The ASRock Z890 LiveMixer WiFi is a standard ATX motherboard measuring 305 × 244 mm, built around the Z890 chipset with a single LGA 1851 CPU socket. It supports Wi-Fi across five generations — from Wi-Fi 4 through Wi-Fi 7 — alongside Bluetooth 5.4, though aptX audio streaming is not supported. The board features an HDMI 2.1 output, RGB lighting, and is designed to allow overclocking, while it does not include integrated graphics, a dual BIOS, or a quick CMOS reset button. There is no integrated CPU, and the board carries a 3-year warranty.
This motherboard supports DDR5 memory across four slots in a dual-channel configuration, with a maximum capacity of 256GB. The standard RAM speed tops out at 5600 MHz, while overclocking can push that figure up to 9066 MHz. ECC memory is not supported.
The rear I/O panel offers a broad range of USB connectivity, including ten USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports, two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, and two USB 4 40Gbps ports alongside two Thunderbolt 4 ports, all of which are Type-C. There are no USB 2.0, USB 3.2 Gen 2x2, or Thunderbolt 3 ports, and no USB 3.2 Gen 1 or Gen 2 Type-C ports separate from the USB 4 and Thunderbolt 4 outputs. Video output is handled by a single HDMI port, with no DisplayPort, DVI, or VGA connectors present. Network connectivity is provided through one RJ45 port, and legacy interfaces such as eSATA and PS/2 are absent.
The board provides a solid set of internal connectors for expansion and storage, including four M.2 sockets and four SATA 3 connectors for storage devices, with no SATA 2, U.2, or mSATA options available. USB expansion headers cover four USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, four USB 3.0 ports, four USB 2.0 ports, and one USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port. Cooling is well catered for with eight fan headers on board, and a TPM connector is also present for security module support.
The motherboard offers three full-size PCIe x16 slots in total: one PCIe 5.0 x16 slot and two PCIe 4.0 x16 slots. There are no PCIe 3.0, PCIe 2.0, PCIe x1, PCIe x4, PCIe x8, or legacy PCI slots present, keeping the expansion layout focused and uncluttered.
The onboard audio supports 7.1-channel output with a DAC signal-to-noise ratio of 120 dB, providing clean audio reproduction. Two analog audio connectors are available on the rear panel, and an S/PDIF Out port is included for digital audio passthrough to external receivers or DACs.
The board supports RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configurations, covering a range of common storage setups balancing performance, redundancy, or a combination of both. RAID 0+1 is the one configuration not supported.
