Due to an abundance of bandwidth via the PCI-E interface through the Ryzen CPUs, were endowed with a pair of PCI-E 4x M.2 ports, useful for rapid file access without the fuss of cables. Theres no built-in heatshields here though, probably a cost saving exercise, keeping the motherboard very accessible to those with smaller budgets.
The rear IO is decently equipped, with a PS/2 for a mouse or keyboard, a pair of USB 2.0 ports, VGA, DVI and HDMI video outputs, a USB 3.1 Gen. 2 Type C and Type A port. Theres also four USB 3.0 ports, Gigabit ethernet and audio outputs.
ASRock have included a pair of PCI-E 16x slots and a single PCI-E 1x slot onto the motherboard. Check for clearance between the top Ultra M.2 slot and the PCI-E 1x slot, if your M.2 drive features a large heatsink there may be issues here.
Along the bottom row, from left to right: HD Audio front output, RGB LED output, RGB LED output, PMS1, a pair of front USB 2.0 ports, a pair of PWM 4-pin fan connectors and front LED/switch connections.
The rear IO is decently equipped, with a PS/2 for a mouse or keyboard, a pair of USB 2.0 ports, VGA, DVI and HDMI video outputs, a USB 3.1 Gen. 2 Type C and Type A port. Theres also four USB 3.0 ports, Gigabit ethernet and audio outputs.
ASRock have included a pair of PCI-E 16x slots and a single PCI-E 1x slot onto the motherboard. Check for clearance between the top Ultra M.2 slot and the PCI-E 1x slot, if your M.2 drive features a large heatsink there may be issues here.
Along the bottom row, from left to right: HD Audio front output, RGB LED output, RGB LED output, PMS1, a pair of front USB 2.0 ports, a pair of PWM 4-pin fan connectors and front LED/switch connections.
