Asrock Z590 Taichi LGA 1200 ATX Motherboard

CPU

- Supports 10th Gen   Intel® Core™ Processors and 11th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors (LGA1200)        

- Digi Power design 

- 14 Power Phase design     

- Supports Intel® Turbo   Boost Max 3.0 Technology        

- Supports Intel®   K-Series unlocked CPUs

- Supports ASRock Hyper   BCLK Engine III

Chipset          

- Intel® Z590 

Memory        

- Dual Channel DDR4   Memory Technology

- 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots         

- 11th Gen Intel® Core™   Processors support DDR4 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 5000+(OC)*

- 10th Gen Intel® Core™   Processors support DDR4 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 4800+(OC)* 

- 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   

*11th Gen Intel® Core™   (i9/i7/i5) support DDR4 3200 natively; Core™ (i3), Pentium® and Celeron®   support DDR4 2666 natively.     

10th Gen Intel® Core™   (i9/i7) support DDR4 2933 natively; Core™ (i5/i3), Pentium® and Celeron®   support DDR4 2666 natively.     

**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(VCCM, VPPM, VTT), VCCSFR, VCCPLL, VCCSTG, VCCSTG_OUT, PCH Voltage,   VCCIO_0, VCCIO_1_2, VCCST, VCCSA, CPU Internal PLL, GT PLL, Ring PLL, System   Agent PLL, Memory Controller PLL Voltage Multi-adjustment        

Graphics       

- 11th Gen Intel® Core™   Processors support Intel® Xe Graphics Architecture (Gen 12). 10th Gen Intel®   Core™ Processors support Gen 9 Graphics   

- Three graphics output   options: 1 x HDMI and 2 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4        

- Supports Triple   Monitor    

- Supports Intel®   Thunderbolt™ 4 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 60Hz           

- Supports HDMI 2.0   with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 60Hz**           

- Supports Auto Lip   Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 2.0   Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required)        

- Supports HDCP 2.3   with HDMI 2.0 and Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 Ports   

*Intel® UHD Graphics   Built-in Visuals and the VGA outputs can be supported only with processors   which are GPU integrated. 

**11th Gen Intel® Core™   Processors support HDMI 2.0. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors support HDMI   1.4.         

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 (Killer E3100G)    

- Supports Killer LAN   Software       

- Supports Killer   DoubleShotTM Pro          

- 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

- Killer AX1675x   802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Module

- Supports IEEE   802.11a/b/g/n/ax  

- Supports Dual-Band   2x2 160MHz with extended 6GHz band support*           

- 2 antennas to support   2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity technology

- Supports Bluetooth   5.2 + High speed class II     

- Supports MU-MIMO           

- Supports Killer LAN   Software       

- Supports Killer   DoubleShot™ Pro

*Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz band)   is not currently enabled by default due to the different regulation status of   each country. It will be activated (for supported countries) through Windows®   Update and software update once available. The update is expected to be in the   middle of 2021.       

Slots

11th Gen Intel® Core™   Processors  

- 3 x PCI Express x16   Slots (PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE4: single at Gen4x16 (PCIE1); dual at Gen4x8 (PCIE1) /   Gen4x8 (PCIE2); triple at Gen4x8 (PCIE1) / Gen4x8 (PCIE2) / Gen3x4 (PCIE4))* 

10th Gen Intel® Core™   Processors 

- 3 x PCI Express x16   Slots (PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE4: single at Gen3x16 (PCIE1); dual at Gen3x8 (PCIE1) /   Gen3x8 (PCIE2); triple at Gen3x8 (PCIE1) / Gen3x8 (PCIE2) / Gen3x4 (PCIE4))* 

- 1 x PCI Express 3.0   x1 Slot 

- Supports AMD Quad   CrossFireX™, 3-Way CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™      

- 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           

Storage

- 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s   Connectors*

- 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s   Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061*          

- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket   (M2_1), supports M Key type 2280 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen4x4 (64   Gb/s) (with 11th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors) or Gen3x4 (32 Gb/s) (with 10th   Gen Intel® Core™ Processors)**    

- 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, SATA3_5   and PCIE4 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the others will be   disabled.     

**Supports Intel®   Optane™ Technology (M2_2 and M2_3 only)  

Supports NVMe SSD as   boot disks 

Supports ASRock U.2 Kit     

RAID

- Supports RAID 0, RAID   1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices        

- Supports RAID 0 and   RAID 1 for M.2 NVMe storage devices*   

*RAID function for PCIe   mode SSD in M2_1 is only available with Intel® SSD installed.       

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)

- 2 x USB 2.0 Headers   (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (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 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s) (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.

****CPU_FAN2/WP_3A   supports the water cooler fan of maximum 3A (36W) 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.    

Rear Panel I/O

- 2 x Antenna Ports   

- 1 x HDMI Port          

- 1 x Optical SPDIF Out   Port

- 2 x USB 4.0   Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C Port (40 Gb/s for USB 4.0 protocol; 40Gb/s for   Thunderbolt™ protocol) (Supports ESD Protection)*

- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen2   Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection)**

- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1   Type-A 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)     

*Supports USB PD 2.0 up   to 9V@3A (27W) / 5V@3A (15W) charging    

**USB3_5_6 is from   Intel® Z590; USB3_1 is from ASMedia ASM1042A; USB3_2, USB3_3 and USB3_4 are   from ASMedia ASM1074 hub.   

Ultra USB Power is   supported on USB3_3 port.    

ACPI wake-up function   is not supported on USB3_3 port.          

Software and UEFI

Software       

- ASRock Motherboard   Utility (A-Tuning)  

- Killer Control Center         

- 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           

*These utilities can be   downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.    

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 Graphics Card   Holder  

- 1 x Wireless Dongle   USB Bracket 

- 1 x 3010 Cooling Fan   with Bracket and Screw Package

- 1 x 4010 Cooling Fan   Bracket and Screw Package        

- 2 x ASRock WiFi   2.4/5/6 GHz Antennas  

- 1 x ASRock   Screwdriver    

- 3 x Screws for M.2   Sockets          

- 2 x Standoffs for M.2   Sockets      

Hardware Monitor

- 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, PCH, VCCSA, VCCIO_0, VCCIO_1_2, VCCFSR_OC

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®   10 64-bit

Certifications

- FCC, CE       

- ErP/EuP ready   (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)         

- CEC Tier II ready