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ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6+ Motherboard

The ASRock Fatal1ty Z170X Gaming K6+ is a socket LGA1151 motherboard based on the new Intel Z170 chipset, supporting DDR4 memory modules and coming with a front panel with two extra USB 3.1 ports. Check it out!

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  • 1. Introduction
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  • 3. Memory Support
  • 4. On Board Peripherals
  • 5. Other Features
  • 6. Voltage Regulator
  • 7. Main Specifications
  • 8. Conclusions

The ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6+ is a top mid-range socket LGA1151 motherboard based on the new Intel Z170 chipset, supporting the sixth generation Core i processors. It brings high-end network and audio interfaces, three PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots, eight SATA-600 ports (allowing three SATA Express connections), eight USB 3.0 ports, two USB 3.1 ports, being one of them Type C, and a front panel with more tho USB 3.1 ports. Let’s take a good look at it!
The new Intel Z170 chipset was launched with the LGA1151 socket, targeted to the sixth generation Core i “Skylake” CPUs. The main difference between LGA1151 and LGA1150 platforms is the compatibility with DDR4 memories.
The Z170 chipset is the first model to be launch on the new 100-series, and it is also the higher-end chipset on this family. The main differences between the Z170 and its predecessor, the Z97, are the DMI 3.0 bus to communicate with the processor (it offers twice the bandwidth, that goes from 2 GB/s per direction to 4 GB/s), the presence of ten USB 3.0 ports (against six on the Z97), and the support to 20 PCI Express 2.0 lanes controlled by the chipset (Z97 has only eight PCI Express 2.0 lanes.)
Like the Z97, the Z170 supports six SATA-600 ports, Smart Response (installing an SSD as a cache for the main hard drive), Smart Connect (allowing the computer to receive emails and refresh webpages while in sleep mode), and Rapid Start (faster boot times) technologies.
You can see the ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6+ motherboard in Figure 1. It uses the ATX form factor, measuring 12” x 9.6” (305 x 244 mm).

ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6+Figure 1: ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming K6+ motherboard

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