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ASRock X870E / X870 motherboards – AMD Ryzen X3D Ready

KitGuru has been a fan of AMD Ryzen processors for many years and the recent launch of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D confirms this family of CPUs as the first choice for gamers. Buying a new CPU requires that you also buy a motherboard and that is where the latest AMD X870E and X870 chipsets enter the picture. ASRock sent KitGuru a stack of their latest motherboards so you can see exactly what you get at each price point.

00:00 Start
00:41 X870 Pro RS
03:16 Steel Legend WiFi
05:29 Phantom Gaming X870 Riptide WiFi
07:56 Phantom Gaming X870E Nova Wifi
10:52 X870E Taichi Lite
13:42 X870E Taichi

ASRock X870 Pro RS

 

Specification

Chipset: AMD X870
VRMs: 14x80A +2+1 DrMOS with enlarged heatsinks, Richtek controller
Memory support: 4 DIMMS, DDR5-8000+
PCI Express: 1x PCIe 5.0 x16 and 1x PCIe 4.0 x16
Storage: 1x Gen 5 M.2 with enlarged heatsink, 1x Gen 4 M.2, 1x Gen 3 M.2 and 4x SATA 6Gb/sec
Networking: 2.5Gbit Realtek Ethernet
Input/Output:
2x USB4 40Gbps (rear)
1x USB-C 20Gbps (front)
2x USB-A 10Gbps (rear)
4x USB-A 5Gbps (2 rear, 2 front)
9x USB 2.0 (6 rear, 3 front)

Fan connectors: 7x PWM
Backplate: No
PCB: 8-layer
Form factor: ATX 305mm x 244mm

You can buy the ASRock X870 Pro RS HERE

ASRock X870 Steel Legend WiFi

Specification

Chipset: AMD X870
VRMs: 14x80A +2+1 DrMOS with enlarged heatsinks, Richtek controller
Memory support: 4 DIMMS, DDR5-8000+
PCI Express: 1x PCIe 5.0 x16 and 1x PCIe 4.0 x16
Storage: 1x Gen 5 M.2 with enlarged heatsink, 2x Gen 4 M.2 and 4x SATA 6Gb/sec
Networking: 2.5Gbit Realtek Ethernet, MediaTek 2×2 WiFi 7
Input/Output:
2x USB4 40Gbps (rear)
1x USB-C 20Gbps (front)
2x USB-A 10Gbps (rear)
7x USB-A 5Gbps (3 rear, 4 front)
8x USB 2.0 (4 rear, 4 front)

Fan connectors: 6x PWM
Backplate: No
PCB: 8-layer
Form factor: ATX 305mm x 244mm

You can buy the ASRock X870 Steel Legend WiFi HERE

ASRock Phantom Gaming X870 Riptide WiFi

Specification

Chipset: AMD X870
VRMs: 14x80A +2+1 DrMOS with enlarged heatsinks, Richtek controller
Memory support: 4 DIMMS, DDR5-8000+
PCI Express: 1x PCIe 5.0 x16 and 1x PCIe 4.0 x16
Storage: 1x Gen 5 M.2 with enlarged heatsink, 2x Gen 4 M.2 and 4x SATA 6Gb/sec
Networking: 2.5Gbit Killer Ethernet, MediaTek 2×2 WiFi 7
Input/Output:
2x USB4 40Gbps (rear)
1x USB-C 20Gbps (front)
2x USB-A 10Gbps (rear)
7x USB-A 5Gbps (3 rear, 4 front)
8x USB 2.0 (4 rear, 4 front)

Fan connectors: 6x PWM
Backplate: No
PCB: 8-layer
Form factor: ATX 305mm x 244mm

You can buy the ASRock Phantom Gaming X870 Riptide WiFi HERE

ASRock Phantom Gaming X870E Nova WiFi

 

Chipset: AMD X870E
VRMs: 20x110A +2+1 SPS DrMOS with enlarged heatsinks, Renesas controller
Memory support: 4 DIMMS, DDR5-8200+
PCI Express: 1x PCIe 5.0 x16, 1x PCIe 3.0 x1 and 1x PCIe 3.0 x16
Storage: 1x Gen 5 M.2 with enlarged heatsink, 3x Gen 4 M.2, 1x Gen 3 M.2 x2 and 4x SATA 6Gb/sec
Networking: 5Gbit Realtek Ethernet, MediaTek 2×2 WiFi 7
Input/Output:
2x USB4 40Gbps (rear)
1x USB-C 20Gbps (front)
3x USB-A 10Gbps (rear)
7x USB-A 5Gbps (3 rear, 4 front)
6x USB 2.0 (2 rear, 4 front)

Fan connectors: 7x PWM
Backplate: Yes
PCB: 8-layer
Form factor: ATX 305mm x 244mm

You can buy the ASRock Phantom Gaming X870E Nova WiFi HERE

ASRock X870E Taichi Lite

Chipset: AMD X870E
VRMs: 24x110A +2+1 SPS DrMOS with enlarged heatsinks, Renesas controller
Memory support: 4 DIMMS, DDR5-8200+
PCI Express: 2x PCIe 5.0 x16
Storage: 1x Gen 5 M.2 with enlarged heatsink, 1x Gen 4 M.2 with enlarged heatsink, 2x Gen 4 M.2 and 6x SATA 6Gb/sec
Networking: 5Gbit Realtek Ethernet, MediaTek 2×2 WiFi 7
Input/Output:
2x USB4 40Gbps (rear)
1x USB-C 20Gbps (front)
5x USB-A 10Gbps (rear)
7x USB-A 5Gbps (3 rear, 4 front)
6x USB 2.0 (2 rear, 4 front)

Fan connectors: 8x PWM
Backplate: No
PCB: 8-layer
Form factor: EATX 305mm x 267mm

You can buy the ASRock X870E Taichi Lite HERE

 

ASRock X870E Taichi

Chipset: AMD X870E
VRMs: 24x110A +2+1 SPS DrMOS, enlarged heatpipe heatsinks with active cooling, Renesas controller
Memory support: 4 DIMMS, DDR5-8200+
PCI Express: 2x PCIe 5.0 x16
Storage: 1x Gen 5 M.2 with enlarged heatsink, 1x Gen 4 M.2 with enlarged heatsink, 2x Gen 4 M.2 and 6x SATA 6Gb/sec
Networking: 5Gbit Realtek Ethernet, MediaTek 2×2 WiFi 7
Input/Output:
2x USB4 40Gbps (rear)
1x USB-C 20Gbps (front)
5x USB-A 10Gbps (rear)
7x USB-A 5Gbps (3 rear, 4 front)
6x USB 2.0 (2 rear, 4 front)

Fan connectors: 8x PWM
Backplate: Yes
PCB: 8-layer
Form factor: EATX 305mm x 267mm

You can buy the ASRock X870E Taichi HERE

SCAN currently have some of these boards on special offers – follow the links below to ASROCK for more details and to SCAN, to purchase.
ASROCK X870E Taichi – INFO HERE / BUY FROM SCAN HERE
ASROCK X870E Taichi Lite – INFO HERE / BUY FROM SCAN HERE
ASROCK Phantom Gaming X870E Nova WiFi – INFO HERE / BUY FROM SCAN HERE
ASROCK Phantom Gaming X870 Riptide WiFi – INFO HERE / BUY FROM SCAN HERE
ASROCK X870 Steel Legend WiFi – INFO HERE / BUY FROM SCAN HERE
ASROCK X870 Pro RS – INFO HERE / BUY FROM SCAN HERE

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