ASRock Z790 LiveMixer Motherboard Review

Features and Specifications

Features

• Supports 13^th Gen & 12^th Gen Intel^® Core™ Processors
• 14+1+1 Phase Power Design, SPS for VCore+GT
• 4 x DDR5 DIMMs, supports up to 7200+(OC)
• 1 PCIe 5.0 x16, 2 PCIe 4.0 x16, 1 PCIe 3.0 x1, 1 M.2 Key-E for WiFi
• Graphics Output Options: 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, eDP
• 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC897 Audio Codec), Nahimic Audio
• 1 Blazing M.2 (PCIe Gen5x4), 4 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4), 4 SATA3
• 1 USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C (Front), 2 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C (Rear), 2 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Rear), 8 USB 3.2 Gen1 (4 Rear, 4 Front), 10 USB 2.0 (6 Rear, 4 Front)
• Realtek 2.5G LAN

Overview

LiveMixer is designed through current-gen content creators, who need motherboards with great connectivity for streaming and other auxiliary devices. Also, its reliable performance allows us to provide wonderful

Broadcasting

Users will never run short. Hook up every peripheral, whether it’s mice, keyboards, microphones, headsets, multiple cameras, fill-lights, macropads, and much more.

Content Creation

Various content creator needs motherboards with superb reliability, cutting-edge performance and an extended connectivity mix for the many auxiliary devices.

– Content Creator
– Video Editing
– Photo Editor
– Game Development

Multiple Streaming Devices

We tested many video capture devices with different interfaces in order to provide the most stable system for content creators.

14 + 1 + 1 power phase with Smart Power Stage(SPS) and Nichicon 12K capacity.

Optimized VRM design for solid performance

Featuring sturdy components and completely smooth power delivery to the CPU. Plus, it offers unmatched overclocking capabilities and enhanced performance with the lowest temperature for advanced gamers as well.

SMART POWER STAGE(SPS)

Dr.MOS design features the latest SPS (Smart Power Stage) technology. It’s optimized for monitoring current and temperature of each phase, thus delivering smoother and neater power to the CPU with enhanced performance and OC capability.
* Vcore only

NICHICON 12K CAPICITY

Offers 20% longer lifespans and provides more stability and reliability.
* VRM only

2oz Copper PCB

2 ounce copper inner layers that provide stable signal traces and power shapes! Delivering lower temperature and higher energy efficiency for overclocking.

PCIe 5.0 + Surface-Mount Tech

Compares to conventional DIP style PCIe slot, the SMT type PCIe slot improves signal flow and maximize stability under high speed, a key breakthrough to fully support the lighting speed of the latest PCIe 5.0 standard.
The latest PCI Express 5.0 is capable to perform a breathtaking bandwidth of 128GBps, ready to unleash the full potential of future high end graphic cards.

Dual PCIe x4 Slots & Thunderbolt Header

Provides great connectivity for the use of capture card and Thunderbolt AIC at the same time.

Blazing M.2[PCIe Gen5 x4]

Blazing Fast Data Transfer and Great Heat Dissipation

Accommodates the latest PCI Express 5.0 standard to perform twice the bandwidth compared to previous generation, with a breathtaking 128Gb/s transfer speed.

MULTI-LAYER M.2 HEATSINK

Lower the temperature of your high-speed SSD to perform better and more stably.

ANTI-DROP SCREW DESIGN

Tired of dropping screws or screws missing inside chassis?The enhanced M.2 heatsink with anti-drop screw design makes installation process more easily and eliminates risk of missing screw and could be installed easily.

Lightning Gaming Ports
Mice/Keyboard control with lower jitter and latency

Aimed for die hard gamers and enthusiasts! Lightning Gaming Ports are sourced from two different controller interfaces that assist gamers in connecting the high speed mice/keyboard with the lower jitter and latency!

Built in eDP Signal Connector

Supports ASRock 13.3” Side Panel kit
* Side Panel kit is not included

An eDP signal connector is built with ASRock selected motherboards and supports two functions simultaneously – power and transmission of digital display signal. The connector reserves the room for upgrading with ASRock’s exclusive 13.3” Side Panel Kit. The ideal 13.3″ Side Panel size will be perfectly matched standard form factor chassis and users can easily build a LCD display inside the PC, adding a sub-screen for monitoring PC status, or watching videos, doing streaming or working personalized tasks. This whole new concept of customization enables new possibilities for personalizing designs – doubles productivity or entertainment.

