ASRock MB Sc LGA1200 B560M STEEL LEGEND, Intel B560, 4xDDR4, 1xDP, 1xHDMI, mATX

B560M Steel Legend

• Supports 10th Gen Intel Core™ Processors and 11th Gen Intel Core™ Processors
• 10 Phase Dr.MOS Power Design
• Supports DDR4 4800MHz (OC)
• 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16, 2 x PCIe 3.0 x1, 1 x M.2 Key-E for WiFi
• Graphics Output Options: HDMI, DisplayPort
• 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC897 Audio Codec), Nahimic Audio
• 6 SATA3, 1 x Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4 x4)
• 1 x Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
• 1 x Front USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C (20 Gb/s)
• 6 x USB 3.2 Gen1 (4 x Rear, 2 x Front)
• 6 x USB 2.0 (2 x Rear, 4 x Front)
• Dragon 2.5 Gigabit LAN

Unique Feature

ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2
- ASRock Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s)

- XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
- Premium 60A Power Choke
- 50A Dr.MOS
- Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)
- Matte Black PCB
- High Density Glass Fabric PCB



(PCIe Gen4x4)
(PSC)
(for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports)

CPU

- Supports 10th Gen Intel Core™ Processors and 11th Gen Intel Core™ Processors (LGA1200)
- Digi Power design
- 10 Power Phase design
- Supports Intel Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology

Chipset

- Intel B560

Memory

- Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
- 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
- 11th Gen Intel Core™ Processors support DDR4 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 4800+(OC)*
- 10th Gen Intel Core™ Processors support DDR4 non-ECC, un-buffered 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 Profile (XMP) 2.0
- 15µ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

*11th Gen Intel Core™ (i9/i7/i5) support DDR4 up to 3200; Core™ (i3), Pentium and Celeron support DDR4 up to 2666.
10th Gen Intel Core™ (i9/i7) support DDR4 up to 2933; Core™ (i5/i3), Pentium and Celeron support DDR4 up to 2666.

**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

- 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support
- ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events
- SMBIOS 2.7 Support
- CPU Core/Cache, CPU GT, VCCSA, DRAM, VCCIO, VCCIO 1 2, VPPM, VCCIN AUX, Voltage Multi-adjustment

Graphics

- 11th Gen Intel Core™ Processors support Intel Xe Graphics Architecture (Gen 12). 10th Gen Intel Core™ Processors support Gen 9 Graphics
- Graphics, Media & Compute: Microsoft DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5, Intel Built In Visuals, Intel Quick Sync Video, Hybrid / Switchable Graphics, OpenCL 2.1
- Display & Content Security: Rec. 2020 (Wide Color Gamut), Microsoft PlayReady 3.0, UHD/HDR Blu-ray Disc
- Dual graphics output: support HDMI and DisplayPort 1.4 ports by independent display controllers
- Supports HDMI 2.0 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 60Hz
- Supports DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2304) @ 60Hz
- Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and 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 Ports
- Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.4 Ports**

*Intel UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.
**11th Gen Intel Core™ Processors support HDMI 2.0. 10th Gen Intel Core™ Processors support HDMI 1.4.

Audio

- 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC897 Audio Codec)
- Supports Surge Protection
- Gold Audio Jacks
- 15µ Gold Audio Connector
- Nahimic Audio

LAN

- 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s
- Dragon RTL8125BG
- Supports Dragon 2.5G LAN Software
- 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
- Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
- Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
- Supports PXE

Slots

11th Gen Intel Core™ Processors
- 1 x PCI Express 4.0 x16 Slot*
10th Gen Intel Core™ Processors
- 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot*

- 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots
- 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module and Intel CNVi (Integrated WiFi/BT)
- 15µ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1)

*Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

Storage

- 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support Intel Rapid Storage Technology 18, NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug*
- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key type 2242/2260/2280 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen4 x4 (64 Gb/s) (with 11th Gen Intel Core™ Processors) or Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s) (with 10th Gen Intel Core™ Processors)**
- 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports M Key type 2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**

*If M2_2 is occupied by a SATA-type M.2 device, SATA3_1 will be disabled.
**M2_1 supports Intel Optane™ Technology (with 10th Gen Intel Core™ Processors)
Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

Connector

- 1 x SPI TPM Header
- 1 x Chassis Intrusion and Speaker Header
- 2 x RGB LED Headers*
- 2 x Addressable LED Headers**
- 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)***
- 1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)****
- 3 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (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)
- 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)
- 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection)

*Support in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip
**Support in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip
***The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power.
****The CPU/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power.
*****The Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power.
CPU_FAN2/WP, CHA_FAN1/WP, CHA_FAN2/WP and CHA_FAN3/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.

Rear Panel I/O

- 3 x Antenna Mounting Points
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
- 1 x HDMI Port
- 1 x DisplayPort 1.4
- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection)
- 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
- HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)

Software and UEFI

- ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning)
- ASRock Dragon 2.5G LAN Software
- ASRock Polychrome SYNC*

- ASRock EZ Mode
- ASRock Full HD UEFI
- ASRock My Favorites in UEFI
- ASRock Instant Flash
- ASRock Internet Flash

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

Support CD

- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar

Accessories

- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
- 2 x SATA Data Cables
- 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets
- 1 x Standoff for M.2 Socket

Hardware Monitor

- Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
- Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
- Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
- CASE OPEN detection
- Voltage monitoring: CPU Vcore, VCCIN AUX, DRAM, VCCIO, VPPM, VCCSA, CPU PLL, +12V, +5V, +3.3V

Form Factor

- Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm

OS

- Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit

Certifications

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