ASRock Z790 Taichi Carrara

Z790 Taichi Carrara

• Unique Feature
  Superb Productivity
  – PCIe Gen5 (Graphics, M.2)
  – 12CM Carrara Edition Cooling FAN
  – Dual Channel DDR5
  – USB4 Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C Ports (40 Gb/s)
  Rock-Solid Durability
  – 24+1+2 Power Phase, 105A SPS for VCore+GT with Enlarged Heatsink Armor
  – Flexible Integrated I/O Shield
  – Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)
  Ultrafast Connectivity
  – Killer 2.5G LAN, Killer 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Module
  – Killer DoubleShot™ Pro
  – Front Panel Type-C 60W Fast Charging (20V/3A)
  – ASRock Lightning Gaming Ports
  EZ Update
  – ASRock Auto Driver Installer
• CPU
  – Supports 13th Gen & 12th Gen Intel^® Core™ Processors (LGA1700)
  – Supports Intel^® Hybrid Technology
  – Supports Intel^® Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology
  – Supports Intel^® Thermal Velocity Boost (TVB)
  – Supports Intel^® Adaptive Boost Technology (ABT)
  – Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine
• Chipset
  – Intel^® Z790
• Memory
  – Dual Channel DDR5 Memory Technology
  – 4 x DDR5 DIMM Slots
  – Supports DDR5 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 7400+(OC)*
  – Max. capacity of system memory: 192GB
  – Supports Intel^® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 3.0

  *1DPC 1R Up to 7400+ MHz (OC), 4800 MHz Natively.
  1DPC 2R Up to 6000+ MHz (OC), 4400 MHz Natively.
  2DPC 1R Up to 6000+ MHz (OC), 4000 MHz Natively.
  2DPC 2R Up to 4800+ MHz (OC), 3600 MHz Natively.
• BIOS
  – 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
• Graphics
  – Intel^® Xe Graphics Architecture (Gen 12)
  – 1 x HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible, supports HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 4K 60Hz
  – 2 x Intel^® Thunderbolt™ 4, supports HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 8K 60Hz**

  *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.
  Thunderbolt™ graphics output may not be compatible with certain Type-C monitors. Please use graphics card outputs instead.

• Audio
  – 5.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC4082 Audio Codec)
  – WIMA Audio Capacitors (For Front Outputs)
  – ESS SABRE9218 DAC for Front Panel Audio (130dB SNR)
  – Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
  – Impedance Sensing on Rear Out port
  – Nahimic Audio
• LAN
  1 x 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s (Killer E3100G)
  – Supports Killer LAN Software
  – Supports Killer DoubleShot™ Pro 1 x Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s (Intel^® I219V)
• Wireless LAN
  – 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Module
  – Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
  – Supports Dual-Band 2×2 160MHz with extended 6GHz band support*- 2 antennas to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity technology
  – Supports Bluetooth 5.3 + High speed class II
  – Supports MU-MIMO
  – Supports Killer LAN Software
  – Supports Killer DoubleShot™ Pro

  *Wi-Fi 6E (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.
  A 6GHz compatible router is required for 6E functionality.
• Slots
  CPU:
  – 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1 and PCIE2), support x16 or x8/x8 modes*
  Chipset:
  – 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3), supports x4 mode*
  – 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module and Intel^® CNVio/CNVio2 (Integrated WiFi/BT)- Supports AMD CrossFire™
  – 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slots (PCIE1 and PCIE2)

  * If M2_1 is occupied, PCIE1 will downgrade to x8 mode.
  If PCIE2 is occupied, M2_1 will be disabled.
  If PCIE3 is occupied, SATA3_0~4 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 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 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*
  – 8 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors**

  *Supports Intel^® Volume Management Device (VMD)
  Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
  If M2_1 is occupied, PCIE1 will downgrade to x8 mode.
  If PCIE2 is occupied, M2_1 will be disabled.
  M2_1 and M2_2 cannot be populated simultaneously.**If PCIE3 is occupied, SATA3_0~4 will be disabled.
• RAID
  – Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
  – Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5 for M.2 NVMe storage devices
• USB
  – 2 x USB4 Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C (Rear)
  – 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C (Front)
  – 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A (Rear)
  – 10 x USB 3.2 Gen1 (6 Rear, 4 Front)
  – 6 x USB 2.0 (2 Rear, 4 Front)

  *All USB ports support ESD Protection
• Connector
  – 1 x SPI TPM Header
  – 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
  – 1 x RGB LED Header*
  – 3 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 12V 6 pin Power Connector for Fast Charging (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 Clear CMOS Button
  – 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/WP_3A supports the fan power up to 3A (36W).

  *****CHA_FAN1~6/WP support the fan power up to 2A (24W).
  CPU_FAN2/WP_3A and CHA_FAN1~6/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.

  ******Supports USB PD 3.0 up to 20V@3A (60W) fast charging when you install PSU’s Power Cable to the 12V 6 pin Power Connector. If the 12V 6 pin Power Connector is not plugged, this header supports USB PD 3.0 up to 9V@3A (27W) fast charging.

• Rear Panel I/O
  – 2 x Antenna Ports
  – 1 x HDMI Port
  – 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
  – 2 x USB4 Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C Ports (40 Gb/s for USB4 protocol; 40Gb/s for Thunderbolt™ protocol)*
  – 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s)
  – 6 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB32_12 are Lightning Gaming Ports. USB32_34 support Ultra USB Power.)
  – 2 x USB 2.0 Ports
  – 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports
  – 1 x Line Out Jack (Gold Audio Jack)
  – 1 x Microphone Input Jack (Gold Audio Jack)

  *Supports USB PD 3.0 up to 9V@3A (27W) / 5V@3A (15W) charging