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Z270 SuperCarrier

ATX
ASRock Super Alloy
Supports 7^th and 6^th Generation Intel^® Core™ i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium^® / Celeron^® Processors (Socket 1151)
*8th Gen Intel^® Core™ desktop processors are supported with Intel^® 300 Series chipset motherboards only
Supports DDR4 3733+(OC)
4 PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 PCIe 3.0 x1
NVIDIA^® 4-Way SLI™, AMD 4-Way CrossFireX™
Graphics Output Options: HDMI, DisplayPort, 2 Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 Type-C
7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec), Supports Purity Sound™ 4 & DTS Connect
10 SATA3, 2 SATA Express, 3 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
2 Thunderbolt™ 3 (USB Type-C), 9 USB 3.1 Gen1 (4 Front, 4 Rear, 1 Vertical Type A)
AQUANTIA^® 5 Gigabit LAN, Dual Intel^® Gigabit LAN
Intel^® 802.11ac WiFi + BT 4.0
ASRock RGB LED
Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready

This model may not be sold worldwide. Please contact your local dealer for the availability of this model in your region.

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Armor Your VR Machine

Prepare yourself well to enjoy the impressive world of Virtual Reality. Before that, you have to make sure everything is qualified, including hardware, software and drivers. Motherboard is the key to connect every critical components and ASRock’s VR Ready products are definitely the one you’re looking for. The premium quality is assured by rigorous testing during development. The sturdy components and rock-solid performance makes you completely immersive in the VR scenario. Users can be assured to experience VR enjoyments without any compatibility problems.

Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 Type-C

Experience the world's fastest connectivity with ASRock's Intel^® Thunderbolt™ ready motherboards. The Daisy-chain feature allows users to connect up to 6 Thunderbolt™ devices with a single wire. The highly desirable reversible USB Type-C interface delivers breathtaking bandwidth and also supports USB PD 2.0 charging up to 12V@3A (36W). Totally Compatible with USB 3.1 Gen2 and USB-C Display.

*Please refer to Intel^® Thunderbolt™3 technology brief for more detail.

Purity Sound 4

It's time to enjoy the most purified audio performance with ultra high definition. Purity Sound4 is a combination of several hardware, software audio solutions. 7.1 CH HD audio with the latest Realtek ALC1220 audio codec, individual PCB layers for R/L audio channel, 120dB SNR DAC and other technologies to deliver the crispest sound effects.

120dB SNR DAC

RGB LED

Gold Audio connector

TI^® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier

Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel

Impedance Sensing on Rear Out Port

PCB Isolate Shielding

Pure Power-In

Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps

Gold Audio Jacks

XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink

Extra large aluminum alloy heat sinks that effectively take away heat from the MOSFET and chipset so that your whole system may perform more stable.

Premium 60A Power Choke

Compared to traditional chokes, ASRock’s premium 60A power chokes effectively make the saturation current up to three times better, thus providing enhanced and improved Vcore voltage to the motherboard.

Premium Memory Alloy Choke

Specifically designed for memory power delivery, these new alloy chokes feature a highly magnetic and heat resistant design, thus delivering more stable and reliable power to the motherboard and memory modules.

Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM)

Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM) is another innovative MOSFETs design by ASRock. The silicon die area is increased by stacking two dies into one MOSFET. The larger the die area, the lower Rds(on). Compared to traditional discrete MOSFET, DSM with larger die area provides extreme lower Rds(on) 1.2 mΩ, so the power supply for the CPU Vcore is more efficient.

Combo Caps

A combination of 820uF and 100uF capacitors. Together these capacitors provide clearer, efficient and more responsive CPU Vcore power, and overclockers may achieve higher scores.

Nichicon 12K Black Caps

Supreme 12K black capacitors with lifespans of at least 12,000 hours. Compared to other counterparts on high-end motherboards that merely have lifespans of around 10,000 hours, ASRock applied Nichicon 12K Black Caps that offer 20% longer lifespans and provide more stability and reliability.

I/O Armor

A new designed protective cover for all of the crucial parts near the motherboard's rear I/O, so that they won't easily be damaged by static electricity.

Matte Black PCB

A new mysterious matte black and copper color scheme to match the prestigious components on ASRock's high-end motherboards.

High Density Glass Fabric PCB

High Density Glass Fabric PCB design that reduces the gaps between the PCB layers to protect the motherboard against electrical shorts caused by humidity.

User friendly UEFI & EZ Mode

ASRock UEFI is the smoothest, slickest mouse-controlled BIOS has been improved to make it even more friendly. Advanced mode provides a more comprehensive environment that is designed for overclockers and power users who want maximum control over their PC’s hardware. EZ mode is a dashboard which contains multiple readings of the system’s current status. You can check the most crucial information of your system, such as CPU speed, DRAM frequency, SATA information, fan speed, etc.

