ASRock Z690 Phantom Gaming 4 12th Gen ATX Motherboard

ASRock Z690 Phantom Gaming 4 12th Gen ATX Motherboard

The ASRock Z690 Phantom Gaming 4 is a motherboard that supports 12th Gen Intel Core processors (LGA1700) and uses the Intel Z690 chipset. It has a 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support, ACPI 6.0 compliant wake-up events, and SMBIOS 2.7 support. The motherboard features dual channel DDR4 memory technology with 4 DDR4 DIMM slots and a maximum capacity of 128GB. It also supports DDR4 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 5000+(OC), ECC UDIMM memory modules, and Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0.

For expansion slots, it has 2 PCIe x16 slots and 3 PCIe Gen3x1 slots. The PCIe x16 slots support AMD CrossFire, and the first slot can run at Gen5x16 or dual at Gen5x16/Gen4x4. The motherboard also has 4 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors and 3 M.2 sockets that support various types of storage and WiFi modules. It has a Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s port with Giga PHY Intel I219V, which supports Wake-On-LAN, Lightning/ESD protection, Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az, and UEFI PXE.

In terms of graphics, the ASRock Z690 Phantom Gaming 4 supports the Intel Xe Graphics Architecture (Gen 12) and has an HDMI 2.1 port with HDCP 2.3 compatibility and a maximum resolution of 4K x 2K (4096x2160) at 60Hz. It also has a D-Sub port, a DisplayPort 1.4, and a DVI-D port, each supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 at 60Hz.

Other features of the motherboard include HD audio jacks, RGB LED headers, addressable LED headers, CPU and chassis/water pump fan connectors with smart fan speed control, and various internal I/O ports such as a USB 2.0 header, two USB 3.2 Gen1 headers, and a front panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 header with 20 Gb/s speed. Additionally, it has a SPI TPM header and supports ASRock Thunderbolt 4 AIC card.

Features:

Here are some features of the ASRock Z690 Phantom Gaming 4 12th Gen ATX Motherboard-

• Supports 13th Gen & 12th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors (LGA1700)
• 9 Phase Dr.MOS Power Design
• Supports DDR4 5000MHz (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
• 4 SATA3, 2 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4 x4), 1 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4 x4 & SATA3)
• 1 USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Front Type-C, 2 USB 3.2 Gen2 (Rear Type A+C), 8 USB 3.2 Gen1 (4 Rear, 4 Front)

Overall, the ASRock Z690 Phantom Gaming 4 12th Gen ATX Motherboard is a budget-friendly option that provides excellent features for building a desktop PC with high performance Processors.