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Model	FM2A88M Pro3+	FM2A68M-DG3+	FM2A68M-HD+

Form Factor	- Micro ATX Form Factor - Solid Capacitor design - High Density Glass Fabric PCB	- Micro ATX Form Factor - All Solid Capacitor design - High Density Glass Fabric PCB	- Micro ATX Form Factor - All Solid Capacitor design - High Density Glass Fabric PCB
Unique Feature	ASRock Full Spike Protection ASRock Cloud ASRock APP Shop	ASRock Full Spike Protection ASRock APP Shop	ASRock Full Spike Protection ASRock APP Shop
CPU	- Supports Socket FM2+ 95W / FM2 100W processors	- Supports Socket FM2+ 95W / FM2 100W processors	- Supports Socket FM2+ 95W / FM2 100W processors
Chipset	- AMD A88X (Bolton-D4)	- AMD A68H (Bolton-D2H)	- AMD A68H (Bolton-D2H)
Memory	- Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology - 4 x DDR3 DIMM Slots - Supports DDR3 2400+(OC) / 2133 / 1866 / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB* - Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2 - Supports AMD Memory Profile Technology (AMP) up to AMP 2400 *Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.	- Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology - 2 x DDR3 DIMM Slots - Supports DDR3 2400+(OC) / 2133(OC) / 1866(OC) / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB* - Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2 - Supports AMD Memory Profile Technology (AMP) up to AMP 2400 *Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.	- Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology - 2 x DDR3 DIMM Slots - Supports DDR3 2400+(OC) / 2133(OC) / 1866(OC) / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB* - Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2 - Supports AMD Memory Profile Technology (AMP) up to AMP 2400 *Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.
Slots	- 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1 @ x16 mode) - 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slots - Supports AMD Dual Graphics *PCIE 3.0 is only supported with FM2+ CPU. With FM2 CPU, it only supports PCIE 2.0.	- 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1@ x16 mode) - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot - 1 x PCI Slot - Supports AMD Dual Graphics *PCIE 3.0 is only supported with FM2+ CPU. With FM2 CPU, it only supports PCIE 2.0.	- 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1@ x16 mode) - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot - 1 x PCI Slot - Supports AMD Dual Graphics *PCIE 3.0 is only supported with FM2+ CPU. With FM2 CPU, it only supports PCIE 2.0.
Graphics	- Integrated AMD Radeon™ R7 / R5 Series Graphics in A-series APU - DirectX 11.1, Pixel Shader 5.0 with FM2+ CPU. DirectX 11, Pixel Shader 5.0 with FM2 CPU. - Max. shared memory 2GB - Three graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI Ports - Supports Triple Monitor - Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 24Hz - Supports Dual-link DVI-D with max. resolution up to 2560x1600 @ 60Hz - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) - Supports Blu-ray Stereoscopic 3D with HDMI Port - Supports AMD Steady Video™ 2.0: New video post processing capability for automatic jitter reduction on home / online video - Supports HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D and HDMI Ports *Only FM2+ APU can support up to 4096x2160 resolution display via HDMI port.	- Integrated AMD Radeon™ R7 / R5 Series Graphics in A-series APU - DirectX 11.1, Pixel Shader 5.0 with FM2+ CPU. DirectX 11, Pixel Shader 5.0 with FM2 CPU. - Max. shared memory 2GB - Dual graphics output options: support DVI-D and D-Sub by independent display controllers - Supports Dual-link DVI-D with max. resolution up to 2560x1600 @ 60Hz - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports AMD Steady Video™ 2.0: New video post processing capability for automatic jitter reduction on home / online video - Supports HDCP with DVI-D Port - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D Port	- Integrated AMD Radeon™ R7 / R5 Series Graphics in A-series APU - DirectX 11.1, Pixel Shader 5.0 with FM2+ CPU. DirectX 11, Pixel Shader 5.0 with FM2 CPU. - Max. shared memory 2GB - Three graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI Ports - Supports Triple Monitor - Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 24Hz - Supports Dual-link DVI-D with max. resolution up to 2560x1600 @ 60Hz - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) - Supports Blu-ray Stereoscopic 3D with HDMI Port - Supports AMD Steady Video™ 2.0: New video post processing capability for automatic jitter reduction on home / online video - Supports HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D and HDMI Ports *Only FM2+ APU can support up to 4096x2160 resolution display via HDMI port.
