Z690 PG Riptide

• Supports 12th Gen Intel Core™ Processors (LGA1700)
• 13 Phase Dr.MOS Power Design
• Supports DDR4 4800MHz (OC)
• 1 PCIe 5.0 x16, 1 PCIe 4.0 x16, 3 PCIe 3.0 x1
• 1 M.2 Key-E for WiFi
• Graphics Output Options: HDMI
• Realtek ALC897 7.1 CH HD Audio Codec, Nahimic Audio
• 8 SATA3
• 2 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4 x4)
• 1 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
• 1 USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Rear Type-C
• 2 USB 3.2 Gen2 (Rear)
• 1 USB 3.2 Gen1 Front Type-C
• 6 USB 3.2 Gen1 (2 Rear, 4 Front)
• Killer E3100 2.5G LAN
• Lightning Gaming Ports
• ASRock Graphics Card Holder

Unique Feature

ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2
- ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C Port (20 Gb/s)
- ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s)
ASRock Super Alloy
- XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
- Premium 60A Power Choke
- 55A Dr.MOS
- Premium Memory Alloy Choke (Reduces 70% core loss compared to iron power choke)
- Matte Black PCB
- High Density Glass Fabric PCB
- 2oz Copper PCB
Killer 2.5G LAN
ASRock Auto Driver Installer
ASRock Steel Slot
ASRock Full Coverage M.2 Heatsink
ASRock Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4)
ASRock POST Status Checker (PSC)
ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports)
ASRock Live Update & APP Shop

CPU

- Supports 12th Gen Intel Core™ Processors (LGA1700)
- Digi Power design
- 13 Power Phase design
- Supports Intel Hybrid Technology
- Supports Intel Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology

Chipset

- Intel Z690

Memory

- Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
- 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
- Supports DDR4 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 4800+(OC)*
- Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
- Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB**
- Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0

*Supports DDR4 3200 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

- 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support
- ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events
- SMBIOS 2.7 Support
- CPU Core/Cache, CPU Core/Cache Load-Line, CPU GT, CPU GT Load-Line, DRAM, +0.82V PCH, +1.05V PCH, VCCIN AUX, +1.8V PROC, +1.05V PROC Voltage Multi-adjustment

Graphics

- Intel Xe Graphics Architecture (Gen 12)
- Supports HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 60Hz
- Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible Port

*Intel UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.

Audio

- 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC897 Audio Codec)
- Supports Surge Protection
- Gold Audio Jacks
- Nahimic Audio

LAN

- 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s
- Killer E3100G
- Supports Killer LAN Software
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
- Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
- Supports PXE

Slots

- 2 x PCIe x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE3: single at Gen5x16 (PCIE1); dual at Gen5x16 (PCIE1) / Gen4x4 (PCIE3))*
- 3 x PCIe Gen3x1 Slots
- Supports AMD CrossFire™
- 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module and Intel CNVi (Integrated WiFi/BT)

*Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

Storage

- 8 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors*
- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode**
- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode**
- 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_3, Key M), supports type 2260/2280/22110 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen3x4 (32 Gb/s) modes**

*If M2_3 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_7 will be disabled.

**Supports Intel Optane™ Technology (M2_2 and M2_3 only)
Supports Intel Volume Management Device (VMD)
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, RAID 1 and RAID 5 for M.2 NVMe storage devices

Connector

- 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)****
- 4 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)*****
- 1 x 24 pin ATX 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™ 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 Gen1 Header (Supports ESD Protection)
- 1 x Clear CMOS Button

*Supports 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.

****The CPU/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power.

*****The Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power.
CPU_FAN2/WP and CHA_FAN1~4/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.

Rear Panel I/O

- 3 x Antenna Mounting Points
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
- 1 x HDMI Port
- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C Port (20 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection)
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Ports (Supports ESD Protection)*
- 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
- 1 x BIOS Flashback Button
- HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)

*USB3_1 is from Intel Z690; USB3_2 is from ASMedia ASM3042.
USB3_1_2 are the Lightning Gaming Ports.

Software and UEFI

Software
- ASRock Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming Tuning)
- Killer Control Center
- ASRock Polychrome SYNC*
UEFI
- ASRock EZ Mode
- ASRock Full HD UEFI
- ASRock My Favorites in UEFI
- ASRock Auto Driver Installer
- 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, I/O Shield
- 2 x SATA Data Cables
- 1 x Graphics Card Holder
- 4 x Screws for M.2 Sockets
- 1 x Standoff for M.2 Socket

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
- Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
- Voltage monitoring: CPU Vcore, DRAM, +0.82V PCH, +1.05V PCH, VCCIN AUX, VCCSA, +1.05V PROC, +12V, +5V, +3.3V

Form Factor

- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
- Solid Capacitor design
- 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)