
| ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) | |
| ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) | |
| ASRock Super Alloy | |
| XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink | |
| Premium Power Choke | |
| 50A Dr.MOS | |
| Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors) | |
| I/O Armor | |
| Matte Black PCB | |
| High Density Glass Fabric PCB | |
| 2oz Copper PCB | |
| 2.5G LAN | |
| ASRock Auto Driver Installer | |
| ASRock Steel Slot | |
| ASRock Full Coverage M.2 Heatsink | |
| ASRock Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4) | |
| ASRock Ultra USB Power | |
| ASRock POST Status Checker (PSC) | |
| ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports) | |
| ASRock Live Update & APP Shop | |
| CPU | Supports 12th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors (LGA1700) |
| Digi Power design | |
| 13 Power Phase design | |
| Supports Intel® Hybrid Technology | |
| Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology | |
| Chipset | Intel® Z690 |
| Memory | Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology |
| 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots | |
| Supports DDR4 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 5333 (OC)* | |
| Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode) | |
| Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB | |
| Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0 | |
| 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots | |
| *Supports DDR4 3200 natively. | |
| BIOS | 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support |
| ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events | |
| SMBIOS 2.7 Support | |
| CPU Core/Cache, CPU GT, DRAM, VCCIN AUX, 1.05V PROC, 1.8V PROC, 0.82V PCH, 1.05V PCH Voltage Multi-adjustment | |
| Graphics | Intel® Xe Graphics Architecture (Gen 12) |
| Dual graphics output: support HDMI and DisplayPort 1.4 ports by independent display controllers | |
| Supports HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096×2160) @ 60Hz | |
| Supports DisplayPort 1.4 with DSC (compressed) max. resolution up to 8K (7680×4320) @ 60Hz / 5K (5120×3200) @ 120Hz | |
| Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible and DisplayPort 1.4 Ports | |
| *Intel® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated. | |
| Audio | 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC897 Audio Codec) |
| Supports Surge Protection | |
| Gold Audio Jacks | |
| 15μ Gold Audio Connector | |
| Nahimic Audio | |
| LAN | 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s |
| Dragon RTL8125BG | |
| Supports Dragon 2.5G LAN Software | |
| Smart Auto Adjust Bandwidth Control | |
| Visual User Friendly UI | |
| Visual Network Usage Statistics | |
| Optimized Default Setting for Game, Browser, and Streaming Modes | |
| User Customized Priority Control | |
| Supports Wake-On-LAN | |
| Supports Lightning/ESD Protection | |
| Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az | |
| Supports PXE | |
| Slots | CPU: |
| 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2), supports x16 mode* | |
| Chipset: | |
| 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3), supports x4 mode* | |
| 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE5), supports x4 mode* | |
| 2 x PCIe 3.0 x1 Slots (PCIE1 and PCIE4)* | |
| 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module and Intel® CNVi (Integrated WiFi/BT) | |
| Supports AMD CrossFire™ | |
| 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2) | |
| *Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks | |
| Storage | CPU: |
| 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode* | |
| Chipset: | |
| 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 2230/2242/2260/2280 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen3x4 (32 Gb/s) modes* | |
| 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_3, Key M), supports type 2242/2260/2280/22110 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode* | |
| 8 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors** | |
| *Supports Intel® Optane™ Technology (M2_2 and M2_3 only) | |
| Supports Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD) | |
| Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks | |
| Supports ASRock U.2 Kit | |
| **If M2_2 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_7 will be disabled. | |
| RAID | Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices |
| Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5 for M.2 NVMe storage devices | |
| Connector | 1 x SPI TPM Header |
| 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header | |
| 1 x RGB LED Header* | |
| 3 x Addressable LED Headers** | |
| 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)*** | |
| 1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)**** | |
| 5 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)***** | |
| 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector) | |
| 2 x 8 pin 12V Power Connectors (Hi-Density Power Connector) | |
| 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connector) | |
| 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector (5-pin) (Supports ASRock Thunderbolt™ 4 AIC Card) | |
| 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) | |
| 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection) | |
| 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection) | |
| *Supports in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip | |
| **Support in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip | |
| ***The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power. | |
| ****The CPU/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power. | |
| *****The Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power. | |
| CPU_FAN2/WP and CHA_FAN1~5/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use. | |
| Rear Panel I/O | 2 x Antenna Ports |
| 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port | |
| 1 x HDMI Port | |
| 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 | |
| 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port | |
| 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection) | |
| 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection) | |
| 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection) | |
| 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) | |
| 1 x BIOS Flashback Button | |
| HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks) | |
| *Ultra USB Power is supported on USB3_1_2 ports. | |
| ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB3_1_2 ports. | |
| Software and UEFI | Software |
| ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) | |
| ASRock Dragon 2.5G LAN Software | |
| ASRock Polychrome SYNC* | |
| UEFI | |
| ASRock EZ Mode | |
| ASRock Full HD UEFI | |
| ASRock My Favorites in UEFI | |
| ASRock Auto Driver Installer | |
| ASRock Instant Flash | |
| ASRock Internet Flash | |
| ASRock Easy RAID Installer | |
| *These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop. | |
| Support CD | Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) |
| Accessories | Quick Installation Guide, Support CD |
| 2 x SATA Data Cables | |
| 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets | |
| 2 x Standoffs for M.2 Sockets | |
| 1 x Graphics Card Holder | |
| Hardware Monitor | Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans |
| Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans | |
| Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans | |
| Voltage monitoring: CPU Vcore, PCH, DRAM, VCCIN AUX, 1.05V PROC, VCCSA, 1.8V PROC, 0.82V PCH, 12V, 5V, 3.3V | |
| Form Factor | ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm |
| 2oz Copper PCB | |
| OS | Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit / 11 64-bit |
| Certifications | FCC, CE |
| ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) | |
| CEC Tier II ready |