ASRock Z87 Extreme4 Motherboard
Main Specifications
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The main specifications for the ASRock Z87 Extreme4 include:
- Socket: LGA1150
- Chipset: Intel Z87 Express
- Super I/O: Nuvoton NCT6776D
- Parallel ATA: None
- Serial ATA: Six SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, 10, and 5) and two SATA-600 ports controlled by an ASMedia ASM1061
- External SATA: One eSATA-600 port shared with one of the ports controlled by the ASMedia ASM1061 chip
- USB 2.0: Eight USB 2.0 ports, two on the motherboard rear panel and six available through three headers on the motherboard
- USB 3.0: Nine USB 3.0 ports, four on the motherboard rear panel and one near the memory sockets controlled by the chipset, and four available through two headers connected to one port controlled by the chipset by the way of an ASMedia ASM1074 hub chip
- FireWire (IEEE 1394): None
- Thunderbolt: None
- On-board video: Controlled by the CPU; DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI-D, and VGA connectors
- On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with a Realtek ALC1150 codec (7.1+2 channels, 24-bit resolution, 192 kHz sampling rate, 115 dB SNR for the outputs, and 104 dB SNR for the inputs), on-board optical SPDIF output, and audio amplifier for analog headphones (Texas Instruments NE5532 chip)
- On-board LAN: One Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by an Intel I217-V chip
- Buzzer: No
- Infrared interface: Yes
- Power supply required: EPS12V
- Slots: Three PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slots (working at x16/x0/x0, x8/x8/x0 or x8/x4/x4), two PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots, and two PCI slots (ASMedia ASM1083 bridge chip)
- Memory: Four DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-2933, 32 GiB maximum)
- Fan connectors: One four-pin connector for the CPU cooler, one four-pin connector for an auxiliary fan, and four three-pin connectors for auxiliary fans
- Extra features: HDMI input, two BIOS chips, POST diagnostics display, and legacy serial port
- Number of CDs/DVDs provided: One
- Programs included: Motherboard utilities
- More Information: https://www.asrock.com
- Average Price in the U.S.*: USD 160.00
* Researched at Newegg.com on the day we published this First Look article.
