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Published January 2021
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Package Contents 1
1.2 Specications 2
1.3 Motherboard Layout 8
1.4 I/O Panel 10
1.5 Graphics Card Holder 12
Chapter 2 Installation 13
2.1 Installing the CPU 14
2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink 17
2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM) 18
2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots) 20
2.5 Jumpers Setup 22
2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 23
2.7 Smart Switches 29
2.8 Post Status Checker 30
2.9 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide 31
2.9.1 Installing Two CrossFireXTM-Ready Graphics Cards 31
2.10 M.2 WiFi/BT Module and Intel® CNVi (Integrated WiFi/BT)
Installation Guide 34
2.11 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_1) 36
2.12 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_2) 40
2.13 M.2_SSD (NGFF) Module Installation Guide (M2_3) 44
Chapter 3 Software and Utilities Operation 49
3.1 Installing Drivers 49
3.2 ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 50
3.2.1 Installing ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 50
3.2.2 Using ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) 50
3.3 ASRock Live Update & APP Shop 53
3.3.1 UI Overview 53
3.3.2 Apps 54
3.3.3 BIOS & Drivers 57
3.3.4 Setting 58
3.4 Nahimic Audio 59
3.5 ASRock Polychrome SYNC 60
Chapter 4 UEFI SETUP UTILITY 63
4.1 Introduction 63
4.2 EZ Mode 64
4.3 Advanced Mode 65
4.3.1 UEFI Menu Bar 65
4.3.2 Navigation Keys 66
4.4 Main Screen 67
4.5 OC Tweaker Screen 68
4.6 Advanced Screen 80
4.6.1 CPU Conguration 81
4.6.2 Chipset Conguration 83
4.6.3 Storage Conguration 86
4.6.4 Intel(R) Thunderbolt 87
4.6.5 Super IO Conguration 88
4.6.6 ACPI Conguration 89
4.6.7 USB Conguration 90
4.6.8 Trusted Computing 91
4.7 Tools 92
4.8 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen 94
4.9 Security Screen 98
4.10 Boot Screen 99
4.11 Exit Screen 102
Chapter 1 Introduction
ank you for purchasing ASRock Z590 Extreme motherboard, a reliable
motherboard produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control.
It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s
commitment to quality and endurance.
In this documentation, Chapter 1 and 2 contains the introduction of the
motherboard and step-by-step installation guides. Chapter 3 contains the operation
guide of the soware and utilities. Chapter 4 contains the conguration guide of
the BIOS setup.
Becau se the motherboard specications and the BIOS soware might be updated, the
content of this documentation will be subject to change without notice. In case any
modications of this documentation occur, the upd ated version will be available on
ASRock’s website w ithout f urther notice. If you require technical support related to
this motherboard, please vi sit our website for s pecic information about the model
you are using. You may nd the l atest VGA cards and CPU suppor t list on ASRock’s
website a s well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com.
Z590 Extreme
1.1 Package Contents
ASRock Z590 Extreme Motherboard (ATX Form Factor)
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ASRock Z590 Extreme Quick Installation Guide
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ASRock Z590 Extreme Support CD
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4 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional)
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4 x Screws for M.2 Sockets (Option al)
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2 x Standos for M.2 Sockets (Opt iona l)
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1 x Graphics Card Holder (O pt iona l)
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1.2 Specications
Platform
CPU
Chipset
Memory
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* 11th Gen Intel® CoreTM (i9/i7/i5) support DDR4 up to 3200;
CoreTM (i3), Pentium® and Celeron® support DDR4 up to 2666.
* 10th Gen Intel® CoreTM (i9/i7) support DDR4 up to 2933; CoreTM
(i5/i3), Pentium® and Celeron® support DDR4 up to 2666.
* Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock’s website for
more information. (http://www.asrock.com/)
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ATX Form Factor
2oz Copper PCB
Suppor ts 10th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors and 11th Gen
Intel® CoreTM Processors (LGA1200)
Digi Power design
14 Power Phase design
Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Ma x 3.0 Technology
Supports Intel® K-Series unlocked CPUs
Intel® Z590
Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
11th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors support DDR4 non-ECC,
un-buered memory up to 4800+(OC)*
10th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors support DDR4 non-ECC,
un-buered memory up to 4666+(OC)*
Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-
ECC mode)
Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB
Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Prole (XMP) 2.0
15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
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Expansion
Slot
11th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors
2 x PCI Express x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE3: single at Gen4x16
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(PCIE1); dual at Gen4x16 (PCIE1) / Gen3x4 (PCIE3))*
10th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors
2 x PCI Express x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE3: single at Gen3x16
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(PCIE1); dual at Gen3x16 (PCIE1) / Gen3x4 (PCIE3))*
* Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
Graphics
3 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots
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Supports AMD Quad CrossFireXTM and CrossFireXTM
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1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports ty pe 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe
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WiFi module and Intel® CNVi (Integrated WiFi/BT)
15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1)
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Intel® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs
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can be supported only with processors which are GPU
integrated.
11th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors support Intel® Xe Graphics
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Architecture (Gen 12). 10th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors
support Gen 9 Graphics
Graphics, Media & Compute: Microso DirectX 12, OpenGL
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4.5, Intel® Built In Visuals, Intel® Quick Sync Video, Hybrid /
Switchable Graphics, OpenCL 2.1
Display & Content Security: Rec. 2020 (Wide Color Gamut),
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Microso PlayReady 3.0, UHD/HDR Blu-ray Disc
Dual graphics output: support HDMI and DisplayPort 1.4
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ports by independent display controllers
Supports HDMI 2.0 with ma x. resolution up to 4K x 2K
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(4096×2160) @ 60Hz
Supports DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K
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(4096×2304) @ 60Hz
Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and
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HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 2.0 Port (Compliant
HDMI monitor is required)
Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.4
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Ports
Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 2.0 and
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DisplayPort 1.4 Ports
* 11th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors support HDMI 2.0. 10th Gen
Intel® CoreTM Processors support HDMI 1.4.
Z590 Extreme
Audio
7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek
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ALC1220 Audio Codec)
Premium Blu-ray Audio support
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Supports Surge Protection
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Pure Power-In
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Direct Drive Technology
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PCB Isolate Shielding
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Impedance Sensing on Rear Out port
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Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
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Gold Audio Jacks
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15μ Gold Audio Connector
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Nahimic Audio
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LAN
Rear Panel
I/O
1 x 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s (Dragon RTL-
8125BG)
Supports Dragon 2.5G LAN Soware
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— Smart Auto Adjust Bandwidth Control
— Visual User Friendly UI
— Visual Network Usage Statistics
— Optimized Default Setting for Game, Browser, and
Streaming Modes
— User Customized Priority Control
Supports Wake-On-LAN
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Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
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Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az
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Supports PXE
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1 x Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s (Intel® I219V)
Supports Wake-On-LAN
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Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
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Supports Energy Ecient Ethernet 802.3az
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Supports PXE
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2 x Antenna Mounting Points
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1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
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1 x HDMI Port
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1 x DisplayPort 1.4
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1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
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1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports
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ESD Protection)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports
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ESD Protection)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
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* Ultra USB Power is supported on USB3_12 ports.
* ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB3_12 ports.
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2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
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2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED
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LED)
HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Centra l / Bass / Line in /
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Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)
6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0,
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RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology
18), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug*
* If M2_2 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_1 will
be disabled.
* If M2_3 is occupied, SATA3_4 and SATA3_5 will be disabled.
1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key ty pe
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2260/2280 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s)
(Only supported with 11th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors)**
1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports M Key ty pe
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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 ty pe
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2260/2280/22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI
Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**
** Supports Intel® OptaneTM Tech nolo gy
** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
** Supports ASRock U.2 Kit
Connector
1 x SPI TPM Header
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1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
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2 x RGB LED Headers
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* Support in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip
2 x Addressable LED Headers
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* Support in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip
1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)
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* e CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of ma ximum
1A (12W) fan power.
1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan
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Speed Control)
* e CPU/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of
maximum 2A (24W) fan power.
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5 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan
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Speed Control)
* e Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of
maximum 2A (24W) fan power.
* CPU_FAN2/WP, CHA_FAN1/WP, CHA_FAN2/WP, CHA_
FAN3/WP, CHA_FAN4/WP and CHA_FAN5/WP can auto
detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.
1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power
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Connec tor)
2 x 8 pin 12V Power Connectors (Hi-Density Power
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Connec tor)
1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio
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Connec tor)
1 x underbolt AIC Connector (5-pin) (Supports ASRock
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underbolt 4 AIC Card)
2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports
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ESD Protection)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports)
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(ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection)
1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s)
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(Supports ESD Protection)
1 x Power Button with LED
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1 x Reset Button with LED
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BIOS
Feature
Hardware
Monitor
AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support
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ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events
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SMBIOS 2.7 Support
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CPU Core/Cache, CPU GT, VCCSA, DRAM, VCCIO,
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VCCIO 1 2, VPPM, VCCIN AUX, VCCST Voltage Multi-
adjustment
Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water
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Pump Fans
Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU tempera-
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ture): CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/
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Water Pump Fans
Voltage monitoring: CPU Vcore, VCCIN AUX, DRAM, VC-
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CIO, VPPM, VCCSA, CPU PLL, +12V, +5V, +3.3V
Microso® Windows® 10 64-bit
OS
Certications
* For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock .com
Please realiz e that the re is a certain r isk involved with o verclocking, including
adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using
third-party overclocking tool s. Overclocking may aect your s ystem’s stability, or
even cause dam age to the components and devices of your system. It should be done
at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for poss ible damage caused by
overclocking.
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FCC, CE
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ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
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1.3 Motherboard Layout
Intel
Z590
DDR4 _A2 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)
DDR4 _A1 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)
DDR4 _B2 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)
DDR4 _B1 (64 b it, 288 -pin mo dule)
ATX12V1
ATXP WR 1
PCIE1
Top:
2.5G
LAN
Top:
Central/Bass
Center :
REAR SPK
Top:
LINE IN
Center :
FRONT
Bottom :
Optica l
SPDIF
Bottom :
MIC IN
HDLED RESET
PLED PWRBTN
PANEL1
1
1
SPK_PLED1
1
HD_AUDIO1
USB_3_4
1
PS2
Keybo ard
/Mous e
CMOS
Battery
TB1
1
CPU_FAN1
1
CHA_FAN4
/WP
RoHS
SATA3_1
PCIE2
CLRMOS1
1
USB 3.2 Ge n1
T: USB3_1
B: USB3_ 2
USB 2.0
T: USB_1
B: USB_ 2
USB3_5 _6
CHA_FAN3/WP
ADDR_LED1
1
RGB_LED1
1
ADDR_LED2
1
CHA_FAN1/WP
1
USB3_3_4
USB 3.2 Gen2
T: USB31_TA_1
B: USB31_TC_1
SPI_TPM_J1
1
DP1
HDMI1
SATA3_0
CPU_FAN2/WP
RGB_LED2
1
PCIE3
M2_1
M2_3
M2_2
CHA_FAN2
/WP
USB_5_6
1
CPU
DRAM
BOOT
VGA
USB31_TC_2
ATX12V2
PCIE4
PCIE5
7
10
19
18
2021
26
1
5
4
25
24
2
3
22
6
11
12
13
27
14
15
28
303132
33
34
SATA3_2
SATA3_3
SATA3_4
SATA3_5
17
16
23
29
CHA_FAN5/WP
AUDIO
CODEC
LAN
LAN
Top:
RJ-45
(I219V)
Reset
Power
Z59 0 Extre me
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9
M2_W IFI
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BIOS
ROM
No. Description
1 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1)
2 12V Power Connector (ATX12V2)
3 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A1, DDR4_B1)
4 2 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM Slots (DDR4_A2, DDR4_B2)
5 CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (CPU_FAN2/WP)
6 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED2)
7 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED2)
8 Power Button (PWRBTN1)