Unique Feature
ASRock Super Alloy
- XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
- Premium 60A Power Choke
- Premium Memory Alloy Choke (Reduces 70% core loss compared to iron powder choke)
- Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM)
- Combo Caps (Nichicon 12K Black Caps)
- Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)
- I/O Armor
- Matte Black PCB
- High Density Glass Fabric PCB
AQUANTIA^® 5G LAN
Intel^® 802.11ac WiFi
ASRock Steel Slots
ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
ASRock Ultra USB Power
ASRock Full Spike Protection
ASRock Live Update & APP Shop
CPU
- Supports 7^th and 6^th Generation Intel^® Core™ i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium^® / Celeron^® Processors (Socket 1151)
- Digi Power design
- 14 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 II
Chipset
- Intel^® Z270
Memory
- Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
- 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
- Supports DDR4 3733+(OC)*/3600(OC)/3200(OC)/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2400**/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

*Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock's website for more information.

**7th Gen Intel^® CPU supports DDR4 up to 2400; 6^th Gen Intel^® CPU supports DDR4 up to 2133.

***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.
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 6.0 Compliant wake up events
- SMBIOS 2.7 Support
- CPU, GT_CPU, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCST, VCCSA, VCCPLL Voltage Multi-adjustment
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*
- Gen9 LP, DX11.3, DX12
- HWA Encode/Decode: VP8, HEVC 8b, VP9, HEVC 10b (For 7^th Gen Intel^® CPU)
- HWA Encode/Decode: VP8, HEVC 8b; GPU/SW Encode/Decode: VP9, HEVC 10b (For 6^th Gen Intel^® CPU)
- Max. shared memory 1024MB**
- Four graphics output options: HDMI, DisplayPort 1.2 and 2 x Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3
- Supports Triple Monitor***
- Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 24Hz / (3840x2160) @ 30Hz
- Supports DisplayPort 1.2 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2304) @ 60Hz
- Supports Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 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 HDCP with HDMI, DisplayPort 1.2 and Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3
- Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with HDMI, DisplayPort 1.2 and Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3

*Intel^® HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.

**The size of maximum shared memory may vary from different operating systems.

***Supports up to 3 displays simultaneously

****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 ALC1220 Audio Codec)
- Premium Blu-ray Audio support
- Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
- Supports Purity Sound™ 4
- Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps
- 120dB SNR DAC with Differential Amplifier
- TI^® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier for Front Panel Audio Connector (Supports up to 600 Ohm headsets)
- Pure Power-In
- Direct Drive Technology
- PCB isolate shielding
- Impedance Sensing on Rear Out port
- Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
- AURA RGB LED
- Gold Audio Jacks
- 15μ Gold Audio Connector
- Supports DTS Connect
LAN
1 x 5 Gigabit LAN 100/1000/2500/5000 Mb/s (AQUANTIA^® AQC108):
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
- Supports PXE
2 x Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s (1 x Intel^® I219V, 1 x Intel^® I211AT):
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
- Supports Dual LAN with Teaming*
- Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
- Supports PXE

*Not supported under Windows^® 10
Wireless LAN
- Intel^® 802.11ac WiFi Module (Free Bundle)
- Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
- Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz)
- Supports high speed wireless connections up to 433Mbps
- Supports Bluetooth 4.0 / 3.0 + High speed class II
Slots
- 4 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE4/PCIE5: single at x16 (PCIE1); dual at x16 (PCIE1) / x16 (PCIE4); triple at x8 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE2) / x16 (PCIE4); quad at x8 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4) / x8 (PCIE5))*
- 1 x embedded PLX PEX 8747*
- 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slot (Flexible PCIe)
- Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™, 4-Way CrossFireX™, 3-Way CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™
- Supports NVIDIA^® Quad SLI™, 4-Way SLI™, 3-Way SLI™ and SLI™
- 1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled WiFi-802.11ac module (on the rear I/O)
- 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slots (PCIE1 and PCIE4)

*Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
Storage
- 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel^® Rapid Storage Technology 15 and Intel^® Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug*
- 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
- 2 x SATA Express 10 Gb/s Connectors**
- 3 x Ultra M.2 Sockets, support M Key type 2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)***

*If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_0 will be disabled.
M2_2, SATA3_4 and SATA3_5 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled.
If M2_3 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_3 will be disabled.

