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ASRock X470 Taichi

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Editorial reviews:
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6 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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Pros

  • improved memory latency and improved
  • nicely built motherboard really and good looking is
  • great stability for the gamers and casual overclocking

Cons

  • revealing the motherboard through a plastic window
  • of features is fairly predictable and also slightly disappointing
  • It does not store any personal data

Key specs

  • Realtek ALC1220
  • DDR4
  • 64 GB
  • 4
  • UEFI AMI
  • 1
  • ATX
  • Socket AM4

ASRock X470 Taichi - Pros & Cons

ASRock X470 Taichi

Pros

  • improved memory latency and improved
  • nicely built motherboard really and good looking is
  • great stability for the gamers and casual overclocking
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  • pretty comfortably and does very well throughout
  • the fit and finish here is excellent

Cons

  • revealing the motherboard through a plastic window
  • of features is fairly predictable and also slightly disappointing
  • It does not store any personal data
  • Taichi Ultimate does not offer such interface
  • PCB due to lack of space in between the PCIe slots
  • less expensive than the Taichi Ultimate
  • for weak WiFi signals and sluggish internet
  • flap held in place with a bit of Velcro
  • drives can be created or destroyed without the need to reinstall Windows
  • the area around the CPU socket is quite open

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ASRock X470 Taichi - Full Specifications

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General
Motherboard typeATX
Processor socketSocket AM4
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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
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Storage
Supported storage drive interfaces
  • M.2
  • Serial ATA III
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Rear panel i/o ports
S/PDIF out portyes
HDMI ports quantity1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports1
PS/2 ports quantity1
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 quantity6
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Dimensions
Width12.01 in
Depth9.61 in
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Memory
Supported memory bus clock
  • 2400 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2667 MHz
  • 2933 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3466 MHz
RAM technologyDDR4
Memory slots typeDIMM
Maximum RAM size64 GB
Number of memory slots4
Unbuffered memoryyes
Non-ECCyes
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Graphics
Parallel processing technology support
  • CrossFireX
  • Quad-GPU CrossFireX
  • Quad-GPU SLI
  • SLI
Maximum resolution
  • 4096
  • 2160
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Bios
BIOS typeUEFI AMI
BIOS features
  • JumperFree
  • SMBIOS 2.3 support
  • UEFI BIOS
  • ACPI 5.1 support
BIOS memory size32.0 mB
ACPI version5.1
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Internal i/o ports
CPU fan connectoryes
Number of chassis fan connectors3
EPS power connector (8-pin)yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Y
Number of SATA III connectors8
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Network
Wi-Fiyes
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11a
  • Wi-Fi 5
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • Wi-Fi 4
Ethernet LAN (Network)yes
LAN controllerIntel I211AT
Ethernet interface typeGigabit Ethernet

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ASRock X470 Taichi ASRock - Editorial Reviews (6)

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ASRock X470 Taichi ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate Review
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TechPowerUp
Published: 14.06.2018
ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate Review
4.0

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?

ASRock X470 Taichi ASRock X470 Taichi (AMD X470) Motherboard Review
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TweakTown
Published: 24.07.2018
ASRock X470 Taichi (AMD X470) Motherboard Review
4.6

The ASRock X470 Taichi is $60 less than the Taichi Ultimate, save some money with a cheaper alternative and only lose a few features.

ASRock X470 Taichi ASRock X470 Taichi review – nice PCB, shame about the overclocking
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KitGuru
Published: 07.05.2018
ASRock X470 Taichi review – nice PCB, shame about the overclocking

You can tell from quite a distance that this motherboard is an ASRock Taichi as the steel grey look

ASRock X470 Taichi The ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate Motherboard Review: Aquantia 10GbE on Ryzen
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anandtech.com
Published: 02.08.2018
The ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate Motherboard Review: Aquantia 10GbE on Ryzen
ASRock X470 Taichi ASRock X470 Taichi AMD Ryzen Motherboard Review - FunkyKit
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FunkyKit
Published: 30.07.2018
ASRock X470 Taichi AMD Ryzen Motherboard Review - FunkyKit

ASRock has many interesting motherboards each generation so we are just waiting to see something exceptional based on a new chipset. For the premiere of the X470 chipset, ASRock was ready with a couple of ...

ASRock X470 Taichi ASRock X470 Taichi review
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Guru3D.com
Published: 06.08.2018
ASRock X470 Taichi review

ASRock is back in da house, this time with the X470 Taichi . A motherboard that positions itself in the high-end range of X470, nicely built motherboard really and good looking is what it screams.... Introduction