9 Reset Button (RSTBTN1)
10 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1)
11 Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Header (USB31_TC_2)
12 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_5_6)
13 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1)
14 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2)(Upper), (SATA3_3)(Lower)
15 SATA3 Connec tor (SATA3_4)(Upper), (SATA 3_5)(Lower)
16 POST Status Checker (PSC)
17 Power LED and Speaker Header (SPK_PLED1)
18 SPI TPM Header (SPI_TPM_J1)
19 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3/WP)
20 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_0)
21 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1)
22 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
23 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRMOS1)
24 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN4/WP)
25 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2/WP)
26 USB 2.0 Header (USB_3_4)
27 USB 2.0 Header (USB_5_6)
28 USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (USB3_ 3_4)
29 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN5/WP)
30 RGB LED Header (RGB_LED1)
31 Addressable LED Header (ADDR_LED1)
32 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
33 underbolt AIC Connector (TB1)
34 Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1/WP)
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1.4 I/O Panel
1
4
2 7
3
5
6
15 13 10
No. Description No. Description
1 USB 2.0 Ports (USB_1_2) 8 Microphone (Pink)
2 LAN RJ-45 Port (Intel® I219V)* 9 Optical SPDIF Out Port
3 2.5G LAN RJ-45 Port 10 USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB3_12)****
(Dragon RTL8125BG)** 11 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (USB31_TA_1)
4 Central / Bass (Orange) 12 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port (USB31_TC_1)
5 Rear Speaker (Black) 13 DisplayPort 1.4
6 Line In (Light Blue) 14 HDMI Port
7 Front Speaker (Lime)*** 15 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
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* ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications.
ACT/LINK LED
SPEED LED
LAN Por t
Activity / Link LED Speed LED
Status Description Status Description
O No Link O 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange 100Mbps connection
On Link Green 1Gbps connection
**ere are two LEDs on each LAN port. Plea se refer to the table below for the LA N port LED indic ations.
ACT/LINK LED
SPEED LED
LAN Por t
Activity / Link LED Speed LED
Status Description Status Description
O No Link O 10Mbps connection
Blinking Data Activity Orange
100Mbps/1Gbps
connection
On Link Green 2.5Gbps connection
Z590 Extreme
*** If you use a 2-channe l speak er, please connect the spe aker’s plug into “Front Speaker Jack”. See the table below
for connection d etails in accordance w ith the type of speaker you use.
Audio Output
Channels
Front Speaker
(No. 7)
Rear Speaker
(No. 5)
Central / Bass
(No. 4)
Line In
(No. 6)
2 V — — —
4 V V — —
6 V V V —
8 V V V V
**** Ultra USB Power is supported on USB3_ 12 ports. ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB3_12
ports.
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1.5 Graphics Card Holder
Installing the Graphics Card Holder
Before installing the Graphic s Card Holder , please make sure that your motherboard is
properly installed into a PC case.
Step 1
Secure the Graphics Card Holder to the chassis
with 2 screws.
*ere are two types of screws in the package.
Please use the appropriate type based on the
Type A Ty pe B
standos on the motherboard tray of your PC
case.
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Step 2
Aer installing your graphics card, place the
bracket in the proper position to make sure that
it holds your graphics card in place.
en secure the bracket to the Graphics Card
Holder with 1 screw.
Chapter 2 Installation
is is an ATX form factor motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study
the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it.
Pre-installation Precautions
Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components
or change any motherboard settings.
Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard
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components. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries and damages to motherboard
components.
In order to avoid damage from static electricity to the motherboard’s components,
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NEVER place your motherboard directly on a carpet. Also remember to use a grounded
wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle the components.
Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.
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Whenever you uninstall any components, place them on a grounded anti-static pad or
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in the bag that comes with the components.
When placing screws to secure the motherboard to the chassis, please do not over-
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tighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard.
