ASRock MB Sc LGA1700 Z690 AQUA, Intel Z690, 4xDDR5, 2xDP, 1xHDMI, WI-FI, E-ATX

Z690 AQUA

• Supports 12th Gen Intel Core™ Processors (LGA1700)
• 20 Phase SPS Dr.MOS Power Design
• Supports DDR5 6400MHz (OC)*
• 2 PCIe 5.0 x16, 1 PCIe 4.0 x16, 1 PCIe 3.0 x1
• Graphics Output Options: HDMI, 2 Thunderbolt™ Type-C**
• Realtek ALC1220 7.1 CH HD Audio Codec, ESS SABRE 9218 DAC,
• WIMA Audio Caps, Nahimic Audio
• 8 SATA3
• 1 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4 x4)
• 2 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4 x4 & SATA3)
• 2 Thunderbolt™ 4/USB4 Type-C
• 2 USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Front Type-C
• 2 Rear USB 3.2 Gen2 Type A
• 8 USB 3.2 Gen1 (4 Rear, 4 Front)
• AQUANTIA / Marvell 10G LAN, Killer E3100 2.5G LAN
• Killer AX1675 802.11ax (WiFi 6E) + Bluetooth
• Status OLED + Polychrome SYNC*
• *Actual support may vary by CPU
• **The display specification of Thunderbolt™ port varies by the specification of DisplayPort input from the graphics card.

Unique Feature

ASRock USB4
- ASRock USB4 Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C Port (40 Gb/s for USB 4.0 protocol; 40Gb/s for Thunderbolt™ protocol) ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2
- ASRock Front Panel Type-C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s)
- ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s)
ASRock Super Alloy
- XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
- Premium Power Choke
- 105A SPS (Smart Power Stage)
- Premium Memory Alloy Choke (Reduces 70% core loss compared to iron 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
- 12 Layer PCB
- 2oz Copper PCB
AQUA Cooling Armor
Server-Grade Low-Loss PCB
Marvell (Aquantia) 10G LAN
AQUANTIA 10G LAN
Killer 2.5G LAN
802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E
Killer DoubleShot™ Pro
ASRock Auto Driver Installer
ASRock Steel Slots
ASRock Full Coverage M.2 Heatsink
ASRock Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4)
ASRock Ultra USB Power
ASRock Status OLED
ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports)
ASRock Live Update & APP Shop

CPU

- Supports 12th Gen Intel Core™ Processors (LGA1700)
- Digi Power design
- 20 Power Phase design
- Supports Intel Hybrid Technology
- Supports Intel Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology
- Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine V

Chipset

- Intel Z690

Memory

- Dual Channel DDR5 Memory Technology
- 4 x DDR5 DIMM Slots
- Supports DDR5 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 6400+(OC)*
- Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB
- Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 3.0
- 15µ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
*Supports DDR5 4400 (1DPC) / 3600 (2DPC) natively.

BIOS

- 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support
- ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events
- SMBIOS 2.7 Support
- CPU Core/Cache, CPU GT, VCCIN_AUX, VDD2, DRAM(VDD, VDDQ, VPP), +1.8V PROC, +1.05V PROC, +0.82V PCH, +1.05V PCH, CPU Core PLL, GT PLL, Ring PLL, System Agent PLL, Memory Controller PLL, Atom Core PLL Voltage Multi-adjustment

Graphics

- Intel Xe Graphics Architecture (Gen 12)
- Supports Intel Thunderbolt™ 4 with max. resolution up to 8K (7680x4320) @ 60Hz* The display specification of Thunderbolt™ port varies by the specification of DisplayPort input from the graphics card.* If you use a Thunderbolt™ Type-C monitor, make sure that you install the DisplayPort Cables into both DPIN_1 and DPIN_2 on the motherboard's rear I/O panel.
- Supports HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 60Hz
- Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible and Intel Thunderbolt™ 4 Ports
*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 ALC1220 Audio Codec)
- Premium Blu-ray Audio support
- Supports Surge Protection
- WIMA Audio Capacitors (For Front Outputs)
- ESS SABRE9218 DAC for Front Panel Audio (130dB SNR)
- Pure Power-In
- Direct Drive Technology
- PCB Isolate Shielding
- Impedance Sensing on Rear Out port
- Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
- Gold Audio Jacks
- 15µ Gold Audio Connector
- Nahimic Audio

