Today, we present you the Z890 Taichi Lite, it’s one of the newest and highest-performing ASRock motherboards for Intel’s Arrow Lake S processors. Like other Taichi Lite motherboards, the Z890 model is focused more on the best performance than additional features that may increase the price. It’s still well-equipped with fast controllers and includes all the best for gamers.
As usual, we start with a long list of specifications and features, and later, I will tell you more about the most interesting features and the motherboard’s performance.
I would like to thank ASRock for providing the review sample. This is a snippet from what ASRock has to say about themselves on their website:
ASRock Inc. is established in 2002, specialized in the field of motherboards. ASRock strives to build up its own brand. With the 3C design concept, “Creativity, Consideration, Cost-effectiveness”, the company explores the limit of motherboards manufacturing while paying attention on the eco issue at the same time, developing products with the consideration of eco-friendly concept.
ASRock has been growing fast and become world third largest motherboard brand with headquarter in Taipei, Taiwan and branches in Europe and the USA. The young and vibrant company targets from mainstream to enthusiast MB segments for different kinds of users, owning reputation around the world market with its reliability and proficiency.
The simplicity and minimalist tones make EXTREME stands out from other motherboards, embracing the feelings and thoughts of all DIYers. Offering way more than what normal enthusiasts or gamers bargained for.
The new generation of ASRock Intel motherboards is very rich in features and supports all the latest technologies, such as native Thunderbolt 4 with USB4 tunneling and WiFi 7. It also supports all the Arrow Lake-S processors from the 200 series and all the DDR5 memory kits with XMP profiles, even over 9600MT/s+ (depending on the used processor).
Key Specifications:
- 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 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 Gen5 x4)
4 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4 x4)
1 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4 x4 & SATA3) - 2 Thunderbolt™ 4 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
You can buy the ASRock Z890 Taichi Lite motherboard for around USD $399 from Amazon – https://amzn.to/4fUynCY
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