ASRock Z690 Taichi Razer Edition LGA 1700 DDR5 ATX Intel Motherboard
Overview :
- Supports 12th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors (LGA1700)
- 20 Phase SPS Dr.MOS Power Design
- Supports DDR5 6400MHz (OC)
- 2 PCIe 5.0 x16, 1 PCIe 4.0 x16, 1 PCIe 3.0 x1
- Graphics Output Options: HDMI, 2 Thunderbolt™ Type-C
- Realtek ALC1220 7.1 CH HD Audio Codec,
ESS SABRE 9218 DAC, WIMA Audio Caps - 6 SATA3, 1 Independent SATA3
2 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4 x4)
1 M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x2 & SATA3)
2 Thunderbolt™ 4/USB4 Type-C
1 USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Front Type-C
2 USB 3.2 Gen2 (Rear)
8 USB 3.2 Gen1 (4 Rear, 4 Front)
1 Independent USB 3.2 Gen1 Type A Port - Killer E3100 2.5G LAN, Intel® Gigabit LAN
- Killer AX1690 802.11ax (WiFi 6E) Bluetooth
- Killer DoubleShot™ Pro X3
- Intel® Double Connect Technology
- Razer Synapse
Specification :
| Unique Feature | ASRock USB 4.0 |
| ASRock USB 4.0 Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C Port (40 Gb/s for USB 4.0 protocol; 40Gb/s for Thunderbolt™ protocol) | |
| ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2 | |
| ASRock Front Panel Type-C USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Header (20 Gb/s) | |
| ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) | |
| ASRock Super Alloy | |
| XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink | |
| Premium Power Choke | |
| 105A SPS (Smart Power Stage) | |
| Premium Memory Alloy Choke (Reduces 70% core loss compared to iron power choke) | |
| Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors) | |
| I/O Armor | |
| Matte Black PCB | |
| High Density Glass Fabric PCB | |
| 8 Layer PCB | |
| 2oz Copper PCB | |
| Server-Grade Low-Loss PCB | |
| Killer 2.5G LAN | |
| 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E | |
| Killer DoubleShot™ Pro X3 | |
| Intel® Double Connect Technology | |
| ASRock Auto Driver Installer | |
| ASRock Steel Slots | |
| ASRock Full Coverage M.2 Heatsink | |
| ASRock Hyper M.2/b> (PCIe Gen4x4) | |
| ASRock Ultra USB Power | |
| ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports) | |
| ASRock Live Update & APP Shop | |
| CPU | Supports 12th Gen Intel® Core™ Processors (LGA1700) |
| Digi Power design | |
| 20 Power Phase design | |
| Supports Intel® Hybrid Technology | |
| Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Max 3.0 Technology | |
| Supports ASRock Hyper BCLK Engine V | |
| Chipset | Intel® Z690 |
| Memory | Dual Channel DDR5 Memory Technology |
| 4 x DDR5 DIMM Slots | |
| Supports DDR5 non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 6400 (OC)* | |
| Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB | |
| Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 3.0 | |
| 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots | |
| *Supports DDR5 4400 (1DPC) / 3600 (2DPC) natively. | |
| BIOS | 256Mb 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, VCCIN_AUX, 1.8V PROC, 1.05V PROC, 0.82V PCH, 1.05V PCH Voltage Multi-adjustment | |
| Graphics | Intel® Xe Graphics Architecture (Gen 12) |
| 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 8K (7680×4320) @ 60Hz** | |
| Supports HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096×2160) @ 60Hz | |
| Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 2.1 TMDS Compatible Port 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. | |
| *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. | |
| 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 DoubleShot™ Pro X3 | |
| 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 UEFI PXE | |
| Wireless LAN | 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E Module |
| Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/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 High speed class II | |
| Supports MU-MIMO | |
| Supports Killer DoubleShot™ Pro X3 | |
| Supports Intel® Double Connect Technology | |
| *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 (PCIE4), supports x4 mode* | |
| 1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 Slot (PCIE3)* | |
| 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module and Intel® CNVi (Integrated WiFi/BT) | |
| Supports AMD CrossFire™ | |
| 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slots (PCIE1 and PCIE2) | |
| *Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks | |
| Storage | CPU: |
| 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode* | |
| Chipset: | |
| 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 2242/2260/2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode* | |
| 1 x M.2 Socket (M2_3, Key M), supports type 2230/2242/2260/2280 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s & PCIe Gen3x2 (16 Gb/s) modes* | |
| 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors | |
| 1 x Independent SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connector | |
| *Supports Intel® Optane™ Memory H Series (M2_2 only) | |
| Supports Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD) | |
| 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, RAID 1 and RAID 5 for M.2 NVMe storage devices | |
| 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)*** | |
| 2 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)**** | |
| 4 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)***** | |
| 1 x VRM/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin)****** | |
| 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 3 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) | |
| 1 x Independent USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Connector | |
| 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 | |
| *Supports 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. | |
| CPU_FAN3/WP supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power. | |
| *****The Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power. | |
| ******The VRM/Water Pump Fan Connector supports the VRM fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power. | |
| CPU_FAN2/WP_3A, CPU_FAN3/WP, VRM_FAN1/WP, CHA_FAN1~4/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 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection) | |
| 2 x USB 4.0 Thunderbolt™ 4 Type-C Ports (40 Gb/s for USB 4.0 protocol; 40Gb/s for Thunderbolt™ protocol) (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 with LED) | |
| *Supports USB PD 3.0 up to 9V@3A (27W) / 5V@3A (15W) charging | |
| **USB3_2, USB3_3 and USB3_4 are from Intel® Z690; USB3_1 is from ASMedia ASM3042. | |
| USB3_1_2 are the Lightning Gaming Ports. | |
| 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* | |
| Razer Synapse 3** | |
| ASRock EZ Mode | |
| ASRock Full HD UEFI | |
| ASRock My Favorites in UEFI | |
| ASRock Auto Driver Installer | |
| ASRock Instant Flash | |
| ASRock Internet Flash | |
| ASRock Easy RAID Installer | |
| *These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop. | |
| **Razer Synapse 3 can be downloaded from razer.com/synapse-3. UEFI | |
| Support CD | Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) |
| 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 | |
| 1 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5/6 GHz Antenna | |
| 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets | |
| 1 x Standoff for M.2 Socket | |
| Hardware Monitor | Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump, VRM/Water Pump, MOS Fans |
| Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump, VRM/Water Pump, MOS Fans | |
| Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump, VRM/Water Pump, MOS Fans | |
| Voltage monitoring: 12V, 5V, 3.3V, CPU Vcore, 0.82V PCH, 1.05V PCH, 1.05V PROC, DRAM, VCCIN_AUX, VCCSA | |
| 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 / 11 64-bit |
| Certifications | FCC, CE |
| ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) | |
| CEC Tier II ready |
