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Z890 Taichi vs Z790 AORUS ELITE AX | PCPartMatch

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Z890 Taichi vs Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

ASRock

Z890 Taichi

VS

Gigabyte

Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

6specs won

of14specs

4specs won

The ASRock Z890 Taichi wins in 6 out of 14 comparable specs, with 4 ties. Its biggest advantage is USB Type-C (200% better).

Z790 AORUS ELITE AX wins in 4 specs (MSRP: 53% better).

Recommendation

Choose Z890 Taichi if you want the best overall performance — especially usb type-c.

Choose Z790 AORUS ELITE AX if msrp matters more to you.

Detailed Specifications

Specification

ASRockZ890 Taichi

GigabyteZ790 AORUS ELITE AX

Platform

Socket

LGA1851

LGA1700

Chipset

Z890

Z790

Form Factor

ATX

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ATX

PCIe Gen

5

5

Memory

Memory Type

DDR5

DDR5

Memory Slots

4

4

Max Memory

256 GB

256 GB

Max Memory Speed

9,466 MHz+25%

7,600 MHz

Expansion

M.2 Slots

6+50%

4

SATA Ports

4

6+50%

PCIe x16 Slots

2

3+50%

PCIe x1 Slots

0

0

Connectivity

USB Type-C

3+200%

1

USB Type-A

7

8+14%

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 7+8%

Wi-Fi 6E

LAN

5 GbE+100%

2.5 GbE

Audio

Realtek ALC4082

Realtek ALC1220

Design

VRM Phases

20+1+2+1+1+32%

16+1+2

Price

MSRP

$599

$280−53%

Release Date

Oct 2024

Oct 2022