ASRock Z270 Extreme4 Motherboard

Main Specifications

The main specifications for the ASRock Z270 Extreme4 include:

• Socket: LGA1150
• Chipset: Intel Z270
• Super I/O: Nuvoton NCT6791D
• Parallel ATA: none
• Serial ATA: eight SATA-600 ports, six controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 10, and 5) and two controlled by an ASMedia ASM1061 chip
• External SATA: none
• USB 2.0: six USB 2.0 ports, available through three headers on the motherboard
• USB 3.0: eight USB 3.0 ports, four on the motherboard rear panel and four available through two headers, controlled by the chipset
• USB 3.1: two USB 3.1 ports, one Type A and one Type C, controlled by an ASMedia ASM2142 chip
• FireWire (IEEE 1394): none
• Thunderbolt: none
• On-board video: controlled by the CPU; one VGA, one DVI-D, and one HDMI connectors
• On-board audio: Produced by a Realtek ALC1220 chip (7.1 channels, 120 dB SNR for the outputs, no more information available), on-board optical SPDIF output, and a TI NE5532 audio amplifier for analog headphones
• On-board LAN: one Gigabit Ethernet port, controlled by an Intel I219V chip
• Buzzer: no
• Infrared interface: no
• Power supply required: EPS12V
• Slots: two PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (working at x16/x0 or x8/x8), one PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot (working at x4), three PCI Express 3.0 x1 slots, two M.2 slots compatible with PCI Express 3.0 x4 and SATA-600 SSDs, and one M.2 2230 slot for Wi-Fi cards
• Memory: four DDR4-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-3866, 64 GiB maximum)
• Fan connectors: two four-pin connector for the CPU cooler, and three four-pin connector for auxiliary fans
• Extra features: two BIOS chips, RGB LED lights
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: one
• Programs included: motherboard utilities and drivers
• More Information: https://www.asrock.com
• Average Price in the U.S.*: USD 150.00

* Researched at Newegg.com on the day we published this article.