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2.1 Installing the CPU
1. Before you insert the 1200-Pin CPU into the socke t, please check if the Pn P cap is on the
socket, if the CPU surface is unclean, or if there are any bent pins in the sock et. Do not
force to in sert the CPU into the socket if above situation is found . Otherwise, the CPU
will be seriously damaged.
2. Unplug all power c ables before in stalling the CPU.
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Please save and replace the cover if the processor i s removed. e cover must be placed if
you wish to return the motherboard for aer service.
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2.2 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink
1 2
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CPU_FAN
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2.3 Installing Memory Modules (DIMM)
is motherboard provides four 288-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) DIMM slots,
and supports Dual Channel Memory Technology.
1. For dual channe l conguration, you always need to install identical (the same
brand, speed , size and chip-type) DDR4 DIMM pairs.
2. It is unable to activate Dual Channel Memor y Technolog y with only one or three
memory module installed.
3. It is not allowed to install a DDR, DDR2 or DDR3 memory module into a DDR4
slot; otherwise, this motherboard and DIMM may be damaged.
Dual Channel Memory Conguration
Priority DDR4_A1 DDR4_A2 DDR4_B1 DDR4_B2
1 Populated Populated
2 Populated Populated Populated Populated
e DIMM only ts in one correct orie ntation. It will cause permanent dam age to
the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incor rect
orientation.
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2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI Express Slots)
ere are 5 PCI Express slots on the motherboard.
Before installing an ex pansion card, please make sure that the power supply is
switched o or the power cord is unplugged. Plea se read the documentation of the
expan sion card and mak e necessary h ardware settings for the card before you start
the installation.
PCIe slots:
11th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors:
PCIE1 (PCIe 4.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE2 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE3 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE4 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE5 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
10th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors:
PCIE1 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x16 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE2 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE3 (PCIe 3.0 x16 slot) is used for PCI Express x4 lane width graphics cards.
PCIE4 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
PCIE5 (PCIe 3.0 x1 slot) is used for PCI Express x1 lane width cards.
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PCIe Slot Congurations
11th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors:
PCIE1 PCIE3
Single Graphics Card Gen4x16 N/A
Z590 Extreme
Two Graphics Cards in
CrossFireXTM Mode
Gen4x16 Gen3x4
10th Gen Intel® CoreTM Processors:
PCIE1 PCIE3
Single Graphics Card Gen3x16 N /A
Two Graphics Cards in
CrossFireXTM Mode
For a better ther mal environme nt, ple ase connect a ch assis fan to the motherboard’s
chassis fan connector (CHA_ FA N1~5/WP) when using multiple graphics cards.
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2.5 Jumpers Setup
e illustration shows how jumpers are setup. When the jumper cap is placed on
the pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap is placed on the pins, the jumper is
“O pen”.
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Clear CMOS Jumper
(CLRMO S1)
(see p.8, No. 23)
CLRMOS1 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. e data in CMOS includes
system setup information such as system password, date, time, and system setup
parameters. To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup, please turn
o the computer and unplug the power cord, then use a jumper cap to short the
pins on CLR MOS1 for 3 seconds. Please remember to remove the jumper cap aer
clearing the CMOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just nish updating
the BIOS, you must boot up the system rst, and then shut it down before you do
the clear-CMOS action.
Short: Clear CMOS
Open: Default
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2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors
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+5V
DUMMY
PLED+
PLED+
PLED-
DUMMY
SPEAKER
Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jump ers. Do NOT place jumper caps over
these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps over the headers and connectors
will cause permanent damage to the motherboard.
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System Panel Header
(9-pi n PANEL1)
(see p.8, No. 22)
PWRBTN (Power Button):
Connec t to the power button on the ch assi s front panel. You may congure the way
to turn o your system using the powe r button.
RESET (Reset B utton):
Connec t to the reset button on the ch assi s front panel. P ress the reset button to
restar t the computer if the computer freezes an d fails to perform a nor mal restart.
PLED (Syste m Power LED):
Connec t to the power status indicator on the chas sis front panel. e LED i s on when
the system is ope rating. e LED keeps blinking when the system i s in S1/S3 sleep
state. e LED is o when the system is in S4 sleep state or powered o (S5).
