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Description
ASRock Z890 Taichi LGA 1851 Intel Z890 ATX Motherboard
Supports Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2) (LGA1851)
20+1+2+1+1 Power Phase, 110A SPS for VCore
4 x DDR5 DIMMs
Supports Dual Channel, up to 9600+ (OC)
1 PCIe 5.0 x16, 1 PCIe 4.0 x16
Graphics Output Options: 1 HDMI, 2 Thunderbolt™ 4/USB4 Type-C
Realtek ALC4082 5.1 CH HD Audio Codec,
ESS SABRE9219 DAC, WIMA Audio Cap, Nahimic Audio
4 SATA3
1 Blazing M.2 (PCIe Gen5x4)
4 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4)
1 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4 & SATA3)
2 Thunderbolt™ 4/USB4 Type-C (Rear)
1 USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C (Front)
4 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Rear)
8 USB 3.2 Gen1 (4 Rear, 4 Front)
6 USB 2.0 (2 Rear, 4 Front)
5Gbps LAN, 2.5G LAN
802.11be Wi-Fi 7 + Bluetooth
Supports Memory OC Shield, BIOS Flashback, 20K Caps with 1000uF Capacitance, M.2 Expansion Card
Taichi series flagship motherboard features top-tier hardware spec, robust power design, Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C (USB4 Ready), and DIY-friendly functionality. It's built for high-end gamers, offering luxury aesthetics and powerful performance.
Specification
| Unique Feature | Superb Productivity |
| PCIe Gen5 (Graphics, M.2) | |
| Dual Channel DDR5 | |
| Thunderbolt™ 4/USB4 Type-C Ports (40 Gb/s) | |
| Rock-Solid Durability | |
| Server-Grade Low-Loss PCB | |
| 20+1+2+1+1 Power Phase, 110A SPS for VCore with Enlarged Heatsink Armor | |
| Memory OC Shield | |
| Flexible Integrated I/O Shield | |
| 20K Long-lasting Black Caps (high quality and conductive polymer capacitors) | |
| Ultrafast Connectivity | |
| 5G LAN, 2.5G LAN, 802.11be Wi-Fi 7 Module | |
| ASRock Lightning Gaming Ports | |
| EZ Update | |
| BIOS Flashback Button | |
| ASRock Auto Driver Installer | |
| CPU | Supports Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2) (LGA1851RL-ILM) |
| Supports Intel® Hybrid Technology | |
| Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology | |
| Supports Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost (TVB) | |
| Supports Intel® Adaptive Boost Technology (ABT) | |
| Integrated NPU for dedicated AI acceleration | |
| Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine | |
| Chipset | Intel® Z890 |
| Memory | Dual Channel DDR5 Memory Technology |
| 4 × DDR5 DIMM Slots | |
| Supports DDR5 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 9600MHz+(OC)* | |
| Supports Clocked Unbuffered DIMM (CUDIMM) | |
| Max. capacity of system memory: 256GB | |
| Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 3.0x | |
| 1DPC 1R Up to 9600+ MHz (OC), 5600 MHz Natively. | |
| 1DPC 2R Up to 6800+ MHz (OC), 5600 MHz Natively. | |
| 2DPC 1R Up to 6800+ MHz (OC), 4800 MHz Natively. | |
| 2DPC 2R Up to 5800+ MHz (OC), 4400 MHz Natively. | |
| BIOS | 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support |
| Graphics | Intel® Xe LPG Graphics Architecture |
| 1 × HDMI 2.1 TMDS/FRL 8G Compatible, supports HDR, HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 4K 120Hz | |
| 2 × Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4, support HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 8K 60Hz / 5K 120Hz* | |
| Intel® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated. | |
| Supports two 4K displays or one 8K display | |
| Only the CPU's embedded graphics can be displayed through Thunderbolt™ ports. | |
| If you want to display to a Thunderbolt™ monitor, please use CPU models with embedded graphics. | |
| Audio | 5.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC4082 Audio Codec) |
| WIMA Audio Capacitors (For Rear Outputs) | |
| ESS SABRE9219 DAC for Rear Panel Audio (130dB SNR) | |
| Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel | |
| Direct Drive Technology on Front headphone port (Supports up to 600 Ohm headsets) | |
| Nahimic Audio | |
| LAN | 1 × 5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500/5000 Mb/s (Realtek RTL8126) |
| 1 × 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 | |
| Wireless LAN | 802.11be 2×2 Wi-Fi 7 Module |
| Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/axe/be | |
| Supports 2.4GHz/5GHz/6GHz frequency band* | |
| Supports 320MHz channel bandwidth with 6GHz frequency band* | |
| 1 antenna to support 2 (Transmit) × 2 (Receive) diversity technology | |
| Supports Bluetooth 5.4 | |
| Supports MU-MIMO | |
| The Wi-Fi 7 module is supported by Microsoft® Windows® 11 only. The availability of the 6GHz band will depend on the different regulation status of each country and region. | |
| It will be activated (for supported countries) through Windows® Update and software updates once available. | |
| Slots | CPU: |
| 1 × PCIe 5.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1), supports x16 mode* | |
| Chipset: | |
