- Stock: Discontinued
- Model: Z490 Taichi
- Supports 10th Gen Intel Core Processors and 11th Gen Intel Core Processors
- 8 SATA3 2 Ultra M.2 PCIe Gen3 x4 and SATA3 1 Ultra M.2 PCIe Gen 3 x4
- Chipset Intel Z490 LGA 1200
- 15 Power Phase Design
Key Features | |
Form Factor | - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm - 2oz Copper PCB |
Basic Information | |
Supported CPU | Supports 10th Gen Intel Core Processors and 11th Gen Intel Core Processors (LGA1200) |
Expansion Slots | |
PCI | - 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE3/PCIE5: single at x16 (PCIE1); dual at x8 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE3); triple at x8 (PCIE1) / x8 (PCIE3) / x4 (PCIE5))* - 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots - 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1) |
M.2 Socket | 1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled WiFi-802.11ax module (on the rear I/O) |
Chipset | |
Chipset | Intel Z490 |
Memory Specifications | |
Memory Type | DDR4 |
Slots | 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots |
Supported Memory Type | - Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology - 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots - Supports DDR4 4666+(OC)* / 4600 / 4500 / 4400 / 4333/4266(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3200(OC) / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Supports ECC UDIMM memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode) - Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0 - 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots |
Max. Memory | 128GB |
Motherboard | |
Audio | - 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray Audio support - Supports Surge Protection - WIMA Audio Capacitors (For Front Outputs) - ESS SABRE9218 DAC for Front Panel Audio (130dB SNR) - Pure Power-In - Direct Drive Technology - PCB Isolate Shielding - Impedance Sensing on Rear Out port - Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel - Gold Audio Jacks - 15μ Gold Audio Connector - Nahimic Audio |
BIOS | - 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support - ACPI 6.0 Compliant wake up events - SMBIOS 2.7 Support - CPU Core/Cache, CPU GT, DRAM, VPPM, VCCSFR, VCCPLL, VCCSTG, VCCSTG_OUT, PCH Voltage, VCCIO, VCCST, VCCSA, CPU Internal PLL, GT PLL, Ring PLL, System Agent PLL, Memory Controller PLL Voltage Multi-adjustment |
Connector & Ports | |
HDMI | 1 x HDMI 1.4 |
Display Port (s) | 1 x DisplayPort |
USB (s) | 2 x USB 2.0 Headers 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 |
LAN Port (s) | 2 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) |
Supported Storage | 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage |
Audio | - 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connector) - HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks) |
Internal I/O Ports | 2 x Antenna Ports 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port 1 x HDMI Port 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C Port (20 Gb/s) (ASMedia ASM3242) (Supports ESD Protection)* 5 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)** 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) 1 x BIOS Flashback Button HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks) - 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header - 2 x RGB LED Headers* - 2 x Addressable LED Headers** - 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)*** - 1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control) - 6 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (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) - 1 x Thunderbolt™ AIC Connector (5-pin) (Supports ASRock Thunderbolt™ 3 AIC R2.0 Card only) - 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Intel® Z490) (Supports ESD Protection) - 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers (Support 4 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (ASMedia ASM1074 hub) (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2 Header (Intel® Z490) (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x Clear CMOS Button - 1 x Dr. Debug with LED - 1 x Power Button with LED - 1 x Reset Button with LED |
TPM (Trusted Platform Module ) | 1 x SPI TPM Header |
Graphics | |
Graphics | - Hardware Accelerated Codecs: AVC/H.264, HEVC/H.265 8bit, HEVC/H.265 10bit, VP8, VP9 8bit, VP9 10bit, MPEG 2, MJPEG, VC-1** - Graphics, Media & Compute: Microsoft® DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5, Intel® Built In Visuals, Intel® Quick Sync Video, Hybrid / Switchable Graphics, OpenCL 2.1 - Display & Content Security: Rec. 2020 (Wide Color Gamut), Microsoft® PlayReady 3.0, Intel® SGX Content Protection, UHD/HDR Blu-ray Disc - Dual graphics output: support HDMI and DisplayPort 1.4 ports by independent display controllers - Supports HDMI 1.4 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 30Hz - Supports DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2304) @ 60Hz - Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 1.4 Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) - Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 1.4 and DisplayPort 1.4 Ports - Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 1.4 and DisplayPort 1.4 Ports |
Others Information | |
Bundled Software | Software - ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning) - ASRock Dragon 2.5G LAN Software - ASRock Polychrome SYNC UEFI - ASRock EZ Mode - ASRock Full HD UEFI - ASRock My Favorites in UEFI - ASRock Instant Flash - ASRock Internet Flash - ASRock Easy RAID Installer |
Special Features | ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2 - ASRock Front Panel Type-C USB 3.2 Gen2 Header (10 Gb/s) - ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C Port (20 Gb/s) - ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) ASRock Super Alloy - XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink - Premium 60A Power Choke - 50A Dr.MOS - Premium Memory Alloy Choke (Reduces 70% core loss compared to iron powder choke) - Combo Caps (Nichicon 12K Black Caps) - Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors) - I/O Armor - Matte Black PCB - High Density Glass Fabric PCB - 2oz Copper PCB 2.5G LAN Intel® 802.11ax WiFi ASRock Steel Slots ASRock Full Coverage M.2 Heatsink ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3) ASRock Ultra USB Power ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports) ASRock Live Update & APP Shop |
Warranty Information | |
Manufacturing Warranty | 3 years |
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