Today, we’ll be taking a look at the ASRock Z890 Taichi Motherboard. It uses Intel’s latest Z890 chipset supporting the all new Core Ultra (Series 2) processors from Intel on the LGA1851 socket.
It uses an 8-layer, 2oz copper server-grade PCB, and features a powerful 20+1+2+1+1 Power Phase Design with 20K capacitors, and 110A SPS for smooth power delivery and stability. It is equipped with a composite VRM heatsink combining a cooling fan, a large aluminum sink and a heat pipe for maximum heat dissipation.
Expansion slots include 1 x PCIE 5.0 x16 slot and 1 x PCIE 4.0 x16 slot. It also comes with 4 x DDR5 DIMM slots with Memory OC Shield, and supports XMP memory modules with speeds of up to DDR5-9200+.
For storage, you get a total of 4 SATA ports and 5 x Hyper M.2 PCIE Gen4 slots, as well as 1 x Blazing M.2 PCIE Gen5 slot for your SSDs. This is the most we’ve seen on a motherboard. Additionally, ASRock have also included a M.2 PCIE expansion card which allows you to further add up to 4 x M.2 SSDs.
The motherboard includes a unique M.2 Heatsink featuring a tool-less design and a quick-release notch for easy installation of SSDs. What’s more, you also get the graphics card EZ Release feature, allowing hassle-free installation and removal of GPUs.
For connectivity, the rear I/O panel comes with 2 x USB 2.0 Ports, 4 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports, 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Ports, and 2 x Thunderbolt 4 Ports Type-C (40 Gb/s)*
Other features include the Realtek 7.1 HD Nahimic audio with WIMA caps, WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4. And lastly, you also get the 2 x Thunberbolt 4 ports, 1 x 2.5GbE and 1 x 5GbE LAN for super fast connectivity.
Intel Z890 Chipset
Intel® Core™ Ultra desktop processors (Series 2)
are the foundation of the AI PC, and Intel® Z890
chipsets are designed to enable their intelligent
performance and next-gen connectivity. For
everything from elite gaming rigs to enthusiast
creator PCs, the Intel® Z890 chipset maximizes the
peripheral and connectivity experience.
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.
We’ll be testing the ASRock Z890 Taichi Motherboard with Intel’s latest Core Ultra 9 285K processor, along with 48GB of Patriot Xtreme 5 MPOWER DDR5-8000, Crucial T700 PCIE Gen5 SSD, and a GeForce RTX 4080 Super graphics card. Now let’s see if the new Core Ultra 9 285K coupled with the ASRock Z890 Taichi Motherboard, is any good.
OK, we’ll jump straight in and start by taking a look at the specifications and features in our next page. You can buy the ASRock Z890 Taichi motherboard for around USD $499 from Amazon – https://amzn.to/3YV7ZDl
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