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Two of the three M.2 slots have heatsinks, albeit only two of them are PCIe 4.0, with the third being PCIe 3.0. The other M.2 slot does not have a heatsink. One M.2 slot does not have a heatsink, which is a problem.

Additionally, there are eight SATA ports on the board; however, ASRock chose to divide them into two groups: four are right-angled and are positioned in front of the chipset heatsink, and four are clustered together at the bottom-front corner of the board, as shown in the image below. The 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps) port is located next to the internal header, while the 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) port is located in the rear of the board, according to ASRock. A BIOS "flashback" function is also available.

PCI Express 5.0 is nice, but not yet so much for your graphics card, but rather about the amount of speed you will be able to get out of your M.2 SSDs.

There is no such thing as too much storage, and with three separated M.2 slots beneath that cover, the board promises to provide you possibilities.

The sic layer PCB holds 13 power phased (50A), and really that's enough. The CPU receives smooth power delivery thanks to the use of durable components.  SMT type PCIe slots, as opposed to conventional DIP style PCIe slots, optimize signal flow and maximize stability under high-speed conditions, which is a significant breakthrough in order to fully support the lighting speed of the current PCIe 5.0 standard. The latest PCI Express 5.0 interface is capable of delivering an astounding 128GBps of bandwidth, allowing future high-end graphics cards to function to their full capacity.