Activated ordered mesoporous carbon (AOMC) material was prepared by a one-step carbonization/activation method using SBA-15 as hard template, furfuryl alchohol (FA) as carbon source and ZnCl2 as activation agent. The as-synthesized AOMC possesses hierarchical micro/mesoporous structure and high BET surface area (up to 1465.7 m(2) g(-1)), which accelerate the ion-transport and charge-transfer during charging/discharging process for supercapacitors. A maximum specific capacitance value of 270 F g(-1) for AOMC electrode at a current density of 1 A g(-1) in 6 M KOH aqueous solution was obtained from the charge-discharge curves. Meanwhile, it also exhibited outstanding rate performance (similar to 80% capacity retention from 0.5 A g(-1) to 20 A g(-1)) and excellent cycling stability (similar to 94% retention after 5000 continuous charge-discharge cycles). The assembled AOMC-based symmetric cell delivers a maximum energy density of 11.8 Wh kg(-1) at a power density of 450.1 W kg(-1) under a voltage range of 0-1.8 V in 0.5 M Na2SO4 aqueous electrolyte. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.