Asrock Z590 OC Formula LGA 1200 EATX Motherboard

Unique Feature

ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2         

- ASRock Front Panel   Type-C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s)           

- 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 90A Power   Choke         

- 90A SPS (Smart Power   Stage)      

- 50A Dr.MOS

- Premium Memory Alloy   Choke (Reduces 70% core loss compared to iron powder choke) 

- Nichicon 12K Black   Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)

- Shaped PCB Design          

- Matte Black PCB     

- High Density Glass   Fabric PCB     

- 12 Layer PCB           

- 2oz Copper PCB     

Server-Grade Low-Loss   PCB           

Intel® 2.5G LAN        

Intel® 802.11ax WiFi 6E        

ASRock Steel Slots  

ASRock Full Coverage   M.2 Heatsink          

ASRock Hyper M.2 (PCIe   Gen4x4) 

ASRock POST Status   Checker (PSC)          

ASRock Ultra USB Power     

ASRock Status OLED

ASRock Full Spike   Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports)     

ASRock Live Update   & APP Shop   

CPU

- Supports 10th Gen   Intel® Core™ Processors and 11th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors (LGA1200)         

- Digi Power design  

- 16 Power Phase design     

- Supports Intel® Turbo   Boost Max 3.0 Technology        

- Supports Intel®   K-Series unlocked CPUs 

- Supports ASRock Hyper   BCLK Engine III 

Chipset

- Intel® Z590

Memory

- Dual Channel DDR4   Memory Technology

- 2 x DDR4 SMD DIMM   Slots

- 11th Gen Intel® Core™   Processors support DDR4 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 6000+(OC)*

- 10th Gen Intel® Core™   Processors support DDR4 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 5000+(OC)*

- 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   

*11th Gen Intel® Core™   (i9/i7/i5) support DDR4 3200 natively; Core™ (i3), Pentium® and Celeron®   support DDR4 2666 natively.     

10th Gen Intel® Core™   (i9/i7) support DDR4 2933 natively; Core™ (i5/i3), Pentium® and Celeron®   support DDR4 2666 natively.     

**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 256Mb AMI UEFI   Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support

- ACPI 6.0 Compliant   wake up events       

- SMBIOS 2.7 Support          

- CPU Vcore, DRAM   (VCCM, VPPM, VTT), VCCSA, CPU PLL, VCC PLL, STANDBY1, STANDBY2, STANDBY3,   VCCIO, VCCIOMEM, PCH Voltage, CPU Internal PLL, Ring PLL, System Agent PLL,   Memory Controller PLL Voltage Multi-adjustment   

Graphics

- n/a

Audio

- 7.1 CH HD Audio with   Content Protection (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec)          

- Premium Blu-ray Audio   support   

- Supports Surge   Protection

- WIMA Audio Capacitors   (For Front Outputs)      

- ESS SABRE9218 DAC for   Front Panel Audio (130dB SNR)         

- Pure Power-In        

- Direct Drive   Technology   

- PCB Isolate Shielding        

- Impedance Sensing on   Rear Out port     

- Individual PCB Layers   for R/L Audio Channel     

- Gold Audio Jacks with   LED

- 15μ Gold Audio Connector

- Nahimic Audio       

LAN

1 x 2.5 Gigabit LAN   10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s (Intel® I225V)        

- Supports Wake-On-LAN    

- Supports   Lightning/ESD Protection        

- Supports Energy   Efficient Ethernet 802.3az      

- Supports PXE 1 x   Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s (Intel® I219V)           

- Supports Wake-On-LAN    

- Supports   Lightning/ESD Protection        

- Supports Energy   Efficient Ethernet 802.3az      

- Supports PXE         

Wireless LAN

- Intel® 802.11ax Wi-Fi   6E Module   

- Supports IEEE   802.11a/b/g/n/ax  

- Supports Dual-Band   2x2 160MHz with extended 6GHz band support*           

- 2 antennas to support   2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity technology

- Supports Bluetooth   5.2 + High speed class II     

- Supports MU-MIMO           

*Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz band)   is not currently enabled by default due to the different regulation status of   each country. It will be activated (for supported countries) through Windows®   Update and software update once available. The update is expected to be in   the middle of 2021.    