| 1 × PCIe 4.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2), supports x4 mode* | |
| 1 × M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module | |
| PCIE1 supports PCIe riser cards to extend one x16 slot to x8/x8 or x8/x4/x4 slots. | |
| If PCIE2 is occupied, M2_4 will be disabled. | |
| Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks | |
| Storage | CPU: |
| 1 × Blazing M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 2280 PCIe Gen5x4 (128 Gb/s) mode* | |
| 1 × Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode* | |
| Chipset: | |
| 1 × Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_3, Key M), supports type 2230/2242/2260/2280 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) modes* | |
| 1 × Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_4, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode* | |
| 1 × Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_5, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode* | |
| 1 × Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_6, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode* | |
| 4 × SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors | |
| Supports Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD). | |
| Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks. | |
| If PCIE2 is occupied, M2_4 will be disabled. | |
| RAID | Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices |
| Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for M.2 NVMe storage devices | |
| USB | CPU: |
| 2 × Thunderbolt™ 4/USB4 Type-C (Rear) | |
| Chipset: | |
| 1 × USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C (Front) | |
| 4 × USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Rear) | |
| 8 × USB 3.2 Gen1 (4 Rear, 4 Front) | |
| 6 × USB 2.0 (2 Rear, 4 Front) | |
| All USB ports support ESD Protection. | |
| Connector | 3 × Thermistor Cable Headers |
| 1 × SPI TPM Header | |
| 1 × Power LED and Speaker Header | |
| 1 × RGB LED Header* | |
| 3 × Addressable LED Headers** | |
| 2 × CPU Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)*** | |
| 4 × Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)*** | |
| 1 × AIO Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)*** | |
| 1 × Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)*** | |
| 1 × 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector) | |
| 2 × 8 pin 12V Power Connectors (Hi-Density Power Connector) | |
| 1 × Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connector) | |
| 2 × USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) | |
| 2 × USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) | |
| 1 × Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s) | |
| 1 × Dr. Debug with LED | |
| 1 × Power Button with LED | |
| 1 × Reset Button with LED | |
| Supports in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip. | |
| **Supports in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip. | |
| **CPU_FAN1 supports the fan power up to 1A (12W). | |
| CPU_FAN2, CHA_FAN1~4, AIO_PUMP and W_PUMP support the fan power up to 3A (36W). | |
| CPU_FAN2, CHA_FAN1~4, AIO_PUMP and W_PUMP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use. | |
| Rear Panel I/O | 2 × Antenna Ports |
| 1 × HDMI Port | |
| 1 × Optical SPDIF Out Port | |
| 2 × Thunderbolt™ 4/USB4 Type-C Ports (40 Gb/s)* | |
| 4 × USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s)** | |
| 4 × USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports** | |
| 2 × USB 2.0 Ports | |
| 2 × RJ-45 LAN Ports | |
| 1 × Clear CMOS Button | |
| 1 × BIOS Flashback Button | |
| 1 × Line Out Jack (Gold Audio Jack) | |
| 1 × Microphone Input Jack (Gold Audio Jack) | |
| Supports USB PD 3.0 up to 5V@3A (15W) charging. | |
| **USB32_56 are Lightning Gaming Ports. USB32_34 support Ultra USB Power. | |
| Device exceeds USB 3.2 Type-A power rating of [email protected] (4.5W) may trigger over-current protection (OCP), will require system reboot to restore USB power. | |
| Software and UEFI | Software: |
| ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) | |
| ASRock Polychrome SYNC | |
| ASRock Dragon 2.5G LAN Software* | |
| UEFI: | |
| ASRock EZ Mode | |
| ASRock Full HD UEFI | |
| ASRock My Favorites in UEFI | |
| ASRock Auto Driver Installer | |
| ASRock Instant Flash | |
| These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop. | |
| Accessories | 4 × SATA Data Cables |
| 1 × M.2 Expansion Card | |
| 1 × ASRock WiFi 2.4/5/6 GHz Antenna | |
| 1 × ARGB Splitter Cable | |
| 3 × Thermistor Cables | |
| 1 × Screw for M.2 Socket | |
| 1 × Standoff for M.2 Socket | |
| Form Factor | ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in × 9.6-in, 30.5 cm × 24.4 cm |
| 8 Layer PCB | |
| 2oz Copper PCB | |
| OS | Microsoft® Windows® 11 64-bit |
| Certifications | FCC, CE |
| ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) | |
| CEC Tier II ready |
