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ASRock X399 Taichi (Ryzen Threadripper) Motherboard Review

by Winston03096

Features

  • ASRock Super Alloy
  • Supports AMD TR4 Socket Ryzen Threadripper Series CPUs
  • IR Digital PWM, 11 Power Phase & Dr. MOS
  • Supports Quad Channel DDR4 3600+(OC) & ECC UDIMM Memory
  • 4 PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 PCIe 2.0 x1
  • NVIDIA® 4-Way SLI™, AMD 4-Way CrossFireX™
  • 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec), Supports DTS Connect
  • 8 SATA3, 3 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
  • 2 USB 3.1 Gen2 10Gb/s (1 Type-A + 1 Type-C), 12 USB 3.1 Gen1 (4 Front, 8 Rear)
  • 1 U.2 Connector
  • Dual Intel® Gigabit LAN
  • Intel® 802.11ac WiFi
  • ASRock RGB LED
  • BIOS Flashback
  • Hyper BCLK Engine III

 

 

Specifications

  • Unique Feature
    ASRock USB 3.1 Gen2
    – ASRock USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s)
    – ASRock USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s)
    ASRock Super Alloy
    – XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
    – Premium 60A Power Choke
    – Premium Memory Alloy Choke (Reduces 70% core loss compared to iron powder choke)
    – IR3555M Dr. MOS 60A
    – Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)
    – I/O Armor
    – Matte Black PCB
    – High Density Glass Fabric PCB
    Intel® 802.11ac WiFi
    ASRock Steel Slots
    ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
    ASRock Ultra USB Power
    ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports)
    ASRock Live Update & APP Shop
  • CPU
    – Supports AMD TR4 Socket Ryzen Threadripper Series CPUs
    – IR Digital PWM
    – 11 Power Phase design
    – Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine III
  • Chipset
    – AMD X399
  • Memory
    – Quad Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
    – 8 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
    – Supports DDR4 3600+(OC)/3200(OC)/2933(OC)/2667/2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory(U-DIMM)
    – Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB*
    – 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

    *Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows®32-bit OS. For Windows® 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.
  • BIOS
    – 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
    – Supports “Plug and Play”
    – ACPI 5.1 compliance wake up events
    – Supports jumperfree
    – SMBIOS 2.3 support
    – CPU, VCORE_NB, DRAM, VPPM, PCH 1.05V, +1.8V, VDDP, PROM 2.5V, Voltage Multi-adjustment
  • Graphics
    – n/a
  • Audio
    – 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec)
    – Premium Blu-ray Audio support
    – Supports Surge Protection
    – Supports Purity Sound™ 4
    – Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps
    – 120dB SNR DAC with Differential Amplifier
    – TI® NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier for Front Panel Audio Connector (Supports up to 600 Ohm headsets)
    – Pure Power-In
    – Direct Drive Technology
    – PCB Isolate Shielding
    – Impedance Sensing on Front Out port
    – Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
    – Gold Audio Jacks
    – 15μ Gold Audio Connector
    – Supports DTS Connect
  • LAN
    – Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
    – 2 x GigaLAN Intel® I211AT
    – Supports Wake-On-LAN
    – Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
    – Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
    – Supports PXE
  • Wireless LAN
    – Intel® 802.11ac WiFi Module (Free Bundle)
    – Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
    – Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz)
    – Supports high speed wireless connections up to 433Mbps
    – Supports Bluetooth 4.2 / 3.0 + High speed class II
  • Slots
    – 4 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE4/PCIE5: single at x16 (PCIE1); dual at x16 (PCIE1) / x16 (PCIE4); triple at x16 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE2) / x16 (PCIE4); quad at x16 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE2) / x16 (PCIE4) / x8 (PCIE5))*
    – 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot
    – Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™, 4-Way CrossFireX™, 3-Way CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™
    – Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLI™, 4-Way SLI™, 3-Way SLI™ and SLI™
    – 1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled WiFi-802.11ac module (on the rear I/O)
    – 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1 and PCIE4)

    *Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
  • Storage
    – 8 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
    – 2 x Ultra M.2 Sockets (M2_1 and M2_2), support M Key type 2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)*
    – 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_3), supports M Key type 2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)*
    – 1 x U.2 Connector**

    *Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
    Supports ASRock U.2 Kit***If U.2 Connector is plugged, M2_1 will be disabled
  • Connector
    – 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
    – 2 x RGB LED Headers*
    – 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)**
    – 1 x CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)***
    – 2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
    – 1 x Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)****
    – 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector) (for Motherboard)
    – 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector) (for Motherboard)
    – 1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector) (for Motherboard)
    – 1 x 6 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector) (for PCIe graphics card)
    – 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connector)*****
    – 1 x Right Angle Front Panel Audio Connector*****
    – 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)
    – 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)
    – 1 x Clear CMOS Switch
    – 1 x Dr. Debug with LED
    – 1 x Power Switch with LED
    – 1 x Reset Switch with LED
    – 1 x CPU Xtreme OC Switch

    *Each header supports up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip

    **The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power.

    ***The CPU Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power.

    ****The Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 1.5A (18W) fan power.
    CPU_FAN1, CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2, CPU_OPT/W_PUMP and CHA_FAN3/W_PUMP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.

    *****Connect the audio device to either one of the audio connectors.

  • Rear Panel I/O
    – 2 x Antenna Ports
    – 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
    – 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
    – 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection)
    – 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection)
    – 8 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)*
    – 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
    – 1 x BIOS Flashback Switch
    – HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)

    *Ultra USB Power is supported on USB3_6 port.
    ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB3_6 port.
  • Software and UEFI
    Software
    – ASRock A-Tuning
    – ASRock RGB LED
    – ASRock APP Charger
    – ASRock XFast LAN*
    UEFI
    – ASRock Full HD UEFI
    – ASRock Instant Flash
    – ASRock Internet Flash
    – ASRock Crashless BIOS
    – ASRock Easy RAID Installer

    *These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.
  • Support CD
    – Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar
  • Accessories
    – Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
    – 4 x SATA Data Cables
    – 1 x ASRock 3-Way SLI™ Bridge Card
    – 1 x ASRock 4-Way SLI-S111 Bridge Card
    – 1 x ASRock SLI_HB_Bridge_3S Card
    – 2 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antennas
    – 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets
  • Hardware Monitor
    – Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
    – Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
    – Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
    – Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU Optional/Water Pump, Chassis, Chassis Optional/Water Pump Fans
    – Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, VCORE_NB, DRAM, PCH 1.05V, +1.8V, VDDP
  • Form Factor
    – ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
    – 8 Layer PCB
    – 2oz Copper PCB
  • OS

    – Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit*

    * Windows® 10 RS2 is supported

More information can be found on ASRock’s website … 

 

Winston has over 25 years of experience in the I.T. Industry. He launched Funky Kit with the aim to capture a wider audience worldwide. His knowledge in PC hardware is very distinguished, not only publishing enjoyable reviews but also writing great articles.

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