CPU

1. Support for 10th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 processors/Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1200 package

2. L3 cache varies with CPU

(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)

Chipset

1. Intel® Z490 Express Chipset

Memory

1. Intel® Core™ i9/i7 processors:

DDR4 4600(O.C.)/ 4500(O.C.)/ 4400(O.C.)/ 4300(O.C.)/4266(O.C.) / 4133(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3866(O.C.) / 3800(O.C.) / 3733(O.C.) / 3666(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3466(O.C.) / 3400(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3300(O.C.) / 3200(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 MHz memory modules

2. Intel® Core™ i5/i3/Pentium®/Celeron® processors:

Support for DDR4 2666/2400/2133 MHz memory modules

3. 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory

4. Dual channel memory architecture

5. Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)

6. Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules

7. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)

Onboard Graphics

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:

1. 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@30 Hz

* Support for HDMI 1.4 version and HDCP 2.3.

Maximum shared memory of 512 MB

Audio

1. Realtek® ALC1200 codec

2. High Definition Audio

3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

4. Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

1. Intel® GbE LAN chip (1000 Mbit/100 Mbit)

Expansion Slots

1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)

* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.

2. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4

3. 3 x PCI Express x1 slots

(All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)

Supports up to ASPM L1.2 power management protocols.

Multi-Graphics Technology

1. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies

Storage Interface

1. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_SB)

2. 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA and PCIe x4/x2 SSD support) (M2M_SB)

3. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

4. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10

* Refer to "1-7 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors.

5. Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready

M.2 connectors support up to ASPM L1.2 PCIe power management protocols.

USB

Chipset:

1. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel

2. 7 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (5 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

3. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

Internal I/O Connectors

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

3. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

4. 1 x CPU fan header

5. 4 x system fan headers

6. 2 x addressable LED strip headers

7. 2 x RGB LED strip headers

8. 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

9. 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors

10. 1 x front panel header

11. 1 x front panel audio header

12. 1 x S/PDIF Out header

13. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header

14. 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header

15. 1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0 module only)

16. 2 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connectors

17. 1 x serial port header

18. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

19. 1 x Q-Flash Plus button

Back Panel Connectors

1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port

2. 1 x HDMI port

3. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)

4. 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

5. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

6. 1 x RJ-45 port

7. 6 x audio jacks

I/O Controller

1. iTE® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring

1. Voltage detection

2. Temperature detection

3. Fan speed detection

4. Overheating warning

5. Fan fail warning

6. Fan speed control

* Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.

BIOS

1. 1 x 256 Mbit flash

2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS

3. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features

1. Support for APP Center

* Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.

@BIOS

EasyTune

Fast Boot

Game Boost

ON/OFF Charge

RGB Fusion

Smart Backup

System Information Viewer

2. Support for Q-Flash Plus

3. Support for Q-Flash

4. Support for Xpress Install

Bundled Software

1. Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)

2. cFosSpeed

Operating System

1. Support for Windows 10 64-bit

Form Factor

1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 23.0cm