Specifications

• • Unique Feature
    Superb Productivity
    – PCIe Gen5 (Graphics, M.2)
    – Dual Channel DDR5
    Rock-Solid Durability
    – 14+1+1 Power Phase, 60A SPS for VCore+GT with Enlarged Heatsink Armor
    – Flexible Integrated I/O Shield
    – Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors) for VCore
    Ultrafast Connectivity
    – 2.5G LAN
    – ASRock Lightning Gaming Ports
    EZ Update
    – ASRock Auto Driver Installer
    EZ Troubleshooter
    – ASRock Post Status Checker
  • CPU
    – Supports 13^th Gen & 12^th Gen Intel^® Core™ Processors (LGA1700)
    – Supports Intel^® Hybrid Technology
    – Supports Intel^® Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology
    – Supports Intel^® Thermal Velocity Boost (TVB)
    – Supports Intel^® Adaptive Boost Technology (ABT)
  • Chipset
    – Intel^® Z790
  • Memory
    – Dual Channel DDR5 Memory Technology
    – 4 x DDR5 DIMM Slots
    – Supports DDR5 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 7200+(OC)*
    – Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB
    – Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 3.0

    *1DPC 1R Up to 7200+ MHz (OC), 4800 MHz Natively.
    1DPC 2R Up to 6000+ MHz (OC), 4400 MHz Natively.
    2DPC 1R Up to 5600+ MHz (OC), 4000 MHz Natively.
    2DPC 2R Up to 4800+ MHz (OC), 3600 MHz Natively.
  • BIOS
    – 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
  • Graphics
    – Intel^® Xe Graphics Architecture (Gen 12)
    – 1 x eDP 1.4, supports max. resolution up to Full HD 60Hz
    – 1 x HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible, supports HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 4K 60Hz
    – 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 with DSC (compressed), supports 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.
  • Audio
    – 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC897 Audio Codec)
    – Nahimic Audio
  • LAN
    – 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

• Slots
  CPU:
  – 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1), supports x16 mode*
  Chipset:
  – 2 x PCIe 4.0 x16 Slots (PCIE3 and PCIE4), support x4 mode*
  – 1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 Slot (PCIE2)*
  – 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module and Intel^® CNVio/CNVio2 (Integrated WiFi/BT)
  – Supports AMD CrossFire™

  *If M2_1 is occupied, PCIE1 will downgrade to x8 mode.
  Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
• Storage
  CPU:
  – 1 x Blazing M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen5x4 (128 Gb/s) mode*
  – 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
  Chipset:
  – 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_3, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
  – 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_4, Key M), supports type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
  – 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_5, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
  – 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors* Supports Intel^® Volume Management Device (VMD)
  Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
  If M2_1 is occupied, PCIE1 will downgrade to x8 mode.
  M2_1 and M2_2 cannot be populated simultaneously.

• RAID
  – Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
  – Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5 for M.2 NVMe storage devices
• USB
  – 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C (Front)
  – 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C (Rear)
  – 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Rear)
  – 8 x USB 3.2 Gen1 (4 Rear, 4 Front)
  – 10 x USB 2.0 (6 Rear, 4 Front)
  * All USB ports support ESD Protection
• Connector
  – 1 x eDP Signal Connector
  – 1 x SPI TPM Header
  – 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
  – 1 x RGB LED Header*
  – 3 x Addressable LED Headers**
  – 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)***
  – 1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)****
  – 5 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)*****
  – 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
  – 2 x 8 pin 12V Power Connectors (Hi-Density Power Connector)
  – 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
  – 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector (5-pin) (Supports ASRock Thunderbolt™ 4 AIC Card)
  – 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
  – 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports)
  – 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s)

  *Supports in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip
  ** Support in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip
  *** CPU_FAN1 supports the fan power up to 1A (12W).
  **** CPU_FAN2/WP supports the fan power up to 2A (24W).
  ***** CHA_FAN1~5/WP support the fan power up to 2A (24W).
  ***** CPU_FAN2/WP and CHA_FAN1~5/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.
• Rear Panel I/O
  – 2 x Antenna Mounting Points
  – 1 x HDMI Port
  – 1 x DisplayPort 1.4
  – 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
  – 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s)
  – 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Ports (10 Gb/s)
  – 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB32_23 are Lightning Gaming Ports. USB32_45 support Ultra USB Power.)
  – 6 x USB 2.0 Ports
  – 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port
  – 1 x Line Out Jack (Gold Audio Jack)
  – 1 x Microphone Input Jack (Gold Audio Jack)
• Software and UEFI
  Software
  – ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning)
  – ASRock Dragon 2.5G LAN Software
  – ASRock Polychrome SYNC*
  UEFI
  – ASRock EZ Mode
  – ASRock Full HD UEFI
  – ASRock My Favorites in UEFI
  – ASRock Auto Driver Installer
  – ASRock Instant Flash
  – ASRock Easy RAID Installer

  *These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.
• Accessories
  – 1 x User Manual
  – 2 x SATA Data Cables
  – 5 x Screws for M.2 Sockets
• Form Factor
  – ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
  – 2oz Copper PCB

More information on ASRock’s website.