ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Killer Motherboard

Memory Support

Intel socket LGA1150 CPUs have an embedded memory controller, meaning that it is the processor, not the chipset, that defines what memory technologies you can have and the maximum amount of memory that is possible. The motherboard, however, may have a limitation as to how much memory can be installed.

The integrated memory controller from socket LGA1150 processors supports DDR3 memories up to 1,600 MHz. According to ASRock, the Fatal1ty Z87 Killer supports memories up to 3,050 MHz.

The Fatal1ty Z87 Killer has four memory sockets. Since DDR3 memory modules can be found in capacities up to 8 GiB, you can have up to 32 GiB with this motherboard if you use four 8 GiB modules.

In order to enable the dual-channel mode, you must install two or four identical memory modules. In order to enable dual-channel mode and achieve the highest performance possible when installing two memory modules, you must install it on two sockets of the same color.

Figure 3: Memory sockets; install two or four modules for the best performance