ASRock has unveiled the first motherboards based on the AMD X670E chipset for the upcoming Ryzen 7000 processors. The company announced the X670E Taichi Carrara, X670E Taichi, X670E Steel Legend, and X670E PRO RS models. All four new products offer support for DDR5 RAM and PCIe 5.0 interfaces.
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The X670E Taichi Carrara is a special edition board designed to celebrate ASRock’s 20th anniversary. In its design, the novelty uses the appearance of Carrara marble.
Specifications of ASRock X670E Taichi Carrara:
- AMD X670E chipset;
- 26-phase power subsystem;
- support for DDR5 memory;
- one PCIe 5.0 x16, one PCIe 5.0 x8;
- HDMI video output;
- Realtek ALC4082 7.1 HD Audio codec, ESS SABER 9218 DAC amplifier;
- 8x SATA III, 1x M.2 PCIe 5.0 x4, 3x M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4;
- 2x Thunderbolt 4.0/USB4 Type-C, 1x front USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C;
- 5x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A, 7x USB 3.2 Gen1 (three on the back, four on the front);
- Killer E3100G 2.5G LAN and Killer AX1675X network controllers with 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6E) and Bluetooth.
The ASRock X670E Taichi follows the specifications of the model above. The novelty differs in the design theme. She uses predominantly black coloring with some colored elements. This is ASRock’s flagship model.
Model ASRock X670E Steel Legend is designed to build a powerful gaming system. Unfortunately, the manufacturer did not share the appearance of the novelty, so we list only its key characteristics:
- AMD X670E chipset;
- 18-phase power subsystem;
- support for DDR5 memory;
- 1x PCIe 5.0 x16, 1x PCIe 4.0 x4;
- 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort;
- Realtek ALC1220 7.1 HD Audio codec with Nahimic Audio support;
- 4x SATA III, 1x M.2 PCIe 5.0 x4, 3x M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4;
- front and rear USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C;
- 1x rear USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A, 10x USB 3.2 Gen1 (6 rear, 4 front);
- Dragon 2.5Gbps LAN network controller, support 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6E) and Bluetooth.
Model ASRock X670E Pro RS is designed for the mass consumer. The novelty has a simplified power scheme, but nevertheless it is suitable for building a gaming system based on Ryzen 7000 processors.
ASRock X670E Pro RS Specifications:
- AMD X670E chipset;
- 16-phase power subsystem;
- support for DDR5 memory;
- 1x PCIe 5.0 x16, 2x PCIe 4.0 x1;
- 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort;
- Realtek ALC897 7.1 HD Audio codec with Nahimic Audio support;
- 6x SATA III, 1x M.2 PCIe 5.0 x4; 3x M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4, 1x M.2 PCIe 3.0 x2/SATA;
- rear USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C and USB 3.2 Gen2 Type A+C;
- 8x USB 3.2 Gen1 (four rear, four front);
- Dragon 2.5Gbps LAN network controller.
The company did not provide information on the timing of availability and cost of the presented motherboards.
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