Slots

11th Gen Intel® Core™   Processors  

- 3 x PCI Express x16   Slots (PCIE1/PCIE4/PCIE5: single at Gen4x16 (PCIE1); dual at Gen4x8 (PCIE1) /   Gen4x8 (PCIE4); triple at Gen4x8 (PCIE1) / Gen4x8 (PCIE4) / Gen3x4 (PCIE5))*        

10th Gen Intel® Core™   Processors 

- 3 x PCI Express x16   Slots (PCIE1/PCIE4/PCIE5: single at Gen3x16 (PCIE1); dual at Gen3x8 (PCIE1) /   Gen3x8 (PCIE4); triple at Gen3x8 (PCIE1) / Gen3x8 (PCIE4) / Gen3x4 (PCIE5))*        

- 2 x PCI Express 2.0   x1 Slots          

- Supports AMD Quad   CrossFireX™, 3-Way CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™ 

- 1 x Vertical M.2 Socket   (Key E) with the bundled WiFi-802.11ax PCIe WiFi module (on the rear I/O)         

- 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1)         

*Supports NVMe SSD as   boot disks           

Storage

- 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s   Connectors*

- 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s   Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061*           

- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket   (M2_1), supports M Key type 2260/2280 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen4x4 (64   Gb/s) (with 11th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors) or Gen3x4 (32 Gb/s) (with 10th   Gen Intel® Core™ Processors)**

- 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)**          

*M2_2, SATA3_0 and SATA3_1   share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled. 

M2_3, SATA3_4 and   SATA3_5 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others will be   disabled. 

**Supports Intel®   Optane™ Technology    

M2_1 supports Intel®   Optane™ Technology only with 10th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors    

Supports NVMe SSD as   boot disks

Supports ASRock U.2 Kit     

RAID

- Supports RAID 0, RAID   1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices           

- Supports RAID 0 and   RAID 1 for M.2 NVMe storage devices*   

*RAID function for PCIe   mode SSD in M2_1 is only available with Intel® SSD installed (with 11th Gen   Intel® Core™ Processors).   

Connector

- 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)****  

- 6 x Chassis/Water   Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)***** 

- 1 x 24 pin ATX Power   Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)         

- 2 x 8 pin 12V Power   Connectors (Hi-Density Power Connector)          

- 1 x Front Panel Audio   Connector (15μ   Gold 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) (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 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection)        

- 1 x Dr. Debug with   LED      

- 1 x Power Button with   LED

- 1 x Reset Button with   LED 

- 1 x Retry Button      

- 1 x Safe Boot Button          

- V-Probe™: 2 x 5-set   of onboard voltage measurement points laid       

- Rapid OC Buttons: +/-   buttons to adjust OC frequency

- 1 x PCIe ON/OFF   Switch    

- 1 x Post Status   Checker (PSC)      

- 1 x Slow Mode Switch       

- 1 x LN2 Mode Switch         

- 1 x NickShih's OC   Profile 1 Button with LED        

- 1 x NickShih's OC   Profile 2 Button with LED        

- 1 x NickShih's OC   Profile 3 Button with LED        

*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, CHA_FAN5/WP and   CHA_FAN6/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.     

******USB_1 is from   ASMedia ASM1074 hub; USB_234 are Intel® Z590. 

Rear Panel I/O

- 2 x Antenna Ports  

- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard   Port      

- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out   Port

- 3 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A   Ports (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection)*  

- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2   Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection)*  

- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1   Type-A Ports (Supports ESD Protection)*     

- 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports   with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) 

- 1 x BIOS Flashback   Button

- 1 x BIOS Selection   Switch 

- 1 x Clear CMOS Button      

- HD Audio Jacks: Rear   Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio   Jacks with LED)

*USB3_1 is from Intel®   Z590; USB3_234 are from ASMedia ASM1074 hub.           

Ultra USB Power is   supported on USB3_234 port.

ACPI wake-up function   is not supported on USB3_234 port.      

**This motherboard does   not support integrated graphics.       

Software and UEFI

Software       

- ASRock Motherboard   Utility (Formula Drive)      

- ASRock Polychrome   SYNC*         

UEFI   

- ASRock EZ Mode   

- ASRock Full HD UEFI          

- ASRock My Favorites   in UEFI        

- ASRock NickShih's OC   Profile      

- 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     

- 4 x SATA Data Cables        

- 2 x ASRock WiFi   2.4/5/6 GHz Antennas  

- 1 x ASRock   Screwdriver    

- 3 x Screws for M.2   Sockets          

- 3 x Standoffs for M.2   Sockets      

Hardware Monitor

- 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, VCCM, VPPM, VCCSA, CPU PLL, VCC PLL, STANDBY1,   STANDBY2, STANDBY3, VCCIO, VCCIOMEM, VCCIN AUX Voltage   

- 1 x Status OLED      

Form Factor

- EATX Form Factor:   12.0-in x 10.5-in, 30.5 cm x 26.7 cm

- 12 Layer PCB           

- 2oz Copper PCB     

OS

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

Certifications

- FCC, CE       

- ErP/EuP ready   (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)