ASRock Z890 Taichi Lite
The Taichi Lite series is simply brilliant, offering top-tier performance in a streamlined, functionality-focused design.
Unique Feature
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
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
Memory
- Dual Channel DDR5 Memory Technology
- 4 x DDR5 DIMM Slots
- Supports DDR5 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 9200+(OC)*
- Supports Clocked Unbuffered DIMM (CUDIMM)
- Max. capacity of system memory: 256GB
- Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 3.0x
*1DPC 1R Up to 9200+ 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
Graphics
- 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*
* 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 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
LAN
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
Wireless LAN
- 802.11be 2x2 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
* 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.
Slots
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
*PCIE1 supports PCIe riser cards to extend one x16 slot to x8/x8 or x8/x4/x4 slots.
If PCIE2 is occupied, M2_4 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 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 Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
If PCIE2 is occupied, M2_4 will be disabled.
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
USB
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)
* 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)
- 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
* 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 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)
* Supports USB PD 3.0 up to 5V@3A (15W) charging
** USB32_56 are Lightning Gaming Ports. USB32_34 support Ultra USB Power.
Software and UEFI
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
*These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.
Accessories
- 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
Form Factor
- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
- 8 Layer PCB
- 2oz Copper PCB
OS
- Microsoft Windows® 11 64-bit
Certifications
- FCC, CE
- ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
- CEC Tier II ready