ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WiFi Motherboard

ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WiFi Motherboard

Steel Legend represents the philosophical state of rock-solid durability and irresistible aesthetics. Built around most demanding specs and features, the Steel Legend series aims at daily users and mainstream enthusiasts! Providing a strong array of materials/components to ensure a stable and reliable performance.

• • Unique Feature
    Superb Productivity
    – PCIe Gen5 (Graphics, M.2)
    – Dual Channel DDR5
    Rock-Solid Durability
    – 16+1+1 Power Phase, 60A SPS for VCore+GT
    – Flexible Integrated I/O Shield
    – Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors) Ultrafast Connectivity
    – 2.5G LAN, 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Module
    EZ Update
    – ASRock Auto Driver Installer EZ Troubleshooter
    – ASRock Post Status Checker
  • CPU
    – Supports 13^th Gen & 12^th 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 DDR5 Memory Technology
    – 4 x DDR5 DIMM Slots
    – Supports DDR5 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 7200+(OC)
    – Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB
    – Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 3.0

    *1DPC 1R Up to 7200+ MHz (OC), 4800 MHz Natively.
    1DPC 2R Up to 6000+ MHz (OC), 4400 MHz Natively.
    2DPC 1R Up to 5600+ MHz (OC), 4000 MHz Natively.
    2DPC 2R Up to 4800+ MHz (OC), 3600 MHz Natively.
  • BIOS
    – 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
  • Graphics
    – Intel^® Xe Graphics Architecture (Gen 12)
    – 1 x eDP 1.4, supports max. resolution up to Full HD 60Hz
    – 1 x HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible, supports HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 4K 60Hz
    – 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 with DSC (compressed), supports HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 8K 60Hz / 5K 120Hz

    *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
    – 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s
    – Dragon RTL8125BG
    – Supports Dragon 2.5G LAN Software
    – Smart Auto Adjust Bandwidth Control
    – Visual User Friendly UI
    – Visual Network Usage Statistics
    – Optimized Default Setting for Game, Browser, and Streaming Modes
    – User Customized Priority Control

• Wireless LAN
  – 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Module
  – Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
  – Supports Dual-Band 2×2 with extended 6GHz band support*
  – 2 antennas to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity technology
  – Supports Bluetooth + High speed class II
  – Supports MU-MIMO

  *Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz band) will be supported by Microsoft^® Windows^® 11. The availability will depend on the different regulation status of each country and region. It will be activated (for supported countries) through Windows^® Update and software updates once available.
  A 6GHz compatible router is required for 6E functionality.
• Slots
  CPU:
  – 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1), supports x16 mode*
  Chipset:
  – 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2), supports x4 mode*
  – 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3), supports x2 mode*
  – 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module and Intel^® CNVio/CNVio2 (Integrated WiFi/BT)- Supports AMD CrossFire™
  – 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1)

  *If M2_2 is occupied, PCIE1 will downgrade to x8 mode.
  Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
• Storage
  CPU:
  – 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
  – 1 x Blazing M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen5x4 (128 Gb/s) mode*
  Chipset:
  – 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_3, Key M), supports type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
  – 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_4, Key M), supports type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
  – 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_5, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
  – 8 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors

  *Supports Intel^® Volume Management Device (VMD)
  Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
  If M2_2 is occupied, PCIE1 will downgrade to x8 mode.
  M2_1 and M2_2 cannot be populated simultaneously.
• 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
• USB
  – 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C (Front)
  – 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C (Rear)
  – 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Rear)
  – 12 x USB 3.2 Gen1 (8 Rear, 4 Front)
  – 3 x USB 2.0 (3 Front)

  *All USB ports support ESD Protection
• Connector
  – 1 x eDP Signal Connector
  – 1 x SPI TPM Header
  – 1 x Power LED 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)****
  – 5 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)*****
  – 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
  – 2 x 8 pin 12V Power Connectors (Hi-Density Power Connector)
  – 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connector)
  – 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector (5-pin) (Supports ASRock Thunderbolt™ 4 AIC Card)
  – 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 3 USB 2.0 ports)
  – 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports)
  – 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s)

  *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_FAN1~5/WP support the fan power up to 2A (24W).

  *****CPU_FAN2/WP and CHA_FAN1~5/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.

• Rear Panel I/O
  – 2 x Antenna Ports
  – 1 x HDMI Port
  – 1 x DisplayPort 1.4
  – 1 x Optical SPDIF Out 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)
  – 8 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports
  – 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port
  – HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)
• Software and UEFI
  Software
  – ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning)
  – ASRock Dragon 2.5G LAN Software
  – ASRock Polychrome SYNC*
  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
  – 1 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5/6 GHz Antenna
  – 4 x Screws for M.2 Sockets
  – 1 x Graphics Card Holder
• Form Factor
  – ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
  – 2oz Copper PCB
• 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)
  – CEC Tier II ready