• Supports 10^th Gen and future generation Intel^® Core™ Processors (Socket 1200)
• Supports DDR4 4666MHz+ (OC)
• 1 PCIe 3.0 x16
• Graphics Output Options: HDMI, DisplayPort, Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3
• 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec), Nahimic Audio
• 4 SATA3, 2 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
• 1 Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 Type-C
• 3 USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gb/s (Rear)
• 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 5Gb/s (2 Front, 2 Rear)
• Intel^® Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax (2.4Gbps) + BT 5.1
• Phantom Gaming 2.5 Gigabit LAN
• Polychrome SYNC

Modern and futuristic, with the attractive specifications and perfect balance, the Race Sport (RS) Edition is the evolution of the most popular PRO series motherboard.

Its unique path takes aim at mainstream DIYers that drives an undeniable performance and trustable computing experience without a pricey upgrade.

RaceSport edition, your all-rounder motherboard that fulfills every task and light-loading gaming – with style and speed!

Featuring sturdy components and completely smooth power delivery to the CPU. Plus, it offers unmatched overclocking capabilities and enhanced performance with the lowest temperature for advanced gamers as well.

The 6 Layer PCB provides stable signal traces and power shapes delivering lower temperature and higher energy efficiency for memory overclocking! Thus, it's able to support the latest memory modules with most extreme memory performance!

2 ounce copper inner layers that provide stable signal traces and power shapes! Delivering lower temperature and higher energy efficiency for overclocking.

Derived from the “built for stable and reliable” designing concept, ASRock does not compromise on any details. This motherboards is built with low-loss materials, enthusiasts are able to enjoy the boost of DDR5 memory overclocking performance by enabling the pre-tested profiles. Make sure the memory modules are Intel^® XMP/AMD EXPO™ capable and overclocking can be made so affordable, satisfying and absolutely no sweat at all.

Due to the unique electrical architecture of DDR5 DIMM, there’s a high risk of damaging the memory module if AC power isn’t disconnected properly during removal or installation. To prevent this, ASRock has implemented a trouble free protection circuit on every DDR5 motherboard, lowers the risk of damaging your memory module

Compares to conventional DIP style PCIe slot, the SMT type PCIe slot improves signal flow and maximize stability under high speed, a key breakthrough to fully support the lighting speed of the latest PCIe 5.0 standard.
The latest PCI Express 5.0 is capable to perform a breathtaking bandwidth of 128GBps, ready to unleash the full potential of future high end graphic cards.

The reinforced steel slot is capable of supporting PCI Express 5.0 standard. The various benefits include:
✔ Extra anchor points
✔ Stronger latch
✔ Ensure signal stability
✔ Make sure heavy graphics cards to be well-installed.

Whether you are using headphones, a headset, external or internal speakers, via USB, Wi-Fi, analog output or even HDMI, Nahimic Audio offers you the most engaging listening experience, vibrant and rich with details.

The Powerful algorithms to ensure the best noise-free conversation, giving a constant vocal level no matter the distance from your mic. The Nahimic audio engine dynamically clear the sound and remove interference noise and lower the voice variation. Result is a better comprehension and less fatigue.
●Static Noise Suppression
●Echo Cancellation
●Lateral Sound Cancellation
●Voice Stabilizer

●Sound Tracker
The Sound Tracker is a visual indicator that points out the directions from which predominant sounds are coming. Each sound is properly positioned in 360° on a radar for a full immersion during the game.

●Works on any devices!
Enjoy the vibrant and high-quality Surround Sound on all your favorite audio devices: Jack, USB, Bluetooth, HDMI, S/PDIF. Nahimic is compatible with all of your favorite audio tools and ensures the best sound with any of them. Nahimic measure and improve to optimize our technology and offer you the best experience.

In addition to the built-in RGB illumination, it also features onboard RGB headers and an addressable RGB header that allow motherboard to be connected to compatible LED devices such as strip, CPU fans, coolers, chassis and so on. Users may also synchronize RGB LED devices across the Polychrome RGB Sync-certified accessories to create their own unique lighting effects.

• 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 (PCIE1)
  Internet
  - 2.5G LAN
  Audio
  - Nahimic Audio
• Unique Feature
  ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2
  - ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s)
  - ASRock Thunderbolt™ 3 Type C USB 3.2 Gen2 Port (40Gb/s for Thunderbolt™ protocol; 10 Gb/s for USB3.2 protocol)
  ASRock Super Alloy
  - Premium 90A Power Choke
  - 90A Dr.MOS
  - Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)
  - I/O Armor
  - Matte Black PCB
  - High Density Glass Fabric PCB
  - 8 Layer PCB
  - 2oz Copper PCB
  ASRock Phantom Gaming 2.5G LAN
  Intel^® 802.11ax WiFi
  ASRock Steel Slots
  ASRock Full Coverage M.2 Heatsink
  ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
  ASRock POST Status Checker (PSC)
  ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports)
  ASRock Live Update & APP Shop
• CPU
  - Supports 10^th Gen and future generation Intel^® Core™ Processors (Socket 1200)
  - Digi Power design
  - 9 Power Phase design
  - Supports Intel^® Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology
  - Supports Intel^® K-Series unlocked CPUs
  - Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking
• Chipset
  - Intel^® Z490
• Memory
  - Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
  - 2 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
  - Supports DDR4 4666+(OC)* / 4600 / 4500 / 4400 / 4333/4266(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3200(OC) / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 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.
  Core™ (i9/i7) support DDR4 up to 2933; Core™ (i5/i3), Pentium^® and Celeron^® support DDR4 up to 2666.
  
