ASRock X570 Taichi Motherboard Review

Peter Donnell / 5 years ago

How Much Does it Cost?

Unfortunately, at the time of writing we didn’t have any pricing information. However, you can check the latest prices in the UK here or in the US here. However, we’re not expecting this to be a particularly affordable, as it’s a very high-end enthusiast solution, packed with impressive features.

Overview

ASRock has always impressed with their Taichi series of motherboards. However, I think they’ve finally exceeded my expectations with their new X570 models. Not only is this one of the absolutely best-looking motherboards on the market today, it’s also one of the fastest X570 motherboards we’ve tested. Good looks and great performance? What more do you really desire!

Build Quality

Again, the motherboard is up there with the best any of their rivals has to offer on this launch. ASRocks 14 Power Phase Design, combined with premium components should allow you to unleash the full overclocking potential of any of the flagship Ryzen CPUs. Even if you’re not using it to overclock though, the power and stability are something we can all appreciate. Then you have those massive VRM heatsinks with a thick heatpipe dealing with the heat. Plus, almost the entire lower section of the motherboard is one huge heatsink, providing armour and cooling for the three built-in Gen4 M.2 mounts. If that wasn’t enough, the back of the motherboard has a huge metal plate too.

Performance

Straight away, the Taichi gave us our 3rd fastest 3DMark of all time, sitting just behind two ASUS X570 boards. It’s also in the top of Unigine, PCMark 10, and Cinebench. It didn’t beat the competition at WPrime, but it’s certainly up there with the other X570 boards, so I won’t cry about that. The gaming performance is strong too, beating out previous generation chipsets from AMD easily enough, and even giving us our 3rd fastest score for RotTR.

Added Value

The real value of this motherboard comes from the performance and the stunning aesthetics in my opinion. However, you do get nice features like ARGB using Polychrome Sync, a built-in I/O shield, BIOS Flashback, DTS Connect and much more, that certainly improve the usage experience.

Should I Buy One

If ASRock can get the pricing just right, this may end up being one of the hottest selling X570 motherboards on the market. It’s certainly one of my favourites, and with performance, build quality and style like this, it’s easy to see why.