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Model	Z170 Extreme4	Z170M-ITX/ac

Form Factor	- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm	- Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm - Solid Capacitor design
Unique Feature	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 - 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 Super Alloy - Premium 45A Power Choke - Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM) - High Density Glass Fabric PCB ASRock 802.11ac WiFi 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 - 10 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 - 6 Power Phase design - Supports Intel^® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology - Supports Intel^® K-Series unlocked CPUs - Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking
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 - 2 x DDR4 DIMM Slots - Supports DDR4 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: 32GB** - Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0 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 PCIE6 is from chipset PCIE x4 lane.	- 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1: x16 mode)* - 1 x Vertical Half-size Mini-PCI Express Slot: For WiFi + BT Module** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks *This Mini-PCI Express Slot supports WiFi and mSATA devices.
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 ALC892 Audio Codec)* - Premium Blu-ray Audio support - Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) - ELNA Audio Caps *To configure 7.1 CH HD Audio, it is required to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.
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	- 1 x Intel^® I219V (Gigabit LAN PHY 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb / s) - 1 x Realtek RTL8111H (PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb / s) - Supports Wake-On-WAN (on Realtek RTL8111H) - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports Lightning / ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) - Supports LAN Cable Detection (on Realtek RTL8111H) - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports PXE
WiFi	- n/a	- 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
USB
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 - 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 6 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT / LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Storage	- 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb / s Connectors, 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 - 3 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_EXP_0 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	- 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb / s Connectors, 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 - 1 x mSATA Connector (shared with Mini-PCI Express Slot), 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
RAID
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) - 3 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 TPM Header - 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header - 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control) - 1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)* - 1 x 20 pin ATX Power Connector - 1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector - 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector - 1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 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)) *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, DRAM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment	- 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support - ACPI 5.0 Compliant wake up events - SMBIOS 2.7 Support - CPU, GT_CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VPPM, 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 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 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 - CASE OPEN detection - Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, 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 - CASE OPEN detection - Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore
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 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 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 - I / O Shield - 4 x SATA Data Cables - 1 x Screw for M.2 Socket	- I / O Shield - 2 x SATA Data Cables - 1 x WiFi-802.11ac Module - 2 x SMA WiFi Antenna Cables - 2 x ASRock WiFi 2.4 / 5 GHz Antennas - 1 x WiFi Module Bracket - 2 x Screws for WiFi Module