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Specifications |
| Product Code | Z270-SUPERCARRIER |
| Unique Feature | ASRock Super Alloy |
| - XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink |
| - Premium 60A Power Choke |
| - Premium Memory Alloy Choke (Reduces 70% core loss compared to iron powder choke) |
| - Dual-Stack MOSFET (DSM) |
| - Combo Caps (Nichicon 12K Black Caps) |
| - Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors) |
| - I/O Armor |
| - Matte Black PCB |
| - High Density Glass Fabric PCB |
| AQUANTIA 5G LAN |
| Intel 802.11ac WiFi |
| ASRock Steel Slots |
| ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3) |
| ASRock Ultra USB Power |
| ASRock Full Spike Protection |
| ASRock Live Update & APP Shop |
| CPU | - Supports 7th and 6th Generation Intel Core i7/i5/i3/Pentium /Celeron Processors (Socket 1151) |
| - Digi Power design |
| - 14 Power Phase design |
| - Supports Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology |
| - Supports Intel K-Series unlocked CPUs |
| - Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking |
| - Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine II |
| Chipset | - Intel Z270 |
| Memory | - Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology |
| - 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots |
| - Supports DDR4 3733+(OC)* / 3600(OC) / 3200(OC) / 2933(OC) / 2800(OC) / 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. |
| **7th Gen Intel CPU supports DDR4 up to 2400; 6th Gen Intel CPU supports DDR4 up to 2133. |
| ***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 | - 2 x 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support (1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS) |
| - Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology |
| - ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events |
| - SMBIOS 2.7 Support |
| - CPU, GT_CPU, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCIO, VCCST, VCCSA, VCCPLL Voltage Multi-adjustment |
| Graphics | - Supports Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals : Intel Quick Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full HW Encode1, Intel InTru 3D, Intel Clear Video HD Technology, Intel Insider, Intel HD Graphics |
| - Gen9 LP, DX11.3, DX12 |
| - HWAEncode/Decode: VP8, HEVC 8b, VP9, HEVC 10b (For 7th Gen Intel CPU) |
| - HWA Encode/Decode: VP8, HEVC 8b; GPU/SWEncode/Decode: VP9, HEVC 10b (For 6th Gen Intel CPU) |
| - Max. shared memory 1024MB |
| - Four graphics output options: HDMI, DisplayPort 1.2 and 2 x Intel Thunderbolt 3 |
| - Supports Triple Monitor |
| - Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 24Hz / (3840x2160) @ 30Hz |
| - Supports DisplayPort 1.2 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2304) @ 60Hz |
| - Supports Intel Thunderbolt 3 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 Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) |
| - Supports HDCP with HDMI, DisplayPort 1.2 and Intel Thunderbolt 3 |
| - Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with HDMI, DisplayPort 1.2 and Intel Thunderbolt 3 |
| *Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated. |
| **The size of maximum shared memory may vary from different operating systems. |
| ***Supports up to 3 displays simultaneously |
| ****Due to chipset limitation, the Blu-ray playback of Intel HD Graphics is only supported under Windows 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit. |
| Intel InTru 3D is only supported under Windows 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit. |
| Audio | - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec) |
| - Premium Blu-ray Audio support |
| - Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) |
| - Supports Purity Sound 4 |
| - Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps |
| - 120dB SNR DAC with Differential Amplifier |
| - TI 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 Front Out port |
| - Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel |
| - AURA RGB LED |
| - Gold Audio Jacks |
| - 15μ Gold Audio Connector |
| - Supports DTS Connect |
| LAN | 1 x 5 Gigabit LAN 100/1000/2500/5000 Mb/s (AQUANTIA AQC108): |
| - Supports Wake-On-LAN |
| - Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) |
| - Supports PXE |
| 2 x Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s (1 x Intel I219V, 1 x Intel I211AT): |
| - Supports Wake-On-LAN |
| - Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection) |
| - Supports Dual LAN with Teaming |
| - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az |
| - Supports PXE |
| *Not supported under Windows 10 |
| Wireless LAN | - Intel 802.11ac WiFi Module (Free Bundle) |
| - Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac |
| - Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz) |
| - Supports high speed wireless connections up to 433Mbps |
| - Supports Bluetooth 4.0 / 3.0 + High speed class II |
| Slots | - 4 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE4/PCIE5: single at x16 (PCIE1); dual at x16 (PCIE1) / x16 (PCIE4); triple at x8 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE2) / x16 (PCIE4); quad at x8 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4) / x8 (PCIE5)) |
| - 1 x embedded PLX PEX 8747 |
