Asrock Z790 Taichi Intel Z790 LGA 1700 Extended ATX

SKU
Z790 TAICHI
£565.66 £471.38
In stock
LGA1700, Intel Z790, 4 x DDR5 DIMM, 5.1 CH HD Audio, 2.5 Gigabit LAN, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Bluetooth, EATX
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.

SPS (Smart Power Stage)
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.

24+1+2 Power Phase Design
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.

8 Layer PCB design
The 8 Layer PCB provides stable signal traces and power shapes delivering lower temperature and higher energy efficiency, ensures a reliable and long-lasting system while delivering ultimate performance without any compromise.

Reinforced DIMM Slot
The reinforced DIMM slot is surfaced mounted onto the motherboard to give better physical strength as well as a more stable memory signal, with this superior revolutionary design, it is able to dramatically overclock DRAM module up to insane frequency.

DIY Friendly Design
Due to the unique electrical architecture of DDR5 DIMM, there’s a high risk of damaging the memory module if AC power isn’t disconnected properly during removal or installation. To prevent this, ASRock has implemented a trouble free protection circuit on every DDR5 motherboard, lowers the risk of damaging your memory module.

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.

PCIe Gen5 Blazing M.2
The Blazing M.2 accommodates the latest PCI Express 5.0 standard to perform twice the bandwidth compared to previous generation, with a breathtaking 128Gb/s transfer speed, it is ready to unleash the full potential of future ultrafast SSDs.

Anti-Drop Screw
Tired of dropping screws or screws missing inside chassis?
The enhanced M.2 heatsink with anti-drop screw design that make sure installation process more easily.

Thunderbolt™ 4/USB4 Type-C
Thunderbolt™ 4/USB4 technology brings speed and versatility to the most advanced USB Type-C, offering a fast and simple level of connection for work or home. It enables lightning-fast data transfer up to 40Gbps and connects external monitors, Thunderbolt™, and USB devices with a single Thunderbolt 4 cable.

Fast Charging Technology
Enjoy the superfast charging rate, up to 9V@3A 27W with the next generation PD 3.0!

Lightning Gaming Ports
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!

Ultra USB Power
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!

POLYCHROME RGB
In addition to the built-in RGB illumination, it also features onboard RGB headers and an addressable RGB header that allow motherboard to be connected to compatible LED devices such as strip, CPU fans, coolers, chassis and so on. Users may also synchronize RGB LED devices across the Polychrome RGB Sync-certified accessories to create their own unique lighting effects.

Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax
WiFi 6E technology has extended to the whole new 6GHz spectrum band, providing more WiFi capability and giving an even better and faster internet traffic. In addition to deliver higher speeds, the WiFi 6E also enhances the lower latency and supports service levels that are equivalent to 5G networks.

Front USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C
The latest USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C delivers up to 20 Gbps data transfer rate which is 2x as fast as previous generation, providing a blazing fast data transfer interface with reversible USB Type-C design that fits the connector either way.
SKU Z790 TAICHI
EAN 4710483941085
Manufacturer Asrock
In Stock Y
Internal I/O
Number of M.2 (M) slots1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors1
Supported storage drive interfacesM.2, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors2
TPM connectorYes
Number of SATA III connectors8
Front panel audio connectorYes
CPU fan connectorYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Yes
RGB LED pin headerYes
Technical details
Motherboard chipset familyIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel Z790
Motherboard form factorExtended ATX
Component forPC
Audio
Audio output channels5.1 channels
Performance
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSD
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 10 x64, Windows 11 x64
Motherboard chipset familyIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel Z790
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 10
Audio output channels5.1 channels
Motherboard form factorExtended ATX
Component forPC
Processor
Processor manufacturerIntel
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i9
Maximum number of SMP processors1
Processor socketLGA 1700
Memory
Number of memory slots4
Memory slots typeDIMM
Supported memory typesDDR5-SDRAM
Memory channelsDual-channel
Maximum internal memory128 GB
Unbuffered memoryYes
Storage controllers
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesM.2, SATA III
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 10
RAID supportYes
Rear panel I/O ports
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity6
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity2
USB 2.0 ports quantity2
Thunderbolt ports quantity2
S/PDIF out portYes
Microphone inYes
Headphone outputs1
HDMI ports quantity1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports2
Network
Ethernet LANYes
Wi-FiYes
Wi-Fi standards802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
LAN controllerKiller E3100G
Ethernet interface type2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
BluetoothYes
Top Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Features
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 10 x64, Windows 11 x64
Motherboard chipset familyIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel Z790
Audio output channels5.1 channels
Motherboard form factorExtended ATX
Component forPC
Audio chipRealtek ALC4082
Expansion slots
Number of M.2 (M) slots1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slots1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slots2
BIOS
BIOS typeUEFI AMI
BIOS memory size256 Mbit
Software
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 10 x64, Windows 11 x64
Weight & dimensions
Width305 mm
Depth267 mm