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ASRock X399M Taichi

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Editorial reviews:
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Pros

  • solid feature set and quality components
  • better power delivery efficiency and lower temperature
  • PCI-E layout is very simple

Cons

  • the automated overclocking features of the motherboard are not as aggressive as they are on other motherboards
  • in the 4-pin CPU power connector
  • do not touch the surface of the Threadripper CPU completely

Key specs

  • Realtek ALC1220
  • DDR4
  • 64 GB
  • 4
  • UEFI AMI
  • 1
  • Micro-ATX
  • TR4

ASRock X399M Taichi - Pros & Cons

ASRock X399M Taichi

Pros

  • solid feature set and quality components
  • better power delivery efficiency and lower temperature
  • PCI-E layout is very simple

Cons

  • the automated overclocking features of the motherboard are not as aggressive as they are on other motherboards
  • in the 4-pin CPU power connector
  • do not touch the surface of the Threadripper CPU completely
  • out power and reset buttons
  • Taichi is missing compared to the competition
  • It may not display this or other websites correctly
  • actually shows worse ram speeds
  • no one

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ASRock X399M Taichi - Full Specifications

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General
Motherboard typeMicro-ATX
Processor socketTR4
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Audio properties
Audio codecRealtek ALC1220
Audio output channels7.1
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Technical details
Compatible processor seriesAMD Ryzen
Maximum number of processors1
Maximum number of SMP processors1
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Storage
RAID levels
  • 0
  • 1
  • 10
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Rear panel i/o ports
S/PDIF out portyes
Microphone inputyes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports2
PS/2 ports quantity1
Digital audio optical out1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity8
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Dimensions
Width9.61 in
Depth9.61 in
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Memory
Supported memory bus clock
  • 2400 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2667 MHz
  • 2933 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3600 MHz
RAM technologyDDR4
Memory slots typeDIMM
Maximum RAM size64 GB
Number of memory slots4
Unbuffered memoryyes
Memory channelsQuad
ECCyes
Non-ECCyes
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Graphics
Parallel processing technology support
  • Quad-GPU SLI
  • SLI
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Bios
BIOS typeUEFI AMI
BIOS features
  • JumperFree
  • SMBIOS 2.3 support
  • BIOS FlashBack
  • UEFI BIOS
  • ACPI 5.1 support
BIOS memory size128.0 mB
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) version2.3
ACPI version5.1
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Internal i/o ports
CPU fan connectoryes
Number of chassis fan connectors2
12V power connectoryes
EPS power connector (8-pin)yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Y
TPM connectoryes
Number of SATA III connectors8
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Network
Wi-Fiyes
Wi-Fi standards
  • Wi-Fi 5
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
Ethernet LAN (Network)yes
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version4.2
LAN controllerIntel I211AT
Ethernet interface typeGigabit Ethernet

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ASRock X399M Taichi ASRock - Editorial Reviews (6)

4.7
Based on 6 reviews
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ASRock X399M Taichi ASRock X399M Taichi Review « TOP NEW Review
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TOP NEW Review
Published: 14.06.2018
ASRock X399M Taichi Review « TOP NEW Review
4.5

ASRock X399M Taichi Review - Due to the colossal size of AMD's TR4 CPU socket, we never imagined Threadripper motherboards would dip below the ATX form

ASRock X399M Taichi ASRock X399M Taichi Review
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TechPowerUp
Published: 28.05.2018
ASRock X399M Taichi Review
5.0

ASRock showcases their engineering know-how once again, this time by taking AMD's Threadripper CPUs and stuffing it all into a mATX form factor. 32 threads and mATX, along with a Taichi treatment? Yes, PLEASE!

ASRock X399M Taichi AMD Ryzen X399 Motherboards Revisited - The ASRock X399M Taichi and ASUS X399-E ROG STRIX Review
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Wccftech
AMD Ryzen X399 Motherboards Revisited - The ASRock X399M Taichi and ASUS X399-E ROG STRIX Review

Today, we will be testing two new AMD X399 chipset based motherboards from ASUS and ASRock which include the X399M Taichi and the ROG STRIX X399-E Gaming which cost $339.99 US and $399.99 US, respectively.

ASRock X399M Taichi ASROCK X399M TAICHI (AMD X399) Motherboard Review
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TweakTown
Published: 27.02.2018
ASROCK X399M TAICHI (AMD X399) Motherboard Review
4.7

The ASROCK X399M Taichi is a loaded motherboard with a solid feature set and quality components.

ASRock X399M Taichi The ASRock X399 Taichi Motherboard Review: Cost-Effective Threadripper
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anandtech.com
Published: 26.10.2018
The ASRock X399 Taichi Motherboard Review: Cost-Effective Threadripper
ASRock X399M Taichi ASRock X399M Taichi - AMD Threadripper Motherboard Review - FunkyKit
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FunkyKit
Published: 14.05.2018
ASRock X399M Taichi - AMD Threadripper Motherboard Review - FunkyKit

There are many good motherboard brands on the market but ASRock is always surprising with something special. We were reviewing the X299E-ITX/ac so the only motherboard designed for the Skylake-X processors in mini ITX format ...