LAN

1 x 10 Gigabit LAN 100/1000/2500/5000/10000 Mb/s (Marvell (Aquantia) AQC113CS):
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports PXE
1 x 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s (Killer E3100G)
- Supports Killer LAN Software
- Supports Killer DoubleShotTM Pro
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
- Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
- Supports PXE

Wireless LAN

- 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Module
- Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ax
- Supports Dual-Band 2x2 160MHz 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
- Supports Killer LAN Software
- Supports Killer DoubleShot™ Pro
*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

- 3 x PCIe x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE3/PCIE4: single at Gen5x16 (PCIE1); dual at Gen5x8 (PCIE1) / Gen5x8 (PCIE3); triple at Gen5x8 (PCIE1) / Gen5x8 (PCIE3) / Gen4x4 (PCIE4))*
- 1 x PCIe Gen3x1 Slot
- Supports AMD CrossFire™
- 1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module
- 15µ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slots (PCIE1 and PCIE3)
*Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

Storage

- 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors*
- 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061
- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode**
- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode**
- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_3, Key M), supports type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode**
*If M2_2 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_0 will be disabled.
**Supports Intel Optane™ Technology (M2_2 and M2_3 only)
Supports Intel Volume Management Device (VMD)
Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

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

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)****
- 6 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)
- 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection)
- 2 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Headers (20 Gb/s) (Support ESD Protection)
- 1 x Dr. Debug with LED
- 1 x Power Button with LED
- 1 x Reset Button with LED
- 1 x Retry Button
- 1 x Safe Boot Button
*Supports in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip
**Support in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip
***The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power.
****CPU_FAN2/WP_3A supports the water cooler fan of maximum 3A (36W) fan power.
*****The Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power.
CPU_FAN2/WP_3A, CHA_FAN1~6/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
- 2 x DisplayPort 1.4 Input
- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection)
- 2 x USB4 Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C Port (40 Gb/s for USB 4.0 protocol; 40Gb/s for Thunderbolt™ protocol) (Supports ESD Protection)*
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Ports (Supports ESD Protection)**
- 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
- 1 x Clear CMOS Button
- 1 x BIOS Flashback Button
- HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks with LED)
*Supports USB PD 3.0 up to 9V@3A (27W) / 5V@3A (15W) charging
**USB3_2, USB3_3 and USB3_4 are from ASMedia ASM1074; USB3_1 is from ASMedia ASM3042.
USB3_1 and USB3_2 are the Lightning Gaming Ports.
Ultra USB Power is supported on USB3_3 and USB3_4 ports.
ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB3_3 and USB3_4 ports.

Software and UEFI

Software
- ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning)
- Killer Control Center
- ASRock Polychrome SYNC*
UEFI
- ASRock EZ Mode
- ASRock Full HD UEFI
- ASRock My Favorites in UEFI
- ASRock Auto Driver Installer
- ASRock Instant Flash
- ASRock Internet Flash
- 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
- 4 x SATA Data Cables
- 1 x Digital Leak Detector
- 1 x Wireless Dongle USB Bracket
- 1 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5/6 GHz Antenna
- 1 x Right Angle Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort Cable
- 1 x Thermal Compound
- 8 x Spare Thermal Pads
- 4 x Spare Screws for MOS
- 4 x Spare Screws for CPU Sockets
- 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets

Hardware Monitor

- 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, VCCIN_AUX, +VDD2, +1.8V PROC, +1.05V PROC
- 1 x Status OLED

Form Factor

- EATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 10.5-in, 30.5 cm x 26.7 cm
- 12 Layer PCB
- 2oz Copper PCB

OS

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

Certifications

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