ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF
Z890 Taichi OCF is the pinnacle of ASRock’s commitment to extreme overclocking. Engineered to meet the demands of professional overclockers, this motherboard delivers unparalleled precision, overclocking capability, and performance. As part of the Taichi family, it sets a new standard for those who push their systems to the limit.
Unique Feature
Superb Productivity
- PCIe Gen5 (Graphics, M.2)
- Dual Channel DDR5
- Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C Ports (40 Gb/s)
- 6 x M.2 Sockets
Rock-Solid Durability
- Server-Grade Low-Loss PCB
- 22+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, 802.11be Wi-Fi 7 Module
Professional Overclocking
- ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine
- 6 x OC Profiles
- Heater
- ElmorLabs OC Panel
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
- 2 x DDR5 DIMM Slots
- Supports DDR5 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 10133MHz+(OC)*
- Supports Clocked Unbuffered DIMM (CUDIMM)
- Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB
- Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 3.0x
*1DPC 1R Up to 10133+ MHz (OC), 6400 MHz Natively.
1DPC 2R Up to 6800+ MHz (OC), 6400 MHz Natively.
BIOS
- 2 x 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
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
- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC4082 Audio Codec)
- Nahimic Audio
LAN
- 5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500/5000 Mb/s
- Realtek RTL8126
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 (PCIE2), supports x16 mode*
- 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3), supports x8 mode*
Chipset:
- 1 x PCIe 4.0 x4 Slot (PCIE1), supports x4 mode*
- 1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module
- Supports AMD CrossFire™
- 15µ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slots (PCIE2 and PCIE3)
* PCIE3 supports PCIe riser cards to extend one x8 slot to x4/x4 slots.
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 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) modes*
- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_5, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) modes*
- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_6, Key M), supports type 2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode
* ASMedia ASM1061: 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors
Supports Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
RAID
- 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:
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C (1 Rear, 1 Front)
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Rear)
- 5 x USB 3.2 Gen1 (1 Rear, 4 Front)
- 3 x USB 2.0 (Front)
* All USB ports support ESD Protection
Connector
- 2 x Thermistor Cable Headers
- 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
- 4 x Addressable LED Headers*
- 2 x CPU Fan Connectors (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 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
- 2 x 8 pin 12V Power Connectors (Hi-Density Power Connector)
- 1 x 6 pin Graphics 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
- 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15µ Gold Audio Connector)
- 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 3 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 Heater Header
- 1 x ElmorLabs OCP Header
- 1 x Dr. Debug with LED
- 1 x Power Button with LED
- 1 x Reset Button with LED
- 1 x Retry Button
- 1 x Safe Boot Button
- V-Probe™: 11-set of onboard voltage measurement points laid
- Rapid OC Buttons: +/- buttons to adjust OC frequency
- 6 x OC Switches
- 1 x Slow Mode Switch
- 1 x LN2 Mode Switch
- 1 x NickShih's OC Profile 1 Button with LED
- 1 x NickShih's OC Profile 2 Button with LED
- 1 x NickShih's OC Profile 3 Button with LED
* 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 and AIO_PUMP support the fan power up to 3A (36W).
CPU_FAN2, CHA_FAN1~4 and AIO_PUMP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.
Rear Panel I/O
- 2 x Antenna Ports
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse 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)*
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C Port (20 Gb/s)
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s)**
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Port
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port
- 1 x Clear CMOS Button
- 1 x BIOS Flashback Button
- 1 x BIOS Selection Switch
- 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_45 support Ultra USB Power.
Software and UEFI
Software
- ASRock Formula Drive
- 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 ASRock WiFi 2.4/5/6 GHz Antenna
- 1 x ARGB Splitter Cable
- 2 x Thermistor Cables
- 1 x Screw for M.2 Socket
- 1 x Standoff for M.2 Socket
Form Factor
- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
- 10 Layer PCB
- 2oz Copper PCB
OS
- Microsoft Windows® 11 64-bit
Certifications
- FCC, CE
- ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)