  **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 Core/Cache, DRAM, VPPM,VTTDDR, VCCSFR, VCCPLL_OC, PCH Voltage, VCCIO, VCCST, VCCSA, CPU Internal PLL, GT PLL, Ring PLL, System Agent PLL, Memory Controller PLL Voltage Multi-adjustment
• Graphics
  - Hardware Accelerated Codecs: AVC/H.264, HEVC/H.265 8bit, HEVC/H.265 10bit, VP8, VP9 8bit, VP9 10bit, MPEG 2, MJPEG, VC-1*
  - Graphics, Media & Compute: Microsoft^® DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5, Intel^® Built In Visuals, Intel^® Quick Sync Video, Hybrid / Switchable Graphics, OpenCL 2.1
  - Display & Content Security: Rec. 2020 (Wide Color Gamut), Microsoft^® PlayReady 3.0, Intel^® SGX Content Protection, UHD/HDR Blu-ray Disc
  - Three graphics output options: HDMI, DisplayPort 1.4 and Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3
  - Supports Triple Monitor
  - Supports Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2304) @ 60Hz
  - Supports HDMI 2.0 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 60Hz
  - Supports DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2304) @ 60Hz
  - Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 2.0 Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required)
  - Supports HDR (High Dynamic Range) with HDMI 2.0
  - Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4 and Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3
  - Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4 and Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 3
  
  

  *Intel^® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the graphics outputs can be supported only with processors with integrated GPU.
  
  **VP9 10bit and VC-1 are for decode only.
  VP8 and VP9 encode are not supported by Windows^® OS.
• Audio
  - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec)
  - Premium Blu-ray Audio support
  - Supports Surge Protection
  - 120dB SNR DAC with Differential Amplifier
  - 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 Rear Out port
  - Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
  - Gold Audio Jacks
  - 15μ Gold Audio Connector
  - Nahimic Audio
• LAN
  - 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s
  - Dragon RTL8125BG
  - Supports Phantom Gaming 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
  - Supports Wake-On-LAN
  - Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
  - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
  - Supports PXE
• Wireless LAN
  - Intel^® 802.11ax WiFi Module
  - Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ax
  - Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz)
  - Supports WiFi6 802.11ax (2.4Gbps)
  - 2 antennas to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity technology
  - Supports Bluetooth 5.1 + High speed class II
  - Supports MU-MIMO
• Slots
  - 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot*
  - 1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled WiFi-802.11ax PCIe WiFi module (on the rear I/O)
  - 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1)
  
  

  *Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
  Supports PCIe riser cards to extend x16, x8/x8 or x8/x4/x4 slots
• Storage
  - 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel^® Rapid Storage Technology 17), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug*
  - 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key type 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 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_1 will be disabled.
  
  **Supports Intel^® Optane™ Technology
  Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
• Connector
  - 1 x Chassis Intrusion Header
  - 1 x RGB LED Header*
  - 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)****
  - 1 x Chassis 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 USB 2.0 Headers (Support 2 USB 2.0 port) (Supports ESD Protection)
  - 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)
  
  

  *Supports 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.
  
  ****CPU_OPT/W_PUMP 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
  - 3 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection)
  - 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Thunderbolt™ 3 Type-C Port (40Gb/s for Thunderbolt™ protocol; 10 Gb/s for USB3.2 protocol) (Supports ESD Protection)*
  - 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
  - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
  - 1 x Clear CMOS Button
  - HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)
  
  

  *Supports USB PD 2.0 charging up to 5V@3A (15W)
• Software and UEFI
  Software
  - ASRock Motherboard Utility (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.
• Support CD
  - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar
• Accessories
  - Quick Installation Guide, Support CD
  - 2 x SATA Data Cables
  - 1 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna
  - 2 x Screws for M.2 Sockets
• Hardware Monitor
  - Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU_OPT/Water Pump, Chassis Fans
  - Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU_OPT/Water Pump, Chassis Fans
  - Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU_OPT/Water Pump
  - Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU_OPT/Water Pump, Chassis Fans
  - CASE OPEN detection
  - Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, DRAM, VPPM, PCH, VCCSA, VCCST, VCCIO, VCCPLL_OC, VCCSFR
• Form Factor
  - Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm
  - 8 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)