ASRock Z790 Taichi Lite Motherboard Review

Test Setup

For our tests, we will be using a test rig which is comprised of the ASRock Z790 Taichi Lite motherboard, along with an Intel 13th Gen Core i9-13900K (Raptor Lake) @ default clock speed, as well as 32GB of Patriot Viper RGB RGB DDR5-7200 in quad channel mode.

All tests were conducted at turbo clock speeds at a resolution of 1920×1080. High or Ultra settings enabled.

CPU	Intel 13th Gen Core i9-13900K (Raptor Lake) @ default clock speed
Cooling	Cooler Master MasterLiquid Flux PL 240 All-In-One Liquid Cooler
Motherboard	ASRock Z790 Taichi Lite motherboard
Ram	Patriot Viper RGB RGB DDR5-7200 32GB Memory Kit
XMP profiles	Yes – XMP 3.0 Profile 1
SSD/HDD	Lexar NM800 Pro 2TB PCIE Gen4x4)
PSU	Gigabyte UD850W Gold PCIE 5
VGA card	ASRock Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB
Drivers	Latest Adrenalin Software/Drivers
OS	Windows 11

AIDA64 Info

CPU-Z Info

Load Temps

Using the the Cooler Master MasterLiquid Flux PL 240 (fitted with the LGA1700 brackets), the Core i9-13900K (with a max TDP of 125W) produced a full load temperature of 101 degrees Celsius, which is expected for a 240 AIO cooler. So no surprise here. With turbo boost at full load, it can consume up to 250+ watts.

I highly recommend you use a decent 360 AIO Liquid cooler, if you do plan to upgrade to an Intel 13th Gen processor.