Audio	- 5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec) - Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) - ELNA Audio Caps	- 5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec) - Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)	- 5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec) - Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
Lan	- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb / s - Realtek RTL8111GR - Supports Wake-On-WAN - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports Lightning / ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) - Supports LAN Cable Detection - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports PXE	- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb / s - Realtek RTL8111H / RTL8111GR - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports Lightning / ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports PXE	- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb / s - Realtek RTL8111GR - Supports Wake-On-WAN - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports Lightning / ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) - Supports LAN Cable Detection - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports PXE
WiFi	- n/a	- n/a	- n/a
Rear Panel I/O	- 1 x PS / 2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS / 2 Keyboard Port - 1 x D-Sub Port - 1 x DVI-D Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 4 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (AMD A88X (Bolton-D4)) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT / LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone	- 1 x PS / 2 Mouse / Keyboard Port - 1 x D-Sub Port - 1 x DVI-D Port - 4 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (AMD A68H (Bolton-D2H)) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT / LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone	- 1 x PS / 2 Mouse / Keyboard Port - 1 x D-Sub Port - 1 x DVI-D Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 4 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (AMD A68H (Bolton-D2H)) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT / LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Storage	- 8 x SATA3 6.0 Gb / s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug	- 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb / s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug	- 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb / s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
Connector	- 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header - 1 x TPM Header - 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin) - 1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin) - 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector - 1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector - 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector - 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Header by AMD A88X (Bolton-D4) (Supports 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))	- 1 x Print Port Header - 1 x COM Port Header - 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header - 1 x TPM Header - 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin) - 1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin) - 1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin) - 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector - 1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector - 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector - 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 1 x Flexible USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) *This Flexible USB 2.0 header allows users to connect a Front USB 3.0 Panel, and support two USB ports with 2.0 / 1.1 data rate.	- 1 x Print Port Header - 1 x COM Port Header - 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header - 1 x TPM Header - 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin) - 1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin) - 1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin) - 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector - 1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector - 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector - 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Header by ASMedia ASM1042A (Supports 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
BIOS	- 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 support - DRAM, CPU Voltage multi-adjustment	- 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 support - DRAM, CPU Voltage multi-adjustment	- 64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 support - DRAM, CPU Voltage multi-adjustment
Support CD	- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar, Start8 (30 days trial), Orbweb.ME Professional (Win 8.1 / 7)	- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar, Start8 (30 days trial)	- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar, Start8 (30 days trial)
Software and UEFI	Software - ASRock A-Tuning - ASRock Disk Health Report - ASRock USB Key - ASRock APP Charger - ASRock XFast LAN - ASRock XFast RAM - ASRock Restart to UEFI - ASRock X-Boost UEFI - ASRock Interactive UEFI - ASRock Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash - ASRock Internet Flash - ASRock Crashless BIOS - ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard) - ASRock UEFI System Browser - ASRock UEFI Tech Service - ASRock Dehumidifier Function - ASRock Easy RAID Installer - ASRock Easy Driver Installer	Software - ASRock A-Tuning - ASRock Disk Health Report - ASRock USB Key - ASRock APP Charger - ASRock XFast RAM - ASRock Restart to UEFI - ASRock X-Boost UEFI - ASRock Interactive UEFI - ASRock Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash - ASRock Internet Flash - ASRock Crashless BIOS - ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard) - ASRock UEFI System Browser - ASRock UEFI Tech Service - ASRock Dehumidifier Function - ASRock Easy RAID Installer - ASRock Easy Driver Installer	Software - ASRock A-Tuning - ASRock Disk Health Report - ASRock USB Key - ASRock APP Charger - ASRock XFast RAM - ASRock Restart to UEFI - ASRock X-Boost UEFI - ASRock Interactive UEFI - ASRock Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash - ASRock Internet Flash - ASRock Crashless BIOS - ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard) - ASRock UEFI System Browser - ASRock UEFI Tech Service - ASRock Dehumidifier Function - ASRock Easy RAID Installer - ASRock Easy Driver Installer
Hardware Monitor	- CPU temperature sensing - Chassis temperature sensing - CPU Fan Tachometer - Chassis Fan Tachometer - CPU, Chassis Quiet Fan - CPU, Chassis Fan multi-speed control - CASE OPEN detection - Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore	- CPU temperature sensing - Chassis temperature sensing - CPU Fan Tachometer - Chassis Fan Tachometer - CPU, Chassis Quiet Fan - CPU, Chassis Fan multi-speed control - CASE OPEN detection - Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore	- CPU temperature sensing - Chassis temperature sensing - CPU Fan Tachometer - Chassis Fan Tachometer - CPU, Chassis Quiet Fan - CPU, Chassis Fan multi-speed control - CASE OPEN detection - Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore
OS	- Microsoft Windows 10 32-bit / 10 64-bit / 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit *Carrizo FM2r2 processor supports Windows 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit only.	- Microsoft Windows 10 32-bit / 10 64-bit / 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit *Carrizo FM2r2 processor supports Windows 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit only.	- Microsoft Windows 10 32-bit / 10 64-bit / 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit *Carrizo FM2r2 processor supports Windows 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit only.
Certifications	- FCC, CE - ErP / EuP ready (ErP / EuP ready power supply is required)	- FCC, CE - ErP / EuP ready (ErP / EuP ready power supply is required)	- FCC, CE - ErP / EuP ready (ErP / EuP ready power supply is required)
Accessories	- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I / O Shield - 2 x SATA Data Cables	- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I / O Shield - 2 x SATA Data Cables	- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I / O Shield - 2 x SATA Data Cables