ASRock MB Sc LGA1700 Z790M PG LIGHTNING/D4, Intel Z790, 4xDDR4, 1xHDMI, mATX

Z790M PG Lightning/D4

• Supports 13th Gen & 12th Gen Intel Core™ Processors
• 10+1+1 Phase Power Design, Dr.MOS for VCore+GT
• 4 x DDR4 DIMMs, supports up to 5333+(OC)
• 1 PCIe 4.0 x16, 1 PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 PCIe 3.0 x1, 1 M.2 Key-E for WiFi
• Graphics Output Options: 1 HDMI
• 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC897 Audio Codec), Nahimic Audio
• 1 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4), 1 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4 & SATA3), 4 SATA3
• 1 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C (Rear), 1 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Rear), 1 USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C (Front), 6 USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A (4 Rear, 2 Front), 6 USB 2.0 (2 Rear, 4 Front)
• Intel 1G LAN

Unique Feature

Rock-Solid Durability
- 10+1+1 Power Phase, 50A Dr.MOS for VCore+GT
- Pre-Installed I/O Shield
EZ Update
- ASRock Auto Driver Installer
EZ Troubleshooter
- ASRock Post Status Checker

CPU

- Supports 13th Gen & 12th Gen Intel Core™ Processors (LGA1700)
- Supports Intel Hybrid Technology
- Supports Intel Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology
- Supports Intel Thermal Velocity Boost (TVB)
- Supports Intel Adaptive Boost Technology (ABT)

Chipset

- Intel Z790

Memory

- Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
- 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
- Supports DDR4 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 5333+(OC)*
- Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
- Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB*
- Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0

*1DPC 1R Up to 5333+ MHz (OC), 3200 MHz Natively.
1DPC 2R Up to 4400+ MHz (OC), 3200 MHz Natively.
2DPC 1R Up to 4266+ MHz (OC), 3200 MHz Natively.
2DPC 2R Up to 4000+ MHz (OC), 3200 MHz Natively.

BIOS

- 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

Graphics

- Intel Xe Graphics Architecture (Gen 12)
- 1 x HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible, supports HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 4K 60Hz

*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 (Realtek ALC897 Audio Codec)
- Nahimic Audio

LAN

- Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Intel I219V

Slots

CPU:
- 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1), supports x16 mode*
Chipset:
- 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3), supports x4 mode*
- 1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 Slot (PCIE2)*
- 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module

- Supports AMD CrossFire™

*Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

Storage

CPU:
- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 2242/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
Chipset:
- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 2280 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) modes*
- 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors

*Supports Intel Volume Management Device (VMD)
Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

RAID

- Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
- Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5 for M.2 NVMe storage devices

*Requires additional M.2 NVMe expansion cards to support RAID 10

USB

- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Rear)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C (Rear)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C (Front)
- 6 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A (4 Rear, 2 Front)
- 6 x USB 2.0 (2 Rear, 4 Front)
* All USB ports support ESD Protection

Connector

- 1 x SPI TPM Header
- 1 x Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header
- 1 x RGB LED Header*
- 3 x Addressable LED Headers**
- 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)***
- 1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)****
- 4 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 (Hi-Density Power Connector)
- 1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
- 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
- 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector (5-pin) (Supports ASRock Thunderbolt™ 4 AIC Card)
- 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports)
- 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen1 Header

*Supports in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip

**Support in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip

***CPU_FAN1 supports the fan power up to 1A (12W).

****CPU_FAN2/WP supports the fan power up to 2A (24W).

*****CHA_FAN1~4/WP support the fan power up to 2A (24W).
CPU_FAN2/WP and CHA_FAN1~4/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.

Rear Panel I/O

- 2 x Antenna Mounting Points
- 1 x HDMI Port
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s)
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports
- 2 x USB 2.0 Ports
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port
- HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Software and UEFI

Software
- ASRock Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming Tuning)
- ASRock Polychrome SYNC
- ASRock XFast LAN
UEFI
- ASRock EZ Mode
- ASRock Full HD UEFI
- ASRock My Favorites in UEFI
- ASRock Auto Driver Installer
- ASRock Instant Flash
- ASRock Easy RAID Installer

*These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.

Accessories

- 1 x User Manual
- 2 x SATA Data Cables
- 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets

Form Factor

- Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm

OS

- Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit / 11 64-bit

*Windows 10 only supports version 21H2 or later

Certifications

- FCC, CE
- ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)