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Model	Z170 Extreme6+	Z170 Extreme6

Form Factor	- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm	- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
Unique Feature	ASRock USB 3.1 Gen2 - ASRock Front USB 3.1 Panel (1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port + 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port ) - ASRock Rear USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb / s) - ASRock Rear USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb / s) ASRock Super Alloy - XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink - Premium 60A Power Choke - Combo Caps (Nichicon 12K Platinum Caps) - Nichicon 12K Platinum Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors) - I / O Armor - Matte Black PCB - High Density Glass Fabric PCB ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3) ASRock Full Spike Protection ASRock Live Update & APP Shop	ASRock USB 3.1 Gen2 - ASRock USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb / s) - ASRock USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb / s) ASRock Super Alloy - XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink - Premium 60A Power Choke - Combo Caps (Nichicon 12K Platinum Caps) - Nichicon 12K Platinum Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors) - I / O Armor - Matte Black PCB - High Density Glass Fabric PCB ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3) ASRock Full Spike Protection ASRock Live Update & APP Shop
CPU	- Supports 7th and 6th Generation Intel Core™ i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron Processors (Socket 1151) - Digi Power design - 12 Power Phase design - Supports Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology - Supports Intel K-Series unlocked CPUs - Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking - Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine	- Supports 7th and 6th Generation Intel Core™ i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron Processors (Socket 1151) - Digi Power design - 12 Power Phase design - Supports Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology - Supports Intel K-Series unlocked CPUs - Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking - Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine
Chipset	- Intel Z170	- Intel Z170
Memory	- Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology - 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots - Supports DDR4 3866+(OC)* / 3600(OC) / 3200(OC) / 2933(OC) / 2800(OC) / 2400(OC) / 2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode) - Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB** - Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0 - 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots 3866+(OC) memory frequency can only be achieved when a single memory module is installed (Single channel memory). Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock's website for more information. *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 DDR4 Memory Technology - 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots - Supports DDR4 3866+(OC)* / 3600(OC) / 3200(OC) / 2933(OC) / 2800(OC) / 2400(OC) / 2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode) - Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB** - Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0 - 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots 3866+(OC) memory frequency can only be achieved when a single memory module is installed (Single channel memory). Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock's website for more information. *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	- 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2 / PCIE4 / PCIE6: single at x16 (PCIE2); dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4); triple at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4) / x4 (PCIE6))* - 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots (Flexible PCIe) - Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™, 3-Way CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™ - Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI™ and SLI™ - 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2) * Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks	- 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2 / PCIE4 / PCIE6: single at x16 (PCIE2); dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4); triple at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4) / x4 (PCIE6))* - 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots (Flexible PCIe) - Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™, 3-Way CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™ - Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI™ and SLI™ - 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2) * Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
Graphics	- Supports Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel Quick Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full HW Encode1, Intel InTru™ 3D, Intel Clear Video HD Technology, Intel Insider™, Intel HD Graphics 510 / 530 - Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 12 - Max. shared memory 1024MB* - Three graphics output options: DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 - Supports Triple Monitor - Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 24Hz / (3840x2160) @ 30Hz - Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports DisplayPort 1.2 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2304) @ 60Hz - Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) - Supports Accelerated Media Codecs: HEVC, VP8, VP9 - Supports HDCP with DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports The size of maximum shared memory may vary from different operating systems. Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated. Due to chipset limitation, the Blu-ray playback of Intel HD Graphics is only supported under Windows 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit. **Intel InTru™ 3D is only supported under Windows 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit.	- Supports Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel Quick Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full HW Encode1, Intel InTru™ 3D, Intel Clear Video HD Technology, Intel Insider™, Intel HD Graphics 510 / 530 - Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 12 - Max. shared memory 1024MB* - Three graphics output options: DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 - Supports Triple Monitor - Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 24Hz / (3840x2160) @ 30Hz - Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports DisplayPort 1.2 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2304) @ 60Hz - Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) - Supports Accelerated Media Codecs: HEVC, VP8, VP9 - Supports HDCP with DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports The size of maximum shared memory may vary from different operating systems. Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated. Due to chipset limitation, the Blu-ray playback of Intel HD Graphics is only supported under Windows 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit. **Intel InTru™ 3D is only supported under Windows 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit.
