ASRock 970M Pro3

Product Specifications  General

Unique FeatureASRock Super Alloy - Sapphire Black PCB

ASRock Full Spike Protection

ASRock APP Shop

CPU- Supports Socket AM3+ processors

• Supports Socket AM3 processors: AMD Phenom™ II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (except 920 / 940) / Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 / Sempron processors
• Supports 8-Core CPU
• Supports UCC feature (Unlock CPU Core)
• 4 + 1 Power Phase design
• Supports CPU up to 140W
• Supports AMD's Cool 'n' Quiet Technology
• FSB 2400 MHz (4.8 GT/s)
• Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
• Supports Hyper-Transport 3.0 (HT 3.0) Technology

Chipset- Northbridge: AMD 970 - Southbridge: AMD SB950

Memory- Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology

• 4 x DDR3 DIMM Slots
• Supports DDR3 2400+(OC)/2100(OC)/1866(OC)/1800(OC)/1600(OC)/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
• Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB*
• Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2
• Supports AMD Memory Profile Technology (AMP) up to AMP 2400

*Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.

BIOS- 32Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

• Supports "Plug and Play"
• ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events
• Supports jumperfree
• SMBIOS 2.3.1 support
• CPU, VCCM, NB Voltage multi-adjustment

 Audio, Video and Networking

Graphics- n/a

Audio- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec)

• Premium Blu-ray Audio support
• Supports Surge Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
• ELNA Audio Caps

*To configure 7.1 CH HD Audio, it is required to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.

LAN- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s

• Realtek RTL8111E
• Supports Wake-On-LAN
• Supports Lightning/ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)
• Supports LAN Cable Detection
• Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
• Supports PXE

 Expansion / Connectivity

Slots- 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slots (PCIE2: x16 mode; PCIE3: x4 mode)

• 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot
• 1 x PCI Slot
• Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™

Storage- 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

Connector- 1 x IR Header

• 1 x TPM Header
• 1 x Power LED Header
• 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)
• 1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin)
• 1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)
• 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
• 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector
• 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
• 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 by Etron EJ188H (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))

Rear Panel I/O- 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port

• 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
• 6 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
• 2 x USB 3.0 Ports (Etron EJ188H) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection))
• 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
• HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

 Other Features / Miscellaneous

Software and BIOSSoftware

• ASRock Extreme Tuning Utility (AXTU)
• ASRock APP Charger
• ASRock XFast LAN
• ASRock XFast RAM
• ASRock Restart to UEFI
• ASRock X-Boost

UEFI

• ASRock Instant Boot
• ASRock Instant Flash
• ASRock Internet Flash
• ASRock Crashless BIOS
• ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)
• ASRock UEFI System Browser
• ASRock UEFI Tech Service
• ASRock Dehumidifier Function
• ASRock Easy RAID Installer
• ASRock Easy Driver Installer
• Turbo 50 / Turbo 60 Overclocking

Support CD- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar, Start8 (30 days trial)

Accessories- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield - 2 x SATA Data Cables

Hardware Monitor- CPU/Chassis temperature sensing

• CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer
• CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan (Auto adjust fan speed by CPU temperature)
• CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control
• Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore Voltage

Form Factor- Micro ATX Form Factor

• Solid Capacitor design
• High Density Glass Fabric PCB

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 / Vista™ 32-bit / Vista™ 64-bit / XP 32-bit / XP 64-bit

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

Caution:

Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS or using the third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system stability, or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking.

The specification is subject to change without notice in advance. The brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Any configuration other than original product specification is not guaranteed.