Asrock fatal1ty z270 gaming k4 (lga1151, z270, ddr4)

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Model

Brand	ASRock
Series	Fatal1ty
Model	Z270 GAMING K4

Supported CPU

CPU Socket Type	LGA 1151
CPU Type	Celeron / Core i3 / Core i5 / Core i7 / Intel Core 6th Gen (LGA 1151) / Intel Core 7th Gen (LGA 1151) / Pentium
Supported CPU Technologies	Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 * Not Compatible with Intel 8th Gen CPUs

Chipsets

Chipset	Intel Z270

Onboard Video

Onboard Video Chipset

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 GraphicsGen9 LP, DX11.3, DX12HWAEncode/Decode: VP8, HEVC 8b, VP9, HEVC 10b (For 7th Gen Intel CPU)HWA Encode/Decode: VP8, HEVC 8b; GPU/SWEncode/Decode: VP9, HEVC 10b (For 6th Gen Intel CPU)Max. shared memory 1024MB*Three graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMISupports Triple MonitorSupports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 24Hz / (3840x2160) @ 30HzSupports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60HzSupports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60HzSupports 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 PortsSupports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D and HDMI Ports* Intel HD 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.*** 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.

Memory

Number of Memory Slots	4x288pin (DDR4)
Memory Standard	DDR4 3733+(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 2933(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2400/ 2133 Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock's website for more information. ** 7th Gen Intel CPU supports DDR4 up to 2400; 6th Gen Intel CPU supports DDR4 up to 2133.
Maximum Memory Supported	64GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel

Expansion Slots

PCI Express 3.0 x16

2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2: x16 mode; PCIE4: x4 mode)*
* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

PCI Express x1

4 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots (Flexible PCIe)**
** If PCIE5 or PCIE6 is occupied, PCIE4 will run at x2 mode.

Other Slots

1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT module***15µ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)

*** If M2_3 is occupied, PCIE3 will be disabled.

Storage Devices

SATA 6Gb/s	6 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 15 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug **If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA_5 will be disabled.If M2_2 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA_0 will be disabled. Supports ASRock U.2 Kit
M.2	2 x Ultra M.2 Sockets, support type 2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32Gb/s)****Supports Intel Optane Technology Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
SATA RAID	0/1/5/10

Onboard Audio

Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC1220
Audio Channels	7.1 Channels

Onboard LAN

LAN Chipset	Intel I219-V
Max LAN Speed	10/100/1000Mbps

Rear Panel Ports

PS/2	1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
Video Ports	1 x D-Sub Port 1 x DVI-D Port
HDMI	1 x HDMI
RJ45	1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
USB 3.0	3 x USB 3.0 Type-A Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
USB 1.1/2.0	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))
USB Type-C	1 x USB 3.0 Type-C Port (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
S/PDIF Out	1 x Optical
Audio Ports	HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)
Antenna Connectors	2 x Antenna Ports

Internal I/O Connectors

Onboard USB

3 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 5 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
2 x USB 3.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

Other Connectors

1 x COM Port Header1 x TPM Header1 x Chassis Intrusion Header1 x Power LED and Speaker Header1 x CPU 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) (Smart Fan Speed Control)**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)1 x Thunderbolt AIC Connector (10-pin)**** The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power.** The Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power. CHA_FAN2 can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.

*** Only one Thunderbolt AIC Card is supported.

Physical Spec

Form Factor	ATX
Dimensions (W x L)	12.0" x 9.6"
Power Pin	24 Pin

Additional Information

Date First Available	December 04, 2017

Warranty & Returns

Gaming Armor

Power - Hi-Density Power Connectors (24 pin and 8 pin)
Memory
- 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
VGA Card
- 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)
Internet
- Intel® LAN
Cooling
- XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
Audio

- Creative Sound Blaster™ Cinema 3

Unique Feature

ASRock Super Alloy - XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink - Premium 40A Power Choke - 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
ASRock Live Update & APP Shop

CPU

- Supports 7th and 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® Processors (Socket 1151) - Digi Power design - 8 Power Phase design - Supports Intel® Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology - Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs

- Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking

Chipset

- Intel® Z270

Memory

- Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology - 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots - Supports DDR4 3733+(OC)*/3600(OC)/3200(OC)/2933(OC)/2800(OC)/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

*Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock's website for more information. **7th Gen Intel® CPU supports DDR4 up to 2400; 6th Gen Intel® CPU supports DDR4 up to 2133.

***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.

BIOS

- 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support - ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events - SMBIOS 2.7 Support

- CPU, GT_CPU, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCST, VCCSA, VCCPLL Voltage Multi-adjustment

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 - Gen9 LP, DX11.3, DX12 - HWAEncode/Decode: VP8, HEVC 8b, VP9, HEVC 10b (For 7th Gen Intel® CPU) - HWA Encode/Decode: VP8, HEVC 8b; GPU/SWEncode/Decode: VP9, HEVC 10b (For 6th Gen Intel® CPU) - 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) @ 24Hz / (3840x2160) @ 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 Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D and HDMI Ports

*Intel® HD 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. ***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 ALC1220 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray Audio support - Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) - Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps - 120dB SNR DAC with Differential Amplifier - TI® 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 Front Out port - Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel - AURA 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 (ASRock Full Spike Protection) - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az

- Supports PXE

Slots

- 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2: x16 mode; PCIE4: x4 mode)* - 4 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots (Flexible PCIe)** - Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™ - 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT module*** - 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)

*Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks **If PCIE5 or PCIE6 is occupied, PCIE4 will run at x2 mode.

***If M2_3 is occupied, PCIE3 will be disabled.

Storage

- 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 15 and Intel® Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug** - 2 x Ultra M.2 Sockets, support 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)**

*If M2_1 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA_5 will be disabled. If M2_2 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA_0 will be disabled. Supports ASRock U.2 Kit **Supports Intel® Optane™ Technology

Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

Connector

- 1 x COM Port Header - 1 x TPM Header - 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header - 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header - 1 x AURA RGB LED Header* - 1 x CPU 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) (Smart Fan Speed Control)*** - 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) - 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector (10-pin)**** - 3 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 5 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 2 x USB 3.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

*Supports up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip. **The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power. ***The Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power. CHA_FAN2 can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.

****Only one Thunderbolt™ AIC Card is supported.

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 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)) - 3 x USB 3.0 Type-A Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) - 1 x USB 3.0 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 (Gold Audio Jacks)

Software and UEFI

Software - ASRock F-Stream - ASRock AURA RGB LED - ASRock Key Master - ASRock APP Charger - 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 UEFI System Browser - ASRock UEFI Tech Service - ASRock Easy RAID Installer

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

Support CD

- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar

Accessories

- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield - 4 x SATA Data Cables

- 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets

Hardware Monitor

- Temperature Sensing: CPU, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans - Fan Tachometer: CPU, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans - Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans - Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans - CASE OPEN detection

- Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCSA, VCCST

Form Factor

- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm

- Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit (For 7th Gen Intel® CPU) - Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit (For 6th Gen Intel® CPU)*

*To install Windows® 7 OS, a modified installation disk with xHCI drivers packed into the ISO file is required. Please check our User Manual for more detailed instructions.
For the updated Windows® 10 driver, please visit ASRock's website for details.

Certifications

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