ASRock Z490 Steel Legend Motherboard
Z490-STEEL-LEGEND | ASRockThis product has been discontinued
The ASRock Z490 Steel Legend motherboard supports 10th gen Intel Core processors and LGA 1200 CPU sockets, features up to 4 x DDR4 4266MHz+ (OC) memory slots, 2 x PCIe 3.0 x16, 3 x PCIe 3.0 x1, 1 x M.2(Key E) For Wi-Fi, 6 x SATA3, 2 x Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3), 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 (Rear Type-A+C), 7 x USB 3.2 Gen1 (4Front, 2 Rear, 1 Front Type-C), 1 x HDMI, 1 x DisplayPort, Dragon 2.5 Gigabit LAN, 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1200 Audio Codec), Nahimic Audio, and an ATX form factor.
Please note: The Intel Z490 chipset uses the new 1200 socket which is only compatible with Intel Core 10th Gen processors, available from the 13th May 2020.
Please note: The Intel Z490 chipset uses the new 1200 socket which is only compatible with Intel Core 10th Gen processors, available from the 13th May 2020.
Features
Specifications
| Unique Feature | ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2 - ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) - ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) ASRock Super Alloy - XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink - Premium 60A Power Choke - 50A Dr.MOS - Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors) - I/O Armor - Shaped PCB Design - Matte Black PCB - High Density Glass Fabric PCB - 2oz Copper PCB 2.5G LAN ASRock Steel Slot ASRock Full Coverage M.2 Heatsink ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3) ASRock Ultra USB Power ASRock POST Status Checker (PSC) ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports) ASRock Live Update & APP Shop |
| CPU | - Supports 10th Gen and future generation Intel® Core™ Processors (Socket 1200) - Digi Power design - 10 Power Phase design - Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology - Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs - Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking - Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine III |
| Chipset | - Intel® Z490 |
| Memory | - Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology - 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots - Supports DDR4 4266+(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3200(OC) / 2933/2800/2666 / 2400 / 2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode) - Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB - 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. Core™ (i9/i7) support DDR4 up to 2933; Core™ (i5/i3), Pentium® and Celeron® support DDR4 up to 2666. 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 | - 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support - ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events - SMBIOS 2.7 Support - CPU Core/Cache, GT, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.05V, VCCIO, VCCST, VCCSA Voltage Multi-adjustment |
| Graphics | - Hardware Accelerated Codecs: AVC/H.264, HEVC/H.265 8bit, HEVC/H.265 10bit, VP8, VP9 8bit, VP9 10bit, MPEG 2, MJPEG, VC-1 - Graphics, Media & Compute: Microsoft® DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5, Intel® Built In Visuals, Intel® Quick Sync Video, Hybrid / Switchable Graphics, OpenCL 2.1 - Display & Content Security: Rec. 2020 (Wide Color Gamut), Microsoft® PlayReady 3.0, Intel® SGX Content Protection, UHD/HDR Blu-ray Disc - Dual graphics output: support HDMI and DisplayPort 1.4 ports by independent display controllers - Supports HDMI 1.4 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 30Hz - Supports DisplayPort 1.4 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 1.4 Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) - Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 1.4 and DisplayPort 1.4 Ports - Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 1.4 and DisplayPort 1.4 Ports Intel® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated. VP9 10bit and VC-1 are for decode only. VP8 and VP9 encode are not supported by Windows® OS. |
| Audio | - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1200 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray Audio support - Supports Surge Protection - 110dB SNR DAC with Differential Amplifier - PCB Isolate Shielding - Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel - Gold Audio Jacks - Nahimic Audio |
| LAN | - 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s - Dragon RTL8125BG - Supports Dragon 2.5G LAN Software - Smart Auto Adjust Bandwidth Control - Visual User Friendly UI - Visual Network Usage Statistics - Optimized Default Setting for Game, Browser, and Streaming Modes - User Customized Priority Control - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports Lightning/ESD Protection - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports PXE |
| Slots | - 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE3: single at x16 (PCIE1); dual at x16 (PCIE1) / x4 (PCIE3) - 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots - Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™ - 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT module and Intel® CNVi (Integrated WiFi/BT) 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 17), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug - 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports M Key type 2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s) - 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_3), supports M Key type 2260/2280/22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s) If M2_2 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_1 will be disabled. If M2_3 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_5 will be disabled. Supports Intel® Optane™ Technology Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks Supports ASRock U.2 Kit |
| Connector | - 1 x SPI TPM Header - 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header - 2 x RGB LED Headers - 2 x Addressable LED Headers - 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin) - 1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control) - 5 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control) - 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector) - 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector) - 1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector) - 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector - 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector (5-pin) (Supports ASRock Thunderbolt™ 3 AIC R2.0 Card only) - 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Intel® Z490) (Supports ESD Protection) - 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Intel® Z490) (Supports ESD Protection) Support in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip Support in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power. CPU_FAN2/WP_3A supports the water cooler fan of maximum 3A (36W) fan power. The Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power. CPU_FAN2/WP_3A, CHA_FAN1/WP, CHA_FAN2/WP, CHA_FAN3/WP, CHA_FAN4/WP and CHA_FAN5/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use. |
| Rear Panel I/O | - 2 x Antenna Ports - 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection) - 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Intel® Z490) (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks) Ultra USB Power is supported on USB3_12 ports. ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB3_12 ports. |
| Software and UEFI | Software - ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) - ASRock Dragon 2.5G LAN Software - ASRock Polychrome SYNC UEFI - ASRock EZ Mode - ASRock Full HD UEFI - ASRock My Favorites in UEFI - ASRock Instant Flash - ASRock Internet Flash - 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 - 2 x SATA Data Cables - 4 x Screws for M.2 Sockets - 2 x Standoffs for M.2 Sockets |
| Hardware Monitor | - Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans - Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans - Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans - Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans - Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.05V, VCCSA, VCCST, VCCIO |
| Form Factor | - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm - 2oz Copper PCB |
| OS | - Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit |
| Certifications | - FCC, CE - ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required |
Backed by a 3 year ASRock warranty.