**Support to be announced

***Supports Intel^® Optane™ Technology
Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
Supports ASRock U.2 Kit
Connector
- 1 x COM Port Header
- 1 x TPM Header
- 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
- 1 x AURA RGB LED Header*
- 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)**
- 1 x CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin)***
- 2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin)
- 1 x Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin)****
- 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
- 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
- 1 x 6 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
- 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connector)*****
- 1 x Right Angle Front Panel Audio Connector*****
- 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Intel^® Z270) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
- 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
- 1 x Vertical Type A USB 3.1 Gen1 (Intel^® Z270)
- 1 x Dr. Debug with LED
- 1 x Power Switch with LED
- 1 x Reset Switch with LED
- 1 x XMP Switch

*Supports up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip

**The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power.

***The CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power.

****The Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power.

*****Connect the audio device to either one of the audio connectors.
Rear Panel I/O
- 2 x Antenna Ports
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
- 1 x HDMI Port
- 1 x DisplayPort 1.2
- 2 x Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 (Compatible with USB 3.1 Gen2 and USB-C Display)*
- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
- 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
- 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))**
- 3 x RJ-45 LAN Ports 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 (Gold Audio Jacks)

*Supports USB PD 2.0 up to 12V@3A (36W) charging
Hot Plug is supported on Windows^® 10 only

**Ultra USB Power is supported on USB3_34 ports.
ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB3_34 ports.
Software and UEFI
Software
- ASRock A-Tuning
- ASRock AURA RGB LED
- ASRock APP Charger
- ASRock XFast LAN
UEFI
- ASRock EZ Mode
- ASRock Full HD UEFI
- ASRock My Favorites in UEFI
- ASRock Instant Flash
- ASRock Internet Flash
- ASRock Crashless BIOS
- ASRock UEFI System Browser
- ASRock UEFI Tech Service
- ASRock Easy RAID Installer

*These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.
Support CD
- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar
Accessories
- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
- 4 x SATA Data Cables
- 1 x ASRock Flexible SLI™ Bridge Connector Cable
- 1 x ASRock 3-Way SLI™ Bridge Card
- 1 x ASRock 4-Way SLI-S111 Bridge Card
- 1 x ASRock SLI_HB_Bridge_3S Card
- 2 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antennas
- 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets
Hardware Monitor
- Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
- Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
- Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
- Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
- Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCSA, VCCST
Form Factor
- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
- 2oz Copper
OS
- Microsoft^® Windows^® 10 64-bit (For 7^th Gen Intel^® CPU)
- Microsoft^® Windows^® 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 64-bit (For 6^th Gen Intel^® CPU)*

*To install Windows^® 7 OS, a modified installation disk with xHCI drivers packed into the ISO file is required. Please 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)

Description	Language	Download
User Manual	English	Global	China
User Manual	日本語 (Japanese)	Global	China
Quick Installation Guide	Multi-Language	Global	China
RAID Installation Guide	English	Global	China
RAID Installation Guide	简体中文 (S.Chinese)	Global	China
RAID Installation Guide	繁體中文 (T.Chinese)	Global	China
Intel Rapid Storage Guide	English	Global	China
Intel Rapid Storage Guide	繁體中文 (T.Chinese)	Global	China
Intel Smart Response Installation Guide	English	Global	China
Intel Smart Response Installation Guide	繁體中文 (T.Chinese)	Global	China

The specification is subject to change without notice in advance. The brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Any configuration other than original product specification is not guaranteed.

The above user interface picture is a sample for reference. The actual user interface may vary with the updated software version.

Armor Your VR Machine

RGB LED

Supports 4-Way SLI / CrossFireX VGA Cards

Supported by PLX PEX 8747 Bridge

PCI-E STEEL SLOT

AQUANTIA® 5Gb/s BASE-T Ethernet

Dual Intel® LAN

Dual Band 802.11ac WiFi

Triple Ultra M.2

Intel® Thunderbolt™ 3 Type-C

Purity Sound 4

120dB SNR DAC

RGB LED

Gold Audio connector

TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier

Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel

Impedance Sensing on Rear Out Port

PCB Isolate Shielding

Pure Power-In

Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps

Gold Audio Jacks

SLI HB Bridge Free Bundled

Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready

Hyper BCLK Engine II

XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink

Premium 60A Power Choke

Premium Memory Alloy Choke

Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM)

Combo Caps

Nichicon 12K Black Caps

I/O Armor

Matte Black PCB

High Density Glass Fabric PCB

User friendly UEFI & EZ Mode

Digi Power

A-Tuning

Live Update & APP Shop

Manual

ABOUT

NEWS

SUPPORT

COMMUNITY

AQUANTIA^® 5Gb/s BASE-T Ethernet

Dual Intel^® LAN

Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 Type-C

TI^® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier

Intel^® Optane™ Memory Ready