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Model	Z390 Phantom Gaming SLI/ac	Z390 Phantom Gaming SLI

Form Factor	- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.8-in, 30.5 cm x 22.4 cm	- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.8-in, 30.5 cm x 22.4 cm
Unique Feature	ASRock Super Alloy - Premium 45A Power Choke - Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors) - I / O Armor - Sapphire Black PCB - High Density Glass Fabric PCB ASRock Phantom Gaming 2.5G LAN Intel^® 802.11ac WiFi 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 Super Alloy - Premium 45A Power Choke - Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors) - I / O Armor - Sapphire Black PCB - High Density Glass Fabric PCB ASRock Phantom Gaming 2.5G LAN 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
CPU	- Supports 9th and 8th Gen Intel^® Core™ 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 9th and 8th Gen Intel^® Core™ 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^® Z390	- Intel^® Z390
Memory	- Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology - 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots - Supports DDR4 4300+(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: 128GB* - 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.	- Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology - 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots - Supports DDR4 4300+(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: 128GB* - 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 / PCIE4: single at x16 (PCIE2); dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4))* - 4 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots (Flexible PCIe) - Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™ - Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI™ and SLI™ - Supports NVIDIA NVLink™ with dual NVIDIA GeForce RTX series graphics cards** - 1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled WiFi-802.11ac PCIe WiFi module (on the rear I / O) - 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.	- 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2 / PCIE4: single at x16 (PCIE2); dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4))* - 4 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots (Flexible PCIe) - Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™ - Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI™ and SLI™ - Supports NVIDIA NVLink™ with dual NVIDIA GeForce RTX series graphics cards** - 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: AVC / H.264, HEVC / H.265 8-bit, HEVC / H.265 10-bit, VP8, VP9 8-bit, VP9 10-bit (Decode only), MPEG2, MJPEG, VC-1 - Dual graphics output: Support DVI-D and HDMI ports by independent display controllers - Supports HDMI 1.4 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 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 1.4 Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) - Supports HDCP 2.2 with DVI-D and HDMI 1.4 Ports - Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 1.4 Port *Intel^® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.	- 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: AVC / H.264, HEVC / H.265 8-bit, HEVC / H.265 10-bit, VP8, VP9 8-bit, VP9 10-bit (Decode only), MPEG2, MJPEG, VC-1 - Dual graphics output: Support DVI-D and HDMI ports by independent display controllers - Supports HDMI 1.4 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 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 1.4 Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) - Supports HDCP 2.2 with DVI-D and HDMI 1.4 Ports - Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 1.4 Port *Intel^® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.
Audio	- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray Audio support - Supports Surge Protection - Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps	- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray Audio support - Supports Surge Protection - Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps
Lan	- 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10 / 100 / 1000 / 2500 Mb / s - Dragon RTL8125AG - Supports Phantom Gaming LAN Software - Smart Auto Adjust Bandwidth Control< / font> - Visual User Friendly UI< / font> - Visual Network Usage Statistics< / font> - Optimized Default Setting for Game, Browser, and Streaming Modes< / font> - User Customized Priority Control< / font> - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports Lightning / ESD Protection - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports PXE	- 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10 / 100 / 1000 / 2500 Mb / s - Dragon RTL8125AG - Supports Phantom Gaming LAN Software - Smart Auto Adjust Bandwidth Control< / font> - Visual User Friendly UI< / font> - Visual Network Usage Statistics< / font> - Optimized Default Setting for Game, Browser, and Streaming Modes< / font> - User Customized Priority Control< / font> - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports Lightning / ESD Protection - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports PXE
WiFi	- Intel^® 802.11ac WiFi Module - 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 4.2 / 3.0 + High speed class II	- n/a
USB
Rear Panel I/O	- 2 x Antenna Ports - 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 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection) - 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Intel^® Z390) (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	- 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 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection) - 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Intel^® Z390) (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
Storage	- 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb / s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel^® Rapid Storage Technology 16), 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) If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_1 will be disabled. If M2_2 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_5 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 16), 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) If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_1 will be disabled. If M2_2 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_5 will be disabled. *Supports Intel^® Optane™ Technology Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks Supports ASRock U.2 Kit
RAID
Connector	- 1 x COM Port Header - 1 x TPM Header - 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header - 2 x RGB LED Headers* - 1 x Addressable LED Header - 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)* - 1 x CPU / Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)** - 3 x Chassis / Water Pump 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 - 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector (5-pin) - 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Supports 3 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) - 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x Performance Mode / Easy OC Header Support in total up to 12V / 3A, 36W LED Strip Supports in total up to 5V / 3A, 15W LED Strip The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power. The CPU / Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power. ***CHA_FAN2 / WP supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power. CHA_FAN1 / WP and CHA_FAN3 / WP support the water cooler fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power. CPU_FAN2 / WP, CHA_FAN1 / WP, CHA_FAN2 / WP and CHA_FAN3 / WP 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 - 2 x RGB LED Headers* - 1 x Addressable LED Header - 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)* - 1 x CPU / Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)** - 3 x Chassis / Water Pump 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 - 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector (5-pin) - 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Supports 3 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) - 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x Performance Mode / Easy OC Header Support in total up to 12V / 3A, 36W LED Strip Supports in total up to 5V / 3A, 15W LED Strip The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power. The CPU / Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power. ***CHA_FAN2 / WP supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power. CHA_FAN1 / WP and CHA_FAN3 / WP support the water cooler fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power. CPU_FAN2 / WP, CHA_FAN1 / WP, CHA_FAN2 / WP and CHA_FAN3 / WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.
BIOS	- 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support - ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events - SMBIOS 2.7 Support - CPU Vcore, DRAM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCST, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment	- 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support - ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events - SMBIOS 2.7 Support - CPU Vcore, DRAM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCST, 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 Phantom Gaming Tuning - ASRock Phantom Gaming LAN Software - ASRock Polychrome SYNC - ASRock Key Master 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.	Software - ASRock Phantom Gaming Tuning - ASRock Phantom Gaming LAN Software - ASRock Polychrome SYNC - ASRock Key Master 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 / Water Pump, Chassis / Water Pump Fans - Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU / Water Pump, Chassis / Water Pump Fans - Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU / Water Pump, Chassis / Water Pump Fans - Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU / Water Pump, Chassis / Water Pump Fans - Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCSA, VCCST	- Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU / Water Pump, Chassis / Water Pump Fans - Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU / Water Pump, Chassis / Water Pump Fans - Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU / Water Pump, Chassis / Water Pump Fans - Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU / Water Pump, Chassis / 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	- I / O Shield - 2 x SATA Data Cables - 1 x ASRock SLI_HB_Bridge_2S Card - 2 x ASRock WiFi 2.4 / 5 GHz Antennas - 2 x Screws for M.2 Sockets	- I / O Shield - 2 x SATA Data Cables - 1 x ASRock SLI_HB_Bridge_2S Card - 2 x Screws for M.2 Sockets