| - 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slot (Flexible PCIe) |
| - Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX, 4-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way CrossFireX and CrossFireX |
| - Supports NVIDIA Quad SLI, 4-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI and SLI |
| - 1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled WiFi-802.11ac module (on the rear I/O) |
| - 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slots (PCIE1 and PCIE4) |
| *Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks |
| Storage | - 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 15 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug |
| - 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug |
| - 2 x SATA Express 10 Gb/s Connectors |
| - 3 x Ultra M.2 Sockets, support type 2230/2242/2260/2280 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, SATA3_0 will be disabled. |
| M2_2, SATA3_4 and SATA3_5 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled. |
| If M2_3 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_3 will be disabled. |
| **Support to be announced |
| ***Supports Intel Optane Technology |
| Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks |
| Supports ASRock U.2 Kit |
| Connector | - 1 x COM Port Header |
| - 1 x TPM Header |
| - 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header |
| - 1 x AURA RGB LED Header |
| - 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin) |
| - 1 x CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) |
| - 3 x Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) |
| - 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector) |
| - 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector) |
| - 1 x 6 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector) |
| - 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connector) |
| - 1 x Right Angle Front Panel Audio Connector |
| - 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Intel Z270) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) |
| - 2 x USB 3.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.0 ports) (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) |
| - 1 x Vertical Type A USB 3.0 (Intel Z270) |
| - 1 x Dr. Debug with LED |
| - 1 x Power Switch with LED |
| - 1 x Reset Switch with LED |
| - 1 x XMP Switch |
| *Supports up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip. |
| **The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power. |
| ***The CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power. |
| ****The Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power. |
| *****Connect the audio device to either one of the audio connectors. |
| Rear Panel I/O | - 2 x Antenna Ports |
| - 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port |
| - 1 x HDMI Port |
| - 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| - 2 x Intel Thunderbolt 3 (Compatible with USB 3.1 and USB-C Display) |
| - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port |
| - 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) |
| - 4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) |
| - 3 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) |
| - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch |
| - HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks) |
| *Supports USB PD 2.0 up to 12V@3A (36W) charging |
| Hot Plug is supported on Win 10 only |
| **Ultra USB Power is supported on USB3_34 ports. |
| ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB3_34 ports. |
| Software and UEFI | Software |
| - ASRock A-Tuning |
| - ASRock AURA RGB LED |
| - ASRock APP Charger |
| - ASRock XFast LAN |
| UEFI |
| - ASRock EZ Mode |
| - ASRock Full HD UEFI |
| - ASRock My Favorites in UEFI |
| - ASRock Instant Flash |
| - ASRock Internet Flash |
| - ASRock Crashless BIOS |
| - ASRock UEFI System Browser |
| - ASRock UEFI Tech Service |
| - 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, I/O Shield |
| - 4 x SATA Data Cables |
| - 1 x ASRock Flexible SLI Bridge Connector Cable |
| - 1 x ASRock 3-Way SLI Bridge Card |
| - 1 x ASRock 4-Way SLI-S111 Bridge Card |
| - 1 x ASRock SLI_HB_Bridge_3S Card |
| - 2 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antennas |
| - 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets |
| Hardware Monitor | - Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans |
| - Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans |
| - Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans |
| - Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans |
| - Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.0V, VCCSA, VCCST |
| Form Factor | - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm |
| - 2oz Copper |
| OS | - Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit (For 7th Gen Intel CPU) |
| - Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 7 64-bit (For 6th Gen Intel CPU) |
| *To install Windows 7 OS, a modified installation disk with xHCI drivers packed into the ISO file is required. Please check our User Manual for more detailed instructions. |
| For the updated Windows 10 driver, please visit ASRock's website for details. |
| Certifications | - FCC, CE, WHQL |
| - ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) |