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Model	Z170 Pro4S	Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K4/D3

Form Factor	- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.6-in, 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm - Solid Capacitor design	- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.6-in, 30.5 cm x 21.8 cm
Unique Feature	ASRock Super Alloy - 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 - XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink - Nichicon 12K Platinum Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors) - I / O Armor - 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 - 10 Power Phase design - Supports Intel^® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology - Supports Intel^® K-Series unlocked CPUs - Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking	- 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
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 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 DDR3 / DDR3L Memory Technology - 4 x DDR3 / DDR3L DIMM Slots - Supports DDR3 / DDR3L 2133+(OC) / 1866(OC) / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 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) 1.3 / 1.2 - 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots *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	- 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2: x16 mode; PCIE4: x4 mode)* - 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots (Flexible PCIe) - Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™ *Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks	- 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2: x16 mode; PCIE4: x4 mode)* - 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots (Flexible PCIe) - Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™ - 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* - Dual graphics output: Support DVI-D and HDMI ports by independent display controllers - 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 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 and HDMI Ports - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D and HDMI 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* - Dual graphics output: Support DVI-D and HDMI ports by independent display controllers - 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 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 and HDMI Ports - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D and HDMI 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 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.	- 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	- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb / s - Killer™ E2400 Series - 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
USB
Rear Panel I/O	- 1 x PS / 2 Mouse / Keyboard Port - 1 x DVI-D Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 6 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (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 DVI-D Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 1 x USB 2.0 Port (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 2.0) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 5 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-C Port (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT / LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / 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 - 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 If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 will be disabled. *Supports ASRock U.2 Kit Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks	- 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 - 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)** If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 will be disabled. Support to be announced *Supports ASRock U.2 Kit Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
RAID
Connector	- 1 x COM Port Header - 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header - 1 x TPM Header - 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header - 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control) - 3 x Chassis Fan Connectors (2 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)* - 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector - 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector - 1 x PCIe 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 (Supports 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) *CPU_FAN1 and CHA_FAN1 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 - 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 (Supports 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) *CPU_FAN1 and CHA_FAN1 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	- 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support - 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, XSplit, Killer Network Manager
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 F-Stream - ASRock Disk Health Report - ASRock USB Key - ASRock Key Master - 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, 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 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	- I / O Shield - 2 x SATA Data Cables - 1 x Screw for M.2 Socket	- I / O Shield - 4 x SATA Data Cables - 1 x Screw for M.2 Socket