ASRock Z890 Taichi Lite WIFI Intel 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.

Performance Gains from Intel® 200S Boost

ASRock Z890 motherboards now support Intel® 200S Boost through a simple BIOS update.Users can effectively "upgrade" their existing Intel® Core Ultra processors and enjoy a significant performance boost.

Visit the ASRock official website to download the latest BIOS and experience the performance upgrade brought by Intel® 200S Boost.

20+1+2+1+1 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.

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.

PREMIUM PCB SOLUTION

The server grade low loss PCB improves signal integrity, allowing motherboard to support PCIe 5.0 for both graphics card and M.2 SSD, it also improves memory OC potential to deliver the most extreme memory performance.

High Speed M.2 Solution

Deluxe 6*M.2 Socket

Supports up to 6*NVMe M.2 SSDs and one of which is able to 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. to give a lightning fast data transferring experience.

Extreme Memory Overclocking

DDR5 XMP & EXPO Support

Derived from the “built for stable and reliable” designing concept, ASRock does not compromise on any details. This motherboard is built with high quality materials, enthusiasts are able to enjoy the boost of DDR5 memory overclocking performance by enabling the pre-tested profiles. Make sure the memory modules are Intel® XMP/AMD EXPO™ capable and overclocking can be made so affordable, satisfying and absolutely no sweat at all.

DIY Friendly Design

Graphics Card EZ Release

M.2 Heatsink Toolless Design

ASRock redesigned the PCIe slot installation method to cater to user needs, allowing for hassle-free installation and removal of the graphics card effortlessly

Enlarged M.2 Heatsink

XXL M.2 Heatsink

The extra-large aluminum alloy M.2 heatsink with toolless design is a user friendly quick release mechanism that helps installing M.2 SSD super easy & simple.

Aluminum Heatsink

The first thing that catches the eye is the optimized Aluminum Heatsink Design. Heatsinks are crucial for efficient heat dissipation, especially during heavy workloads like gaming or productivity tasks. Motherboard that built with heatsinks can effectively manage thermal performance, hence ensure system stability and durability effortlessly.

Enhanced M.2 Cooling

M.2 Bottom Heatsink

The M.2 bottom heatsink is able to dissipate heat of the M.2 SSD efficiently through the motherboard PCB, maximize performance while maintaining system stability.

Advanced Thermal Design

Equipped with XXL aluminum heatsinks that cover the VRM, PCH, and M.2 areas, providing enhanced heat dissipation for stable operation and optimal performance.

Wi-Fi 7

New Wi-Fi Antenna Design

Wi-Fi 7 offers higher data throughput, lower latency, and Multi-link Operation. These features ensure a smooth and real-time interactive experience, making the VR/AR experience more immersive and connected.

Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C (USB4 Ready)

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.

Optimized 5 Gb/s LAN

ASRock's 5Gb/s LAN Connector features an exclusive, patented design, boasting superior electromagnetic interference resistance, ensuring high-speed stable performance and providing users with a better networking experience.

More than USB Transfer Speed

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!

Front Panel USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C Header

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.

POLYCHROME RGB

This motherboard features onboard RGB headers and addressable RGB headers 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.

SignalRGB

SignalRGB unifies your RGB devices, offering seamless customization, game-reactive effects, macro automation, and system monitoring. The official partnership empowers ASRock motherboards with advanced lighting control, enhances compatibility with a diverse range of RGB devices, and provides greater customization flexibility.

Deluxe Accessories

The ARGB Splitter Cable enables easy management of multiple ARGB devices through a single controller. With its splitting capability, it streamlines your lighting setup for a unified and dynamic aesthetic.

Specification

Unique Feature

Superb Productivity

- PCIe Gen5 (Graphics, M.2)

- Dual Channel DDR5

- Thunderbolt™ 4/USB4 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 9600+(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

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

*The Wi-Fi 7 module is supported by Microsoft Windows® 11 only. The availability of the 6GHz band 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/USB4 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/USB4 Type-C Ports (40 Gb/s)*

- 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.

Device exceeds USB 3.2 Type-A power rating of 5V@0.9A (4.5W) may trigger over-current protection (OCP), will require system reboot to restore 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