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ASRock X470 Taichi vs Asus Prime X470-PRO

    ASRock X470 Taichi Motherboard
    ASRock X470 Taichi
      Asus Prime X470-PRO Motherboard
      Asus Prime X470-PRO
      Editiorial reviews
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      4 editorial reviews
      The second generation of AMD Ryzen CPUs have hit the market, and with them comes a wave of new motherboards. The ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate aims at a top spot among them. Has ASRock brought enough to the table to make this board the Ultimate?Read more
      The ASRock X470 Taichi is $60 less than the Taichi Ultimate, save some money with a cheaper alternative and only lose a few features.Read more
      You can tell from quite a distance that this motherboard is an ASRock Taichi as the steel grey lookRead more
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      2 editorial reviews
      Introduction and Up CloseRead more
      AMD"s latest chipset has some new features and supports Ryzen 2 chips out of the box. Here's how to pick an X470 motherboard that suits your needs and budget.Read more
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      User rating
      33
      4.1 out of 5
      33 user ratings
      5 stars
      		39 %
      4 stars
      		27 %
      3 stars
      		33 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      38
      4.3 out of 5
      38 user ratings
      5 stars
      		47 %
      4 stars
      		36 %
      3 stars
      		13 %
      2 stars
      		2 %
      1 stars
      		0 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      General

      ASRock X470 TaichiASRock X470 Taichi
      Asus Prime X470-PROAsus Prime X470-PRO
      Motherboard typeATXATX
      Processor socketSocket AM4Socket AM4

      Memory

      ASRock X470 TaichiASRock X470 Taichi
      Asus Prime X470-PROAsus Prime X470-PRO
      Supported memory bus clock
      • 2400 MHz
      • 2133 MHz
      • 2667 MHz
      • 2933 MHz
      • 3200 MHz
      • 3466 MHz
      • 2400 MHz
      • 2133 MHz
      • 2666 MHz
      • 2800 MHz
      • 2933 MHz
      • 3000 MHz
      • 3200 MHz
      • 3466 MHz
      RAM technologyDDR4DDR4
      Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
      Maximum RAM size64 GB64 GB
      Number of memory slots44
      Unbuffered memoryyesyes

      Audio properties

      ASRock X470 TaichiASRock X470 Taichi
      Asus Prime X470-PROAsus Prime X470-PRO
      Audio codecRealtek ALC1220Realtek ALCS1220A
      Audio output channels7.17.1

      Graphics

      ASRock X470 TaichiASRock X470 Taichi
      Asus Prime X470-PROAsus Prime X470-PRO
      Parallel processing technology support
      • CrossFireX
      • Quad-GPU CrossFireX
      • Quad-GPU SLI
      • SLI
      • 2-Way SLI
      • CrossFireX
      Maximum resolution
      • 4096
      • 2160
      • 4096
      • 2160

      Technical details

      ASRock X470 TaichiASRock X470 Taichi
      Asus Prime X470-PROAsus Prime X470-PRO
      Compatible processor seriesAMD Ryzen
      • AMD A
      • AMD Athlon X4
      • AMD Ryzen
      Maximum number of processors11

      BIOS

      ASRock X470 TaichiASRock X470 Taichi
      Asus Prime X470-PROAsus Prime X470-PRO
      BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
      BIOS features
      • JumperFree
      • SMBIOS 2.3 support
      • UEFI BIOS
      • ACPI 5.1 support
      • Multilingual BIOS
      • ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
      • UEFI BIOS
      • ASUS EZ Flash 3
      • SMBIOS 3.0 support
      • ACPI 6.1 support
      BIOS memory size32.0 mB32.0 mB
      ACPI version5.16.0

      Internal I/O ports

      ASRock X470 TaichiASRock X470 Taichi
      Asus Prime X470-PROAsus Prime X470-PRO
      CPU fan connectoryesyes
      Number of chassis fan connectors33
      EPS power connector (8-pin)yesyes
      ATX Power connector (24-pin)YY
      Number of SATA III connectors86

      Rear panel I/O ports

      ASRock X470 TaichiASRock X470 Taichi
      Asus Prime X470-PROAsus Prime X470-PRO
      S/PDIF out portyesyes
      HDMI ports quantity11
      Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
      PS/2 ports quantity11
      USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity12
      USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity65

      Network

      ASRock X470 TaichiASRock X470 Taichi
      Asus Prime X470-PROAsus Prime X470-PRO
      Ethernet LAN (Network)yesyes
      LAN controllerIntel I211ATIntel I211-AT

      Dimensions

      ASRock X470 TaichiASRock X470 Taichi
      Asus Prime X470-PROAsus Prime X470-PRO
      Width12.01 in12.01 in
      Depth9.61 in9.61 in

      Pros & Cons

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