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Model	Z370 Extreme4	Fatal1ty Z370 Gaming K6

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 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 - 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 ASRock Intel 4-Layer Memory POOL (Planes on Outer Layers) Technology ASRock Steel Slots ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3) ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports) 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 - 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 ASRock Intel 4-Layer Memory POOL (Planes on Outer Layers) Technology ASRock Steel Slots ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3) ASRock Ultra USB Power ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports) ASRock Live Update & APP Shop
CPU	- Supports 8th Generation Intel Core™ 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 8th Generation Intel Core™ 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 II
Chipset	- Intel Z370	- Intel Z370
Memory	- Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology - 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots - Supports DDR4 4333+(OC)* / 4266(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3200(OC) / 2933(OC) / 2800(OC) / 2666 / 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 8th Gen Intel CPU supports DDR4 up to 2666. 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 4333+(OC)* / 4266(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3200(OC) / 2933(OC) / 2800(OC) / 2666 / 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 8th Gen Intel CPU supports DDR4 up to 2666. 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™ - Supports NVIDIA NVLink™ with dual NVIDIA GeForce RTX series graphics cards** - 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi / BT PCIe WiFi module - 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2) Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks *NVIDIA NVLink™ Bridge does not come with the package. Please purchase it from NVIDIA if necessary.	- 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™ - Supports NVIDIA NVLink™ with dual NVIDIA GeForce RTX series graphics cards** - 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi / BT PCIe WiFi module - 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2) Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks *NVIDIA NVLink™ Bridge does not come with the package. Please purchase it from NVIDIA if necessary.
Graphics	- Supports Intel UHD 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 UHD Graphics - DirectX 12 - HWA Encode / Decode: VP9 8-bit, VP9 10-bit (Encode only), VP8, HEVC (MPEG-H Part2, h.265), AVC (MPEG4, h.264), MPEG2-Part2 (h.262), JPEG / MJPEG,VC-1 - Max. shared memory 1024MB** - Three graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI - Supports Triple Monitor - Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 30Hz - Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports D-Sub 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 HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports - Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI Port Intel UHD 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 Intel UHD 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 UHD Graphics - DirectX 12 - HWA Encode / Decode: VP9 8-bit, VP9 10-bit (Encode only), VP8, HEVC (MPEG-H Part2, h.265), AVC (MPEG4, h.264), MPEG2-Part2 (h.262), JPEG / MJPEG,VC-1 - Max. shared memory 1024MB** - Three graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI - Supports Triple Monitor - Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 30Hz - Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz - Supports D-Sub 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 HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports - Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI Port Intel UHD 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.
Audio	- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray Audio support - Supports Surge Protection - Supports Purity Sound™ 4 - Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps< / font> - 120dB SNR DAC with Differential Amplifier< / font> - NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier for Front Panel Audio Connector (Supports up to 600 Ohm headsets)< / font> - Pure Power-In< / font> - Direct Drive Technology< / font> - PCB Isolate Shielding< / font> - Impedance Sensing on Rear Out port< / font> - Individual PCB Layers for R / L Audio Channel< / font> - RGB LED< / font> - 15μ Gold Audio Connector< / font> - Supports DTS Connect	- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray Audio support - Supports Surge Protection - Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps - 120dB SNR DAC with Differential Amplifier - 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 - RGB LED - Gold Audio Jacks - 15μ Gold Audio Connector - Supports Creative Sound Blaster™ Cinema 3
Lan	- Gigabit LAN 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb / s - Giga PHY Intel I219V - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports Lightning / ESD Protection - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports PXE	- Gigabit LAN 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb / s - 1 x Giga PHY Intel I219V, 1 x GigaLAN Intel I211AT - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports Lightning / ESD Protection - Supports Dual LAN with Teaming* - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports PXE *Teaming is supported on Windows 10 RS2 and above.
WiFi	- n/a	- n/a
Rear Panel I/O	- 2 x Antenna Ports - 1 x PS / 2 Mouse / Keyboard Port - 1 x D-Sub Port - 1 x DVI-D Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb / s) (ASMedia ASM3142) (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb / s) (ASMedia ASM3142) (Supports ESD Protection) - 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Intel Z370) (Supports ESD 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	- 2 x Antenna Ports - 1 x PS / 2 Mouse / Keyboard Port - 1 x D-Sub Port - 1 x DVI-D Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb / s) (ASMedia ASM3142) (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb / s) (ASMedia ASM3142) (Supports ESD Protection) - 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Intel Z370) (Supports ESD Protection)* - 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT / LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks) 1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 3.1 Gen1) is included *Ultra USB Power is supported on USB3_34 ports. ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB3_34 ports.
Storage	- 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb / s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 15), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug* - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb / s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug - 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports 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) - 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2), 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) M2_1, SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others 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. *Supports Intel Optane™ Technology Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks Supports ASRock U.2 Kit	- 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb / s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 15), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug* - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb / s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug - 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports 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) - 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2), 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) M2_1, SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others 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. *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 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) (Smart Fan Speed Control) - 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 Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connector) - 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector (5-pin) - 3 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 6 USB 2.0 ports) (Intel Z370) (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) (Intel Z370) (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) Supports in total 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. ***CHA_FAN1 and CHA_FAN2 can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.	- 1 x COM Port Header - 1 x TPM Header - 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header - 1 x 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) (Smart Fan Speed Control) - 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 Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connector) - 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector (5-pin) - 3 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 6 USB 2.0 ports) (Intel Z370) (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) (Intel Z370) (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) - 1 x Dr. Debug with LED - 1 x Power Button with LED - 1 x Reset Button with LED - 1 x XMP Switch Supports in total 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.
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 Core / Cache, GT Core / Cache, DRAM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCST, VCCSA, VCCPLL, CPU Internal PLL, GT PLL, Ring PLL, System Agent PLL, Memory Controller PLL 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 6.0 Compliant wake up events - SMBIOS 2.7 Support - CPU Core / Cache, GT Core / Cache, DRAM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCST, VCCSA, VCCPLL, CPU Internal PLL, GT PLL, Ring PLL, System Agent PLL, Memory Controller PLL 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 RGB LED - 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 Easy RAID Installer *These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.	Software - ASRock F-Stream - ASRock RGB LED - ASRock Key Master - ASRock XFast LAN UEFI - ASRock EZ Mode - ASRock Full HD UEFI - ASRock My Favorites in UEFI - ASRock Instant Flash - ASRock Internet Flash - ASRock Easy RAID Installer *These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.
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	- 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
OS	- Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit / 11 64-bit	- Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit / 11 64-bit
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	- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I / O Shield - 4 x SATA Data Cables - 1 x ASRock SLI_HB_Bridge_2S Card - 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets	- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I / O Shield - 4 x SATA Data Cables - 1 x ASRock SLI_HB_Bridge_2S Card - 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets