ASRock X399M Taichi AMD TR4 Motherboard Review

The technical data …

Manufacturer ASRock
Name X399M Taichi
Type / Chipset AMD TR4 CPU / AMD X399 Chipset
Dimensions + 5 mm (40 mm radius) from socket to next capacitor or component – see Fit for Fan. The distance to the next larger cooler is approx. 5 mm (60 mm radius). The total size of the Micro ATX board is 244 x 244 mm.
Slots +++++ PCIe 3.0: 3×16, 4x DDR4-800 – DDR4-2667, DDR4-3600+ OC, max 64GB RAM
Connections +++++ 8x SATA3, 3x Ultra M.2, 1x U.2, 1x PS/2, 2x 10/100/1000 Mbps base-T Ethernet (Intel I211AT), 1x WLAN 2.4/5 GHz IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac up to 433 Mbps, 1x Bluetooth 4.2 / 3.0 + High speed class II, 1x USB 3.1 Type-C, 1x USB 3.1 Type-A, 12x USB 3.0 (4x of them internal, slot bracket for additional ports is not included), 4x USB 2.0 (all of them internal, slot bracket for additional ports is not included), 8-channel Realtek ALC1220 onboard 7.1 sound with 5x 3.5 mm connector (1x optical S/PDIF out, 1x internal Aux, external Line in, external Mic, external Front out, external Rear out, external Center/Subwoofer) and 5x fan (5x 4Pin).
Vcore +++++ In BIOS Vcore from 0.9000 Volt to 2.5000 Volt
Multiplier ++++ In BIOS from 16x to 63x (maximum multi depending on CPU)
BCLK – Cannot be changed in BIOS.
VIO/VDD ++++ DRAM Voltage (DDR4 Voltage) 1.100 to 2.235V, VTT_DDR 0.500 to 1.150 Volt, VTT_DDR_CD 0.500 to 1.150 Volt, VDDCR_SOC 0.8000 to 1.200 Volt, VPPM Voltage 2.000 to 3.000V, 2.50V PROM Voltage 2.400 to 3.300V, +1.8V Voltage 1.700 to 3.000V, +1.8V SB Voltage 1.700 to 3.000V.
Performance* ++++ Benchmark results comparison with different graphics cards and benchmark tools.

3DMark benchmark results with AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X processor.
1x MSI Radeon R9 280 Twin Frozr Gaming 3GB PCIe 3.0 graphics card:
3DMark review: Fire Strike 6658, Cloud Gate 26123, Ice Storm 120119

3DMark benchmark results with AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X processor.
1x MSI Radeon R9 280 Twin Frozr Gaming 3GB PCIe 3.0 graphics card:
PCMark10: Overall 4252, Essentials 7847, Productivity 7260, Digital Content Creation 3664

Manual and Labelling +++ For a mATX motherboard well placed, complete motherboard description and good manual with a lot of tips about topics like CPU installation, memory installation, etc.. The manual comes in different languages. In addition a separated Software Setup Guide with UEFI settings is contained.

ASRock X399M Taichi Layout, Design and Features …