ASRock MB Sc LGA1851 Z890I NOVA WIFI, Intel Z890, 2xDDR5, 1xHDMI, 2xThunderbolt, WI-FI, mITX

Unique Feature

Superb Productivity
- PCIe Gen5 (Graphics, M.2)
- Dual Channel DDR5
- Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C Ports (40 Gb/s)
Rock-Solid Durability
- Server-Grade Low-Loss PCB
- 12+1+1+1+1 Power Phase, 110A SPS for VCore with Enlarged Heatsink Armor
- Memory OC Shield
- Flexible Integrated I/O Shield
- 20K Long-lasting Black Caps (high quality and conductive polymer capacitors) Ultrafast Gaming
- 5G LAN, 802.11be Wi-Fi 7 Module
EZ Update
- BIOS Flashback Button
- ASRock Auto Driver Installer
EZ Troubleshooter
- ASRock Post Status Checker

CPU

- Supports Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2) (LGA1851RL-ILM)
- Supports Intel® Hybrid Technology
- Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology
- Supports Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost (TVB)
- Supports Intel® Adaptive Boost Technology (ABT)
- Integrated NPU for dedicated AI acceleration

Chipset

- Intel® Z890

Memory

- Dual Channel DDR5 Memory Technology
- 2 x DDR5 DIMM Slots
- Supports DDR5 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 9466+(OC)*
- Supports Clocked Unbuffered DIMM (CUDIMM)
- Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB*
- Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 3.0x

*1DPC 1R Up to 9466+ MHz (OC), 6400 MHz Natively.

1DPC 2R Up to 6800+ MHz (OC), 6400 MHz Natively.

BIOS

- 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

Graphics

- Intel® Xe LPG Graphics Architecture
- 1 x HDMI 2.1 TMDS/FRL 8G Compatible, supports HDR, HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 4K 120Hz
- 2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4, support 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.

Supports two 4K displays or one 8K display

Only the CPU's embedded graphics can be displayed through Thunderbolt™ ports.

If you want to display to a Thunderbolt™ monitor, please use CPU models with embedded graphics.

Audio

- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC4082 Audio Codec)
- Nahimic Audio

LAN

- 5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500/5000 Mb/s
- Realtek RTL8126

Wireless LAN

- 802.11be 2x2 Wi-Fi 7 Module
- Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/axe/be
- Supports 2.4GHz/5GHz/6GHz* frequency band
- Supports 320MHz channel bandwidth with 6GHz* frequency band
- 1 antenna to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity technology
- Supports Bluetooth 5.4
- Supports MU-MIMO

* Wi-Fi 7 (6GHz band) will be supported by Microsoft Windows® 11. The availability will depend on the different regulation status of each country and region. It will be activated (for supported countries) through Windows® Update and software updates once available.

Slots

CPU:
- 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1), supports x16 mode*
Chipset:
- 1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module
- 15µ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1)

* PCIE1 supports PCIe riser cards to extend one x16 slot to x8/x8 or x8/x4/x4 slots.

Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

Storage

CPU:
- 1 x Blazing M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 2280 PCIe Gen5x4 (128 Gb/s) mode*
- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
Chipset:
- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_3, Key M), supports type 2280 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) modes*
- 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors

* Supports Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)

Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

RAID

- Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for SATA storage devices
- Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for M.2 NVMe storage devices

* Requires additional M.2 NVMe expansion cards to support RAID 10

USB

CPU:
- 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C (Rear) Chipset:
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C (Front)
- 6 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Rear)
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 (Front)
- 2 x USB 2.0 (Front)

* All USB ports support ESD Protection

Connector

- 1 x Thermistor Cable Header
- 2 x Addressable LED Headers*
- 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)**
- 1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)**
- 1 x AIO Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)***
- 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
- 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
- 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15µ Gold Audio Connector)
- 1 x USB 2.0 Headers (Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports)
- 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s)

* Support in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip

** CPU_FAN and CHA_FAN1 support the fan power up to 2A (24W).

*** AIO_PUMP supports the fan power up to 3A (36W).

AIO_PUMP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.

Rear Panel I/O

- 2 x Antenna Ports
- 1 x HDMI Port
- 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C Ports (40 Gb/s for USB4 protocol; 40Gb/s for Thunderbolt™ protocol)*
- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
- 6 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s)
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port
- 1 x BIOS Flashback Button
- 1 x Line Out Jack (Gold Audio Jack)
- 1 x Microphone Input Jack (Gold Audio Jack)

* Supports USB PD 3.0 up to 5V@3A (15W) charging

Software and UEFI

Software
- ASRock Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming Tuning)
- ASRock Phantom Gaming LAN Software
- ASRock Polychrome SYNC*
UEFI
- ASRock EZ Mode
- ASRock Full HD UEFI
- ASRock My Favorites in UEFI
- ASRock Auto Driver Installer
- ASRock Instant Flash

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

Accessories

- 2 x SATA Data Cables
- 1 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5/6 GHz Antenna
- 1 x ARGB Splitter Cable
- 1 x Thermistor Cable
- 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets

Form Factor

- Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm
- 10 Layer PCB
- 2oz Copper PCB

OS

- Microsoft Windows® 11 64-bit

Certifications

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