Asrock Z790 Riptide WiFi DDR5 Intel Motherboard

Asrock Z790 Riptide WiFi DDR5 Intel Motherboard
Z790 Riptide WiFi
Riptide is named after a specific kind of water current with strong waves that occurs in the ocean, representing the philosophy of sea’s double-side, calm and unlimited strength. Built around powerful gaming-related features, the Riptide has given a powerful smash and immersed users in the sense of stability.

FAST MYSTERIOUS UNBEATABLE
Phantom Gaming is designed by gamers and for gamers! Underneath its relentless appearance lie plentiful gaming oriented features and excellent gaming capabilities. It’s all about bringing a new gaming experience to gamers!

CPU Indicator
Tune your computer quickly with ASRock CPU Indicator. It rates your CPU by assigning points based on its performance and capabilities, helping users optimize overclocking settings for enhanced performance.

DDR5 XMP & EXPO Support
Derived from the “built for stable and reliable” designing concept, ASRock does not compromise on any details. This motherboards is built with high quality materials, enthusiasts are able to enjoy the boost of DDR5 memory overclocking performance by enabling the pre-tested profiles. Make sure the memory modules are Intel® XMP/AMD EXPO™ capable and overclocking can be made so affordable, satisfying and absolutely no sweat at all.

Server Grade Low Loss PCB
The server grade low loss PCB improves signal integrity, allowing motherboard to support PCIe 5.0 for both graphics card and M.2 SSD, it also improves memory OC potential to deliver the most extreme memory performance.

PCIe Gen5 with Surface Mount Technology
Compares to conventional DIP style PCIe slot, the SMT type PCIe slot improves signal flow and maximize stability under high speed, a key breakthrough to fully support the lighting speed of the latest PCIe 5.0 standard.
The latest PCI Express 5.0 is capable to perform a breathtaking bandwidth of 128GBps, ready to unleash the full potential of future high end graphic cards.

Reinforced Steel Slot [PCIe 5.0 Version]
The reinforced steel slot is capable of supporting PCI Express 5.0 standard. The various benefits include:
Extra anchor points
Stronger latch
Ensure signal stability
Make sure heavy graphics cards to be well-installed.

High Speed M.2 Solution
The Blazing M.2 accommodates the latest PCI Express 5.0 standard to perform twice the bandwidth compared to previous generation, with a breathtaking 128GB/s transfer speed, it is ready to unleash the full potential of future ultrafast SSDs.

Intelligent Cooling Design
Aluminum Heatsink
The first thing that catches the eye is the optimized Aluminum Heatsink Design. Heatsinks are crucial for efficient heat dissipation, especially during heavy workloads like gaming or productivity tasks. Motherboard that built with heatsinks can effectively manage thermal performance, hence ensure system stability and durability effortlessly.

Lightning Gaming Ports
Aimed for die hard gamers and enthusiasts! Lightning Gaming Ports are sourced from two different controller interfaces that assist gamers in connecting the high speed mice/keyboard with the lower jitter and latency!

POLYCHROME RGB
This motherboard features onboard RGB headers and addressable RGB headers that allow motherboard to be connected to compatible LED devices such as strip, CPU fans, coolers, chassis and so on. Users may also synchronize RGB LED devices across the Polychrome RGB Sync-certified accessories to create their own unique lighting effects.

eDP Signal Connector
Built in eDP Signal Connector Supports ASRock 13.3” Side Panel kit
An eDP signal connector is built with ASRock selected motherboards and supports two functions simultaneously - power and transmission of digital display signal. The connector reserves the room for upgrading with ASRock’s exclusive 13.3” Side Panel Kit.. The ideal 13.3" Side Panel size will be perfectly matched standard form factor chassis and users can easily build a LCD display inside the PC, adding a sub-screen for monitoring PC status, or watching videos, doing streaming or working personalized tasks. This whole new concept of customization enables new possibilities for personalizing designs - doubles productivity or entertainment.

Features
Supports 14th, 13th & 12th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors (LGA1700)
16+1+1 Power Phase, SPS for VCore+GT, 8-Layer PCB
4 x DDR5 DIMMs, supports up to 8000+(OC)
1 PCIe 5.0 x16, 1 PCIe 4.0 x16, 1 PCIe 3.0 x1
Graphics Output Options: 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, 1 eDP
Realtek ALC1220 7.1 CH HD Audio Codec,
Nahimic Audio
8 SATA3, 1 Blazing M.2 (PCIe Gen5 x4),
4 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4 x4)
1 USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C (Front)
2 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Rear)
1 USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C (Rear)
6 USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A (4 Rear, 2 Front)
Intel® Killer 2.5G LAN
802.11be WiFi 7 + Bluetooth
Supports ASRock Lightning Gaming Ports,
Toolless Multi-Layer M.2 Heatsink

Technical Detail
Brand : Asrock
Model : Z790 Riptide

Technical Spec
CPU
Supports 14th, 13th & 12th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors (LGA1700)
Supports Intel® Hybrid Technology
Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology
Supports Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost (TVB)
Supports Intel® Adaptive Boost Technology (ABT)

Chipset
Intel® Z790

Memory
Dual Channel DDR5 Memory Technology
4 x DDR5 DIMM Slots
Supports DDR5 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 8000+(OC)
Max. capacity of system memory: 192GB

Audio
7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec)
Impedance Sensing on Rear Out port
Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
Nahimic Audio

LAN
2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s
Killer E3100G
Supports Killer LAN Software

Slots
CPU:
1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1), supports x16 mode
Chipset:
1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2), supports x4 mode
1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 Slot (PCIE3)

Storage
CPU:
1 x Blazing M.2 Socket (M.2_GEN5, Key M), supports type 2280 PCIe Gen5x4 (128 Gb/s) mode*
1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
Chipset:
1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_3, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_4, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
8 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors

RAID
Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5 and RAID 10 for M.2 NVMe storage devices

USB
1 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C (Front)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Rear)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C (Rear)
6 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A (4 Rear, 2 Front)
6 x USB 2.0 (2 Rear, 4 Front)

Connector
1 x eDP Signal Connector
1 x Thermistor Cable Header
1 x SPI TPM Header
1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
1 x RGB LED Header
3 x Addressable LED Headers
1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)
1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin)
4 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
2 x 8 pin 12V Power Connectors (Hi-Density Power Connector)
1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector (5-pin) (Supports ASRock Thunderbolt™ 4 AIC Card)
2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports)
1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s)

Rear Panel I/O
2 x Antenna Mounting Points
1 x HDMI Port
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C Port
4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Ports (USB32_56 are Lightning Gaming Ports.)
2 x USB 2.0 Ports
1 x RJ-45 LAN Port
HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Form Factor
ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm

OS
Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit / 11 64-bit