Audio	- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1150 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray Audio support - Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) - Supports Purity Sound™ 3 - Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps< / font> - 115dB SNR DAC with differential amplifier< / font> - TI NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier (Supports up to 600 ohm headsets)< / font> - Pure Power-In< / font> - Direct Drive Technology< / font> - PCB isolate shielding< / font> - Supports DTS Connect	- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1150 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray Audio support - Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) - Supports Purity Sound™ 3 - Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps< / font> - 115dB SNR DAC with differential amplifier< / font> - TI NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier (Supports up to 600 ohm headsets)< / font> - Pure Power-In< / font> - Direct Drive Technology< / font> - PCB isolate shielding< / font> - Supports DTS Connect
Lan	- Gigabit LAN 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb / s - Giga PHY Intel I219V - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports Lightning / ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports PXE	- Gigabit LAN 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb / s - Giga PHY Intel I219V - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports Lightning / ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports PXE
WiFi	- n/a	- n/a
Rear Panel I/O	- 1 x PS / 2 Mouse / Keyboard Port - 1 x DVI-D Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb / s) (ASMedia ASM1142) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb / s) (ASMedia ASM1142) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 6 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Intel Z170) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT / LINK LED and SPEED LED) - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch - HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone	- 1 x PS / 2 Mouse / Keyboard Port - 1 x DVI-D Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb / s) (ASMedia ASM1142) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb / s) (ASMedia ASM1142) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 6 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Intel Z170) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT / LINK LED and SPEED LED) - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch - HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Storage	- 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb / s Connectors by Intel Z170, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 14 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb / s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug - 2 x SATA Express 10 Gb / s Connectors* - 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket, supports M Key type 2230 / 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb / s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb / s)** Support to be announced M2_1, SATA3_0, SATA3_1 and SATA_EXP0 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled. *Supports ASRock U.2 Kit Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks	- 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb / s Connectors by Intel Z170, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 14 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb / s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug - 2 x SATA Express 10 Gb / s Connectors* - 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket, supports M Key type 2230 / 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb / s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb / s)** Support to be announced M2_1, SATA3_0, SATA3_1 and SATA_EXP0 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled. *Supports ASRock U.2 Kit Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
Connector	- 1 x COM Port Header - 1 x TPM Header - 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header - 2 x CPU Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control) - 4 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)* - 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector - 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector) - 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector - 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC 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 (Supports 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 1 x Dr. Debug with LED - 1 x Power Switch with LED - 1 x Reset Switch with LED *All CPU / Chassis Fan Connectors can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use. The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power.	- 1 x COM Port Header - 1 x TPM Header - 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header - 2 x CPU Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control) - 4 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)* - 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector - 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector) - 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector - 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC 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 (Supports 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 1 x Dr. Debug with LED - 1 x Power Switch with LED - 1 x Reset Switch with LED *All CPU / Chassis Fan Connectors can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use. The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power.
BIOS	- 2 x 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support (1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS) - Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology - ACPI 5.0 Compliant wake up events - SMBIOS 2.7 Support - CPU, GT_CPU, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCPLL, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment	- 2 x 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support (1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS) - Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology - ACPI 5.0 Compliant wake up events - SMBIOS 2.7 Support - CPU, GT_CPU, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCPLL, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment
Support CD	- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar	- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar
Software and UEFI	Software - ASRock A-Tuning - ASRock Disk Health Report - ASRock USB Key - ASRock APP Charger - ASRock XFast LAN - ASRock XFast RAM - ASRock Fast Boot (Fast Boot, Restart to UEFI) UEFI - ASRock EZ Mode - ASRock Full HD UEFI - ASRock My Favorites in UEFI - ASRock Instant Flash - ASRock Internet Flash - ASRock Crashless BIOS - ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard) - ASRock UEFI System Browser - ASRock UEFI Tech Service - ASRock Easy RAID Installer - ASRock Easy Driver Installer *These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.	Software - ASRock A-Tuning - ASRock Disk Health Report - ASRock USB Key - ASRock APP Charger - ASRock XFast LAN - ASRock XFast RAM - ASRock Fast Boot (Fast Boot, Restart to UEFI) UEFI - ASRock EZ Mode - ASRock Full HD UEFI - ASRock My Favorites in UEFI - ASRock Instant Flash - ASRock Internet Flash - ASRock Crashless BIOS - ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard) - ASRock UEFI System Browser - ASRock UEFI Tech Service - ASRock Easy RAID Installer - ASRock Easy Driver Installer *These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.
Hardware Monitor	- CPU, Chassis temperature sensing - CPU, Chassis Fan Tachometer - CPU, Chassis Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature) - CPU, Chassis Fan multi-speed control - Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, GT_CPU, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCSA	- CPU, Chassis temperature sensing - CPU, Chassis Fan Tachometer - CPU, Chassis Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature) - CPU, Chassis Fan multi-speed control - Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, GT_CPU, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCSA
OS	- Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit* *To install Windows 7 OS, a modified installation disk with xHCI drivers packed into the ISO file is required. Please see our online tutorial< / a> or check our User Manual for more detailed instructions. For the updated Windows 10 driver, please visit ASRock's website for details.	- Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit* *To install Windows 7 OS, a modified installation disk with xHCI drivers packed into the ISO file is required. Please see our online tutorial< / a> or check our User Manual for more detailed instructions. For the updated Windows 10 driver, please visit ASRock's website for details.
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)
Accessories	- 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card - Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I / O Shield - 4 x SATA Data Cables - 1 x Screw for M.2 Socket - 1 x ASRock Front USB 3.1 Panel - 4 x Screws for Front USB 3.1 Panel - 1 x SATA Express Cable - 1 x USB Power Cable	- 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card - Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I / O Shield - 4 x SATA Data Cables - 1 x Screw for M.2 Socket