ASRock Z890 Taichi Lite Motherboard Review

Superb Productivity
– PCIe Gen5 (Graphics, M.2)
– Dual Channel DDR5
– Thunderbolt™ 4 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

– 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

– Intel^® Z890

– Dual Channel DDR5 Memory Technology
– 4 x DDR5 DIMM Slots
– Supports DDR5 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 9600+(OC)*
– Supports Clocked Unbuffered DIMM (CUDIMM)
– Max. capacity of system memory: 256GB
– Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 3.0x

– 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support

– Intel^® Xe LPG Graphics Architecture
– 1 x HDMI 2.1 TMDS/FRL 8G Compatible, supports HDR, HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 4K 120Hz
– 2 x Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 4, support HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 8K 60Hz / 5K 120Hz*

– 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

1 x 5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500/5000 Mb/s (Realtek RTL8126)
1 x 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

– 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) x 2 (Receive) diversity technology
– Supports Bluetooth 5.4
– Supports MU-MIMO

CPU:
– 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1), supports x16 mode*
Chipset:
– 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2), supports x4 mode*
– 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module

CPU:
– 1 x Blazing M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 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 2230/2242/2260/2280 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) modes*
– 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_4, Key M), supports type 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*
– 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_6, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
– 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors

– 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

CPU:
– 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C (Rear)
Chipset:
– 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C (Front)
– 4 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Rear)
– 8 x USB 3.2 Gen1 (4 Rear, 4 Front)
– 6 x USB 2.0 (2 Rear, 4 Front)

– 3 x Thermistor Cable Headers
– 1 x SPI TPM Header
– 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
– 1 x RGB LED Header*
– 3 x Addressable LED Headers**
– 2 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)***
– 4 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)***
– 1 x AIO Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)***
– 1 x Water Pump Fan Connector (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 (15μ Gold Audio Connector)
– 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)
– 1 x Dr. Debug with LED
– 1 x Power Button with LED
– 1 x Reset Button with LED

– 2 x Antenna Ports
– 1 x HDMI Port
– 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
– 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C Ports (40 Gb/s for USB4 protocol; 40Gb/s for Thunderbolt™ protocol)*
– 4 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s)**
– 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports**
– 2 x USB 2.0 Ports
– 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports
– 1 x Clear CMOS Button
– 1 x BIOS Flashback Button
– 1 x Line Out Jack (Gold Audio Jack)
– 1 x Microphone Input Jack (Gold Audio Jack)

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

– 4 x SATA Data Cables
– 1 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5/6 GHz Antenna
– 1 x ARGB Splitter Cable
– 3 x Thermistor Cables
– 2 x Screws for M.2 Sockets
– 2 x Standoffs for M.2 Sockets

– ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
– 8 Layer PCB
– 2oz Copper PCB

– Microsoft Windows^® 11 64-bit

– FCC, CE
– ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
– CEC Tier II ready