Z790 Taichi Lite, Intel® Z790 Chipset, LGA 1700, 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4, E-ATX Motherboard
PHILOSOPHY OF INFINITE POTENTIAL
Taichi represents the philosophical state of undifferentiated absolute and infinite potential. A motherboard that fulfills every task – with style! Become like water. Shapeless, formless, versatile for any situation.
- Supports 13th Gen & 12th Gen and next gen Intel® Core™ Processors (LGA1700)
- 24+1+2 Power Phase, 105A SPS for VCore+GT with Enlarged Heatsink Armor
- Supports DDR5 7200MHz (OC)
- 2 PCIe 5.0 x16, 1 PCIe 4.0 x16
- Graphics Output Options: HDMI, 2 Thunderbolt™ Type-C
- Realtek ALC4082 5.1 CH HD Audio Codec,
ESS SABRE 9218 DAC, WIMA Audio Caps,
Nahimic Audio - 8 SATA3, 1 Blazing M.2 (PCIe Gen5 x4)
4 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4 x4) - 2 Thunderbolt™ 4/USB4 Type-C
1 USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Front Type-C
(Supports 60W Fast Charging 20V/3A)
2 Rear USB 3.2 Gen2 Type A
10 USB 3.2 Gen1 (6 Rear, 4 Front) - Killer E3100G 2.5G LAN, Intel® 1G LAN,
Killer 802.11ax (WiFi 6E) + Bluetooth 5.3 - Killer DoubleShot™ Pro
- Supports ASRock Auto Driver Installer,
Lightning Gaming Ports, Ultra USB Power
Unique Feature | Superb Productivity - PCIe Gen5 (Graphics, M.2) - Dual Channel DDR5 - USB4 Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C Ports (40 Gb/s) Rock-Solid Durability - 24+1+2 Power Phase, 105A 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) Ultrafast Connectivity - Killer 2.5G LAN, Killer 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6EModule - Killer DoubleShot™ Pro - Front Panel Type-C 60W Fast Charging (20V/3A) - ASRock Lightning Gaming Ports EZ Update - ASRock Auto Driver Installer |
CPU | - Supports 13th Gen & 12th Gen and next 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) - Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine |
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: 192GB - 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 6000+ MHz (OC), 4000 MHz Natively. 2DPC 2R Up to 4800+ MHz (OC), 3600 MHz Natively. |
BIOS | - 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support |
Graphics | - Intel® Xe Graphics Architecture (Gen 12) - 1 x HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible, supports HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 4K 60Hz - 2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4, supports HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 8K 60Hz** *Intel® UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated. **Supports two 4K displays or one 8K display Only the CPU's embedded graphics can be displayed through Thunderbolt™ ports. If you want to display to a Thunderbolt™ monitor, please use CPU models with embedded graphics. Thunderbolt™ graphics output may not be compatible with certain Type-C monitors. Please use graphics card outputs instead. |
Audio | - 5.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC4082 Audio Codec) - WIMA Audio Capacitors (For Front Outputs) - ESS SABRE9218 DAC for Front Panel Audio (130dB SNR) - Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel - Impedance Sensing on Rear Out port - Nahimic Audio |
LAN | 1 x 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s (Killer E3100G) - Supports Killer LAN Software - Supports Killer DoubleShot™ Pro 1 x Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s (Intel® I219V) |
Wireless LAN | - 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Module - Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax - Supports Dual-Band 2x2 160MHz with extended 6GHz band support* - 2 antennas to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity technology - Supports Bluetooth 5.3 + High speed class II - Supports MU-MIMO - Supports Killer LAN Software - Supports Killer DoubleShot™ Pro *® Windows® 11. The availability will depend on the different regulation status of each country and region. It will be activated (for supported countries) through Windows® Update and software updates once available. A 6GHz compatible router is required for 6E functionality. |
Slots | CPU: - 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1 and PCIE2), support x16 or x8/x8 modes* Chipset: - 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3), supports x4 mode* - 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™ - 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slots (PCIE1 and PCIE2) *If M2_1 is occupied, PCIE1 will downgrade to x8 mode. If PCIE2 is occupied, M2_1 will be disabled. If PCIE3 is occupied, SATA3_0~3 will be disabled. Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks |
Storage | 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 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 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* - 8 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. If PCIE2 is occupied, M2_1 will be disabled. M2_1 and M2_2 cannot be populated simultaneously. **If PCIE3 is occupied, SATA3_0~3 will be disabled. |
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 | - 2 x USB4 Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C (Rear) - 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C (Front) - 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Rear) - 10 x USB 3.2 Gen1 (6 Rear, 4 Front) - 6 x USB 2.0 (2 Rear, 4 Front) *All USB ports support ESD Protection |
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)**** - 6 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 12V 6 pin Power Connector for Fast Charging (Hi-Density Power Connector) - 1 x Front Panel 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 Clear CMOS Button - 1 x Dr. Debug with LED - 1 x Power Button with LED - 1 x Reset Button with LED *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_3A supports the fan power up to 3A (36W). *****CHA_FAN1~6/WP support the fan power up to 2A (24W). CPU_FAN2/WP_3A and CHA_FAN1~6/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use. ******Supports USB PD 3.0 up to 20V@3A (60W) fast charging when you install PSU's Power Cable to the 12V 6 pin Power Connector.If the 12V 6 pin Power Connector is not plugged, this header supports USB PD 3.0 up to 9V@3A (27W) fast charging. |
Rear Panel I/O | - 2 x Antenna Ports - 1 x HDMI Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 2 x USB4 Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C Ports (40 Gb/s for USB4 protocol; 40Gb/s for Thunderbolt™ protocol)* - 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) - 6 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB32_12 are Lightning Gaming Ports. USB32_34 support Ultra USB Power.) - 2 x USB 2.0 Ports - 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports - 1 x Line Out Jack (Gold Audio Jack) - 1 x Microphone Input Jack (Gold Audio Jack) *Supports USB PD 3.0 up to 9V@3A (27W) / 5V@3A (15W) charging |
Software and UEFI | Software - ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) - Killer Control Center - 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 - 4 x SATA Data Cables - 1 x Wireless Dongle USB Bracket - 1 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5/6 GHz Antenna - 4 x Screws for M.2 Sockets |
Form Factor | - EATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 10.5-in, 30.5 cm x 26.7 cm - 8 Layer PCB |
OS | - Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit / 11 64-bit |
Certifications | - FCC, CE - ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) - CEC Tier II ready |