Supports the 5th/ New 4th/ 4th Generation Intel Core i7/i5/i3/ Pentium/ Celeron Processors Memory: 4x DDR3-3000+(OC)/ 2933(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2400(OC)/ 2133(OC)/ 1866(OC)/ 1600/ 1333/ 1066 DIMM Slots, Dual Channel, Non-ECC, Unbuffered, Max Capacity of 32GB Slots: 1x PCI-Express 3.0 x16 Slot, 1x PCI-Express 2.0 x16 Slot (runs at x4), 2x PCI-Express 2.0 x1 Slots, 2x PCI Slots SATA: 6x SATA3 Ports, Support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10; 1x SATA Express Port Ports: 6x USB 3.0 Ports (4 rear, 2 via headers), 6x USB 2.0 Ports (3 rear, 2 via headers, 1 Fatal1ty Mouse Port), 1x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Combo Port, 1x VGA Port, 1x DVI-D Port, 1x HDMI Port, 1x Optical S/PDIF Out, 1x RJ45 LAN Port, Audio I/O Jacks
ASRock ATX DDR3 1333 LGA 1150 Motherboards FATAL1TY Z97 KILLER
Model
Brand
ASRock
Series
ASRock Fatal1ty Gaming
Model
Fatal1ty Z97 Killer
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type
LGA 1150
CPU Type
Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron (LGA1150)
Supported CPU Technologies
Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
Chipsets
Chipset
Intel Z97
Memory
Number of Memory Slots
4×240pin
Memory Standard
DDR3/DDR3L 3200+*(*OC)/ 2933*/ 2800*/ 2400*/ 2133*/ 1866*/ 1600/ 1333/ 1066
Maximum Memory Supported
32GB
Channel Supported
Dual Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express 3.0 x16
1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x16 mode)
PCI Express 2.0 x16
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4: x4 mode)
PCI Express x1
2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slots
PCI Slots
2 x PCI Slots
Storage Devices
SATA 6Gb/s
6 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 13 and Intel Smart Response Technology), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
SATA Express
1 x SATA Express 10Gb/s Connector (shared with SATAE_4, SATAE_5 and M.2 Socket)*
*Support to be announced.M.2
1 x M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3, supports M.2 SATA3 6.0Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen2 x2 (10Gb/s)
** The M.2 Socket, SATAE_4, SATAE_5 and SATA Express share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled.SATA RAID
0/1/5/10
Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset
- Supports Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals: Intel Quick Sync Video with AVC, MVC (S3D) and MPEG-2 Full HW Encode1, Intel InTru 3D, Intel Clear Video HD Technology, Intel Insider, Intel HD Graphics 4400/4600
- Pixel Shader 5.0, DirectX 11.1
- Max. shared memory 1792MB
- Three graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI
- Supports Triple Monitor
- Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2304) @ 24Hz
- Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz
- Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz
- Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required)
- Supports HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports
- Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D and HDMI Ports
*Intel HD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.
**Due to chipset limitation, the Blu-ray playback of Intel HD Graphics is only supported under Windows 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit.
***Intel InTru 3D is only supported under Windows 8 / 8 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit.Onboard Audio
Audio Chipset
Realtek ALC1150
Audio Channels
7.1 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN Chipset
Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2200 Series
Max LAN Speed
10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports
PS/2
1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
Video Ports
1 x D-Sub
1 x DVI-DHDMI
1 x HDMI
RJ45
1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
USB 3.0
4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
USB 1.1/2.0
3 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 2.0) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))S/PDIF Out
1 x Optical
Audio Ports
HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Internal I/O Connectors
Onboard USB
2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
1 x USB 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))Other Connectors
1 x COM Port Header
1 x TPM Header
1 x Power LED Header
2 x CPU Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)
3 x Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin)
1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)
1 x 24-pin ATX Power Connector
1 x 8-pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
1 x Thunderbolt AIC Connector*
*Please update to the latest BIOS to support Thunderbolt technology.Physical Spec
Form Factor
ATX
Dimensions (W x L)
12.00" x 8.60"
Power Pin
24 Pin
Features
Features
Gaming Armor
CPU Power - Hi-Density Power Connector
Memory
- NexFET MOSFET
- 15µ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
VGA Card - 15µ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE2)
Internet - Qualcomm Atheros Killer LAN
Cooling - XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
Audio - Purity Sound 2
Unique Feature
ASRock Super Alloy
- XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
- Premium Alloy Choke (Reduces 70% core loss compared to iron powder choke)
- NexFET MOSFET
- Nichicon 12K Platinum Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)
- Sapphire Black PCB
ASRock Full Spike Protection
ASRock Cloud
ASRock APP Shop
BIOS
- 2 x 64MB AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support (1 x Main BIOS and 1 x Backup BIOS)
- Supports Secure Backup UEFI Technology
- ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
- CPU, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, PCH 1.5V Voltage Multi-adjustment
Software
- ASRock F-Stream
- ASRock Disk Health Report
- ASRock USB Key
- ASRock Key Master
- ASRock APP Charger
- ASRock XFast RAM
- ASRock Restart to UEFI
UEFI
- ASRock Full HD UEFI
- ASRock My Favorites in UEFI
- ASRock UEFI Guide
- ASRock Instant Flash
- ASRock Internet Flash
- ASRock Crashless BIOS
- ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)
- ASRock UEFI System Browser
- ASRock UEFI Tech Service
- ASRock Dehumidifier
- ASRock Easy RAID Installer
- ASRock Easy Driver Installer
Support CD - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar, Start8 (30 days trial), Orbweb.ME Professional (Win 8.1/ 7), XSplit, Killer Network Manager
Hardware Monitor
- CPU/Chassis temperature sensing
- CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer
- CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan
- CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control
OS - Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit/ 8.1 32-bit/ 8.1 64-bit/ 8 32-bit/ 8 64-bit/ 7 32-bit/ 7 64-bit
Certifications
- FCC, CE, WHQL
- ErP/EuP ready
- Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Input Voltage, CPU Internal VoltagesPackaging
Package Contents
ASRock Z97 Killer Motherboard
Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
4 x SATA Data Cables
1 x Screw for M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3