ASRock Z390 TAICHI ULTIMATE Motherboard

Name: ASRock Z390 TAICHI ULTIMATE
Brand: ASRock
SKU: Z390 TAICHI ULTIMATE
Rating: 4.0 (37 reviews)

ASRock Z390 Taichi Ultimate LGA1151 ATX

★★★★☆

(37 reviews)

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Supports 9th and 8th Gen Intel Core processors (Socket 1151)
AQUANTIA 10 Gigabit LAN, Dual Intel Gigabit LAN
IR Digital PWM, 12 Power Phase design
Supports DDR4 4200+(OC)
3 PCIe 3.0 x16, 2 PCIe 3.0 x1

Specifications Overview

Model	Z390 TAICHI ULTIMATE
Socket	LGA1151
Form factor	ATX
Chipset	Intel Z390
Supported Memory	DDR4 2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2800Mhz 2933Mhz 3200Mhz 3600Mhz 3733Mhz 3800Mhz 3866Mhz 4000Mhz 4133Mhz 4200Mhz View compatible RAM ► * High clock speeds may require enabling the XMP profile in the motherboard BIOS ** RAM support may also depend on the CPU memory controller
ECC RAM Support	No
Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC1220
Audio Channels	7.1 Channels
LAN Chipset	AQUANTIA AQC107
Max LAN Speed	10Gbps + Dual 10/100/1000Mbps
SLI Support	Yes
CrossFire Support	Yes
RAID Support	Yes
Back Connect	No
Back I/O Ports	2 x Antenna Ports 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port 1 x HDMI Port 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port 3 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection) 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (10Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection) 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Intel Z390) (Supports ESD Protection) 3 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) 1 x Clear CMOS Button HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks)
Wireless LAN	Yes
Wi-Fi Generation	5
PCI-Express x16 Slots	2
PCI-Express x4 Slots	0
PCI-Express x1 Slots	2
SATA 6 Gbps Ports	8
SATA Express Ports	0
M.2 Ports	4
M.2 Devices support	2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2230 - E Key
RAM Slots	4
Maximum Supported RAM	128 GB
Onboard USB 2.0	2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1	2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2	1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	0

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Expert reviews

The Z390 chipset isn't a whole lot different from what Z370 offers, which puts the onus on board manufacturers to switch things up with new designs and more features to entice users. This takes many forms, so you could see everything from additional...

hardwarezone.com.sg

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Improvements over the Z390 Taichi are worth more than the Z390 Taichi Ultimate's price difference, and its updated firmware adds efficiency. Overclocking and VRM cooling should be better, but this board is still a good fit for value seekers who need a...

Tom's Hardware UK

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The first paragraph of this page already gave it away, I really like this motherboard. The 299 USD price tag is steep, but this round you can see where that money went into, eight SATA3 ports, triple M2, triple Ethernet jacks with one Aquantia 10 Gbps...

Guru of 3D

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