Description
Pioneering the future
Z890 Taichi AQUA sets a new industry standard with its pioneering hybrid cooling design, featuring the first-ever detachable VRM and M.2 water block. Additionally, the innovative All USB Type-C On Rear IO configuration marks a leap forward in connectivity. Our mission is to lead the future and establish a new benchmark for top-tier motherboards.
A New Era of Taichi
ASRock’s flagship motherboard lineup is undergoing a major overhaul, unifying water cooling, extreme overclocking, and all-around flagship models into a powerful Taichi family.
This expansion incorporates the highly acclaimed AQUA series water-cooling motherboards and OC Formula series overclocking motherboards, resulting in the Taichi AQUA for custom water cooling, Taichi OCF for extreme overclocking, and the all-around flagship Taichi/Taichi Lite.
This transformation refines product positioning, centralizing ASRock’s flagship offerings under the Taichi brand to meet the diverse needs of high-end PC enthusiasts. This strategic combination enhances the brand’s impact, delivering exponential synergy and reinforcing its status as a premier flagship motherboard brand.
GALLERY
- Supports Intel Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2) (LGA1851)
- 28+1+2+1+1 Power Phase, 110A SPS for VCore
- 4 x DDR5 DIMMs
Supports Dual Channel, up to 9600+ (OC) - 2 PCIe 5.0 x16, 1 PCIe 4.0 x16
- Graphics Output Options: 2 Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C
- Realtek ALC4082 5.1 CH HD Audio Codec,
ESS SABRE9219 DAC, WIMA Audio Cap, Nahimic Audio - 4 SATA3
2 Blazing M.2 (PCIe Gen5 x4)
3 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4 x4)
1 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4 x4 & SATA3) - 2 Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C (Rear)
2 USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C (Front)
4 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C (Rear)
4 USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C (Rear)
4 USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A (Front)
4 USB 2.0 (Front) - Marvell 10Gbps LAN, 5Gbps LAN
- Killer 802.11be Wi-Fi 7 + Bluetooth
- Supports Memory OC Shield, 20K Caps with 1000uF Capacitance, EZ Release Design
Additional information
Weight | 3 kg |
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Specification
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Unique FeatureSuperb 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
– 28+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
– Marvell 10G LAN, Realtek 5G LAN
– 802.11be Wi-Fi 7 Module
EZ Update
– BIOS Flashback Button
– ASRock Auto Driver Installer -
CPU– 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 -
Chipset– Intel® Z890
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Memory– Dual Channel DDR5 Memory Technology
– 4 x DDR5 DIMM Slots
– Supports DDR5 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 9600MHz+(OC)*
– Supports Clocked Unbuffered DIMM (CUDIMM)
– Max. capacity of system memory: 256GB
– Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 3.0x*1DPC 1R Up to 9600+ MHz (OC), 5600 MHz Natively.
1DPC 2R Up to 6800+ MHz (OC), 5600 MHz Natively.
2DPC 1R Up to 6800+ MHz (OC), 4800 MHz Natively.
2DPC 2R Up to 5800+ MHz (OC), 4400 MHz Natively. -
BIOS– 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
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Graphics– Intel® Xe LPG Graphics Architecture
– 2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4, support HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 8K 60Hz / 5K 120Hz** 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. -
Audio– 5.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC4082 Audio Codec)
– WIMA Audio Capacitors (For Front Outputs)
– ESS SABRE9219 DAC for Front Panel Audio (130dB SNR)
– Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
– Impedance Sensing on Rear Out port
– Nahimic Audio -
LAN1 x 10 Gigabit LAN 100/1000/2500/5000/10000 Mb/s (Marvell AQC113)
– Support Wake-On-LAN
– Support PXE 1 x 5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500/5000 Mb/s (Realtek RTL8126) -
Wireless LAN– 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
– Supports Killer LAN Software* Wi-Fi 7 (6GHz band) will be supported by Microsoft 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. -
SlotsCPU:
– 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
– Supports AMD CrossFire™
– 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slots (PCIE1 and PCIE2)*If M2_2 is occupied, PCIE1 will downgrade to x8 mode and PCIE2 will downgrade to x4 mode.
PCIE1 supports PCIe riser cards to extend one x16 slot to x8/x8 or x8/x4/x4 slots.
Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks -
StorageCPU:
– 1 x Blazing M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 2280 PCIe Gen5x4 (128 Gb/s) mode*
– 1 x Blazing M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 2280 PCIe Gen5x4 (128 Gb/s) mode*
– 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_3, Key M), supports type 2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
Chipset:
– 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_4, Key M), supports type 2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
– 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_5, Key M), supports type 2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
– 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_6, Key M), supports type 2242/2260/2280 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) modes*
– 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors* Supports Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
If M2_2 is occupied, PCIE1 will downgrade to x8 mode and PCIE2 will downgrade to x4 mode. -
RAID– 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 -
USBCPU:
– 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C (Rear)
Chipset:
– 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C (Front)
– 4 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C (Rear)
– 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A (Front)
– 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C (Rear)
– 4 x USB 2.0 (Front)* All USB ports support ESD Protection -
Connector– 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)
– 2 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Headers (20 Gb/s)
– 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, CHA_FAN1~4, AIO_PUMP and W_PUMP support the fan power up to 3A (36W).
CPU_FAN2, CHA_FAN1~4, AIO_PUMP and W_PUMP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use. -
Rear Panel I/O– 2 x Antenna Ports
– 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-C Ports (10 Gb/s)
– 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C Ports (USB32_TC_56 support Ultra USB Power.)
– 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)* Supports USB PD 3.0 up to 5V@3A (15W) charging -
Software and UEFISoftware
– 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*These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop. -
Accessories– 4 x SATA Data Cables
– 1 x USB 2.0 Bracket
– 1 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5/6 GHz Antenna
– 1 x ARGB Splitter Cable
– 3 x Thermistor Cables -
Form Factor– EATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 10.8-in, 30.5 cm x 27.4 cm
– 10 Layer PCB
– 2oz Copper PCB -
OS– Microsoft Windows® 11 64-bit
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Certifications– FCC, CE
– ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
– CEC Tier II ready
The specification is subject to change without notice in advance. The brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Any configuration other than original product specification is not guaranteed.
The above user interface picture is a sample for reference. The actual user interface may vary with the updated software version.
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