The ASRock Z590 Extreme is a motherboard that offers several unique features. These include ASRock USB 3.1 Gen2 ports (Type-A and Type-C) with a speed of 10 Gb/s, ASRock Super Alloy components such as premium power choke and high-density glass fabric PCB, ASRock Intel 4-Layer Memory POOL Technology, ASRock Ultra M.2 support for PCIe Gen3 x4, and ASRock Full Spike Protection for USB, audio, and LAN ports.
In terms of CPU support, it is compatible with 9th and 8th Gen Intel Core processors (Socket 1151) and supports CPUs with a maximum power of 95W. It features Digi Power and 10 Power Phase design, as well as support for Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 Technology.
The motherboard is based on the Intel H370 chipset and supports Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology. It has four DDR4 DIMM slots and can accommodate up to 128GB of system memory. It supports various memory speeds and Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0.
The BIOS is a 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with a multilingual GUI. It is compliant with ACPI 6.0 and supports various wake-up events. The graphics capabilities include Intel UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals with support for DirectX 12 and various encoding/decoding formats. It offers multiple graphics output options, including D-Sub, DVI-D, and HDMI, with support for triple monitor setups.
The motherboard provides 7.1 channel HD audio with content protection, Gigabit LAN, and multiple expansion slots, including PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots for graphics cards and PCI Express 3.0 x1 slots. It also offers a range of storage options, including SATA3 connectors, Ultra M.2 sockets, and various internal and external connectors for USB, audio, and other peripherals.
The rear panel I/O includes various ports such as PS/2, D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI, USB 2.0/3.1 Gen2 Type-A/Type-C, RJ-45 LAN, and HD audio jacks. The motherboard comes with software utilities like ASRock A-Tuning and ASRock XFast LAN, as well as UEFI features such as EZ Mode and Full HD UEFI.
It also features hardware monitoring capabilities for temperature, fan speed, and voltage, along with various control options. The motherboard has a micro ATX form factor with a solid capacitor design.