HDLED (Ha rd Drive Activity LED):
Connec t to the hard drive ac tivity LED on the chassis front panel. e LED is on
when the hard drive i s reading or writing data.
e front panel de sign may dier by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists
of power button , reset button, power LED, hard dr ive activity LED, speak er and etc.
When connect ing your chassis front panel module to this head er, make sure the wire
assig nments and the pin assig nments are matched correctly.
PLED-
HDLED-
HDLED+
PWRBTN#
GND
RESET#
GND
GND
Connect the power
button, reset button and
system status indicator on
the chassis to this header
according to the pin
assignments below. Note
the positive and negative
pins before connecting
the cables.
Power LED and Speaker
Header
(7-pin SPK_PLED1)
(see p.8, No. 17)
Please connect the
chassis power LED and
the chassis speaker to this
header.
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Asrock Z590 Extreme specifications
Below you will find the product specifications and the manual specifications of the Asrock Z590 Extreme.
Processor manufacturer
Intel
Supported memory types
DDR4-SDRAM
Supported storage drive interfaces
M.2, SATA III
Parallel processing technology support
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General
| Brand | Asrock |
| Model | Z590 Extreme | Z590 EXTREME |
| Product | motherboard |
| Language | English |
| Filetype | User manual (PDF) |
Processor
| Processor manufacturer | Intel |
| Processor socket | LGA 1200 (Socket H5) |
| Compatible processor series | Intel Celeron, Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7, Intel Core i9, Intel Pentium |
Memory
| Supported memory types | DDR4-SDRAM |
| Number of memory slots | 4 |
| Memory slots type | DIMM |
| Maximum internal memory | 128 GB |
| Unbuffered memory | Yes |
| Memory channels | Dual-channel |
| Supported memory clock speeds | 4666,4800 MHz |
Storage controllers
| Supported storage drive interfaces | M.2, SATA III |
Graphics
| Parallel processing technology support | — |
Internal I/O
| USB 2.0 connectors | 2 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors | 2 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors | 1 |
| Number of SATA III connectors | 6 |
| Number of SATA II connectors | 0 |
| Number of Parallel ATA connectors | 0 |
| Front panel audio connector | Yes |
| ATX Power connector (24-pin) | Yes |
| CPU fan connector | Yes |
| Thunderbolt headers | 1 |
| 12V power connector | Yes |
| RGB LED pin header | Yes |
Rear panel I/O ports
| USB 2.0 ports quantity | 2 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity | 2 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity | 0 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity | 1 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity | 1 |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 1 |
| eSATA ports quantity | 0 |
| PS/2 ports quantity | 1 |
| Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports | 0 |
| VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity | 0 |
| HDMI ports quantity | 1 |
| DVI-D ports quantity | 0 |
| DisplayPorts quantity | 1 |
| DisplayPort version | 1.4 |
| S/PDIF out port | Yes |
Network
| Ethernet LAN | Yes |
| Ethernet interface type | 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet |
| LAN controller | Dragon RTL8125BG |
| Wake-on-LAN ready | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | No |
Features
| Component for | PC |
| Motherboard form factor | ATX |
| Motherboard chipset family | Intel |
| Motherboard chipset | Intel Z590 |
| Audio output channels | 7.1 channels |
| Windows operating systems supported | Windows 10 x64 |
Expansion slots
| PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slots | 1 |
| PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots | 1 |
| PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots | 3 |
| Number of M.2 (M) slots | 1 |
BIOS
| BIOS type | UEFI AMI |
| ACPI version | 6.0 |
| System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) version | 2.7 |
Weight & dimensions
Packaging content
| Cables included | SATA |
| Drivers included | Yes |
Logistics data
| Harmonized System (HS) code | 84733020 |
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What is the width of the Asrock Z590 Extreme?
The Asrock Z590 Extreme has a width of 305 mm.
What is the depth of the Asrock Z590 Extreme?
The Asrock Z590 Extreme has a depth of 244 mm.
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