Tweaktown released an indept review regarding the Asrock X370 Pro 4 motherboard. The Asrock X370 Pro 4 is specifically designed for AMD’s Raven Ridge APU’s, including the Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 3 2200G. Both cpu’s feature integrated GPU’s in the form of Vega 8 and Vega 11. Turning the motherboard on its side reveals the i/o panel giving you three display outputs, DVI, VGA and HDMI but no displayport.
We learned that Raven Ridge cpu’s only support up to 8x PCI-E, so why on earth has Asrock decided to develop a luxury X370 motherboard, crippled by the cpu in the first place?
First, the Asrock X370 Pro 4 also provides support for Ryzen 3, 5 and Ryzen 7 cpu’s. Secondly, the VRM of this specific board is relatively robust compared to other lower end B350 AM4 motherboards, offering a 6+3 phase power delivery. Furthermore, we find two M.2. slots (one only SATA-600) and two RGB fan headers. In the audio department we find an ALC892 chip which is okay, but not more than that.
For only € 105,00 you will get your hands on a motherboard that accepts every Am4 cpu on the market today. Blessed with a good VRM and all the basic features you need, except for USB 3.1 gen 2. and onboard RGB. Combining the Asrock X370 Pro 4 with for example a Ryzen 5 2400G, provides an exceptionally long upgrade path. In the end you could be rocking a Ryzen 7 2700X with Crossfire Vega 64’s without ever having to change the motherboard. Just think about that 🙂
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Unique FeatureASRock Super Alloy
– Premium Power Choke
– Sapphire Black PCB
– High Density Glass Fabric PCB
– 2oz Copper PCB
ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4)
ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports)
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CPU– Supports AMD Socket AM4 A-Series APUs (Bristol Ridge) and Ryzen Series CPUs (Summit Ridge and Raven Ridge)
– Digi Power design
– 9 Power Phase design
– Supports 95W Air Cooling -
Chipset– AMD Promontory X370
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Memory– Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
– 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
– AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Summit Ridge) support DDR4 3200+(OC) / 2933(OC) / 2667/2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory*
– AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Raven Ridge) support DDR4 3200+(OC)/2933(OC)/2667/2400/2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory*
– AMD 7th Gen A-Series APUs support DDR4 2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory*
– Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB**
– 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots*Please refer to Memory Support List on ASRock’s website for more information.
Please refer to below table for DDR4 UDIMM maximum frequency support.A-Series APUs:
UDIMM Memory Slot Frequency(MHZ) A1 A2 B1 B2 – SR – – 2400 – DR – – 2400 – SR – SR 2400 – DR – DR 2133 SR SR SR SR 1866 SR/DR DR SR/DR DR 1866 Ryzen Series CPUs:
UDIMM Memory Slot Frequency(MHZ) A1 A2 B1 B2 – SR – – 2667 – DR – – 2667 – SR – SR 2667 – DR – DR 2400-2667 SR SR SR SR 2133-2400 SR/DR DR SR/DR DR 1866-2133 SR: Single rank DIMM, 1Rx4 or 1Rx8 on DIMM module label
DR: Dual rank DIMM, 2Rx4 or 2Rx8 on DIMM module label**Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 32-bit OS. For Windows® 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.
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BIOS– 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support
– Supports “Plug and Play”
– ACPI 5.1 compliance wake up events
– Supports jumperfree
– SMBIOS 2.3 support
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Graphics– Integrated AMD Radeon™ Vega Series Graphics in Ryzen Series APU*
– Integrated AMD Radeon™ R-Series Graphics in A-series APU*
– DirectX 12, Pixel Shader 5.0
– Max. shared memory 2GB
– Three graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI
– Supports Triple Monitor
– Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096×2160) @ 24Hz / (3840×2160) @ 30Hz
– Supports DVI-D with max. resolution up to 1920×1200 @ 60Hz
– Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920×1200 @ 60Hz
– Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required)
– Supports HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports
– Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D and HDMI Ports*Actual support may vary by CPU -
Audio– 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec)*
– Premium Blu-ray Audio support
– Supports Surge Protection
– ELNA Audio Caps*To configure 7.1 CH HD Audio, it is required to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. -
LAN– PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
– Realtek RTL8111GR
– Supports Wake-On-LAN
– Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
– Supports LAN Cable Detection
– Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
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SlotsAMD Ryzen series CPUs
– 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (single at x16 (PCIE2); dual at x16 (PCIