ASRock Z790 PG SONIC, an officially licensed motherboard featuring SEGA’s Sonic the Hedgehog. A 16-bit spinning ring emblazons the rear IO cover, while on the rear side you’ll even catch a glimpse of Sonic mid-run. The ASRock motherboard is co-launched to celebrate the release of SEGA’s new Sonic Frontiers game.

Designed to bring back epic memories of catching rings in Green Hill Zone, the motherboard echoes Sonic’s lightning speed with its fast blue and silver shards and Sonic silhouette.

Unique Feature

+Superb Productivity
- PCIe Gen5 (Graphics, M.2)
- Dual Channel DDR5

Rock-Solid Durability
- 14+1+1 Power Phase, 50A Dr.MOS for VCore+GT
- Flexible Integrated I/O Shield

Ultrafast Connectivity
- Killer 2.5G LAN
- ASRock Lightning Gaming Ports

EZ Update
- ASRock Auto Driver Installer

EZ Troubleshooter
- ASRock Post Status Checker

CPU
- Supports 13th Gen & 12th Gen and next 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 7200+(OC)*
- Max. capacity of system memory: 192GB
- Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 3.0

*1DPC 1R Up to 7200+ MHz (OC), 4800 MHz Natively.
1DPC 2R Up to 6000+ MHz (OC), 4400 MHz Natively.
2DPC 1R Up to 5600+ MHz (OC), 4000 MHz Natively.
2DPC 2R Up to 4800+ MHz (OC), 3600 MHz Natively.

BIOS
- 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
Graphics
- Intel® Xe Graphics Architecture (Gen 12)
- 1 x HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible, supports HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 4K 60Hz
- 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 with DSC (compressed), supports HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 8K 60Hz / 5K 120Hz

*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)
- 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)*
- 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module and Intel® CNVio/CNVio2 (Integrated WiFi/BT)
- Supports AMD CrossFire™

*If M2_5 is occupied, PCIE1 will downgrade to x8 mode.
Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

Storage
CPU:
- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
- 1 x Blazing M.2 Socket (M2_5, Key M), supports type 2280 PCIe Gen5x4 (128 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

*Supports Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
If M2_5 is occupied, PCIE1 will downgrade to x8 mode.
M2_1 and M2_5 cannot be populated simultaneously.

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

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)

*All USB ports support ESD Protection

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)****
- 1 x Chassis 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
- 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)

*Supports in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip
** Support in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip
*** CPU_FAN1 supports the fan power up to 1A (12W).
**** CPU_FAN2/WP supports the fan power up to 2A (24W).
***** CHA_FAN5 supports the fan power up to 1A (12W).
****** CHA_FAN1~4/WP support the fan power up to 2A (24W).
****** 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
- 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

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 Easy RAID Installer

*These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.

Accessories
- 1 x User Manual
- 2 x SATA Data Cables
- 5 x Screws for M.2 Sockets

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 / 11 64-bit

*Windows® 10 only supports version 21H2 or later

Certifications
- FCC, CE
- ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)