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Model	Z170A-X1	H170A-X1/3.1

Form Factor	- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm - Solid Capacitor design	- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm - Solid Capacitor design
Unique Feature	ASRock Super Alloy - Premium 50A Power Choke - High Density Glass Fabric PCB 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 - Premium 50A Power Choke - High Density Glass Fabric PCB 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) - 5 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) - 5 Power Phase design - Supports Intel^® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology
Chipset	- Intel^® Z170	- Intel^® H170 - Supports Intel^® Small Business Advantage 4.0
Memory	- Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology - 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots - Supports DDR4 3466+(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 3466+(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 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 *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™ *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* - Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports Accelerated Media Codecs: HEVC, VP8, VP9 - Supports HDCP with DVI-D Port - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D Port 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* - Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports Accelerated Media Codecs: HEVC, VP8, VP9 - Supports HDCP with DVI-D Port - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D Port 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 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	- 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
USB
Rear Panel I/O	- 1 x PS / 2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS / 2 Keyboard Port - 1 x DVI-D 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 Port - 1 x PS / 2 Keyboard Port - 1 x DVI-D 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^® H170) (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	- 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	- 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
RAID
Connector	- 1 x TPM Header - 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header - 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin) - 2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) - 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)) *The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power.	- 1 x TPM Header - 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header - 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin) - 2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) - 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)) *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, 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, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, 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 - Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore	- 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
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	- I / O Shield - 2 x SATA Data Cables