Asrock Z490 TAICHI Intel Z490 ATX Motherboard

Supports 10th Gen and future generation Intel Core Processors (Socket 1200)
15 Phase Dr.MOS Power Design
Supports DDR4 4666MHz+ (OC)
3 PCIe 3.0 x16, 2 PCIe 3.0 x1
Supports NVIDIA SLI , AMD 3-Way CrossFireX
Graphics Output Options: HDMI, DisplayPort
7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec), Nahimic Audio
8 SATA3, 2 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3), 1 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4)
1 USB 3.2 Gen2x2 20Gb/s Rear Type-C
3 USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gb/s (2 Rear Type-A, 1 Front Type-C)
9 USB 3.2 Gen1 (4 Front, 5 Rear)
Dragon 2.5 Gigabit LAN, Intel Gigabit LAN
Intel Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax (2.4Gbps) + BT 5.1
ASRock Polychrome SYNC

Specification :

Unique Feature 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
CPU Supports 10th Gen and future generation Intel Core Processors (Socket 1200)
Digi Power design
15 Power Phase design
Supports Intel Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology
Supports Intel K-Series unlocked CPUs
Supports ASRock BCLK Full-range Overclocking
Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine III
Chipset Intel Z490
Memory 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)
Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB**
Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 2.0
15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
**Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.
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
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 (4096×2160) @ 30Hz
Supports DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096×2304) @ 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
*Intel UHD Graphics Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors which are GPU integrated.
** VP9 10bit and VC-1 are for decode only.
VP8 and VP9 encode are not supported by Windows OS.
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
LAN 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
Supports Wake-On-LAN
Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
Supports PXE
1 x Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s (Intel I219V)
Supports Wake-On-LAN
Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
Supports PXE
Wireless LAN Intel 802.11ax WiFi Module
Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ax
Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz)
Supports WiFi6 802.11ax (2.4Gbps)
2 antennas to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity technology
Supports Bluetooth 5.1 + High speed class II
Supports MU-MIMO
Slots 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
Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX , 3-Way CrossFireX and CrossFireX
Supports NVIDIA and SLI
Support NVIDIA SLI with NVIDIA Quadro graphics cards
Supports NVIDIA NVLink with dual NVIDIA GeForce RTX series graphics cards**
1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled WiFi-802.11ax module (on the rear I/O)
15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1)
*Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
**NVIDIA NVLink Bridge does not come with the package. Please purchase it from NVIDIA if necessary.
Storage 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 17), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug*
2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key type 2280 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**
1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports M Key type 2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**
1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_3), supports M Key type 2230/2242/2260/2280/22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**
*M2_2, SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled.
M2_3, SATA3_4 and SATA3_5 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others will be disabled.
M2_3, SATA3_4, SATA3_5 and USB32_TC_1 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, USB32_TC_1 will downgrade to 16 Gb/s max.
M2_3 and USB32_TC_1 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, M2_3 and USB32_TC_1 will downgrade to PCIe Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s).
**Supports Intel Optane Technology (M2_1 and M2_2 only)
Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
Supports ASRock U.2 Kit
Connector 1 x SPI TPM Header
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
*Support in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip
**Support in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip
***The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power.
****The Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power.
CPU_FAN2/WP_3A, CHA_FAN1/WP, CHA_FAN2/WP, CHA_FAN3/WP, CHA_FAN4/WP, CHA_FAN5/WP and CHA_FAN6/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.
CPU_FAN2/WP_3A supports the water cooler fan of maximum 3A (36W) fan power.
Rear Panel I/O 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)
*M2_3, SATA3_4, SATA3_5 and USB32_TC_1 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, USB32_TC_1 will downgrade to 16 Gb/s max.
**USB3_3 is from Intel Z490; USB3_12 and USB3_4_5 are from ASMedia ASM1074 hub.
Ultra USB Power is supported on USB3_4_5 ports.
ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB3_4_5 ports.
Software and UEFI 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
Support CD Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar
Accessories Quick Installation Guide, Support CD
4 x SATA Data Cables
1 x ASRock SLI_HB_Bridge_2S Card
1 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna
1 x ASRock Screwdriver
3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets
2 x Standoffs for M.2 Sockets
Hardware Monitor Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, DRAM, VPPM, PCH, VCCSA, VCCST, VCCIO, VCCFSR_OC, VCCSFR
Form Factor ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
2oz Copper PCB
OS Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit
Certifications FCC, CE
ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
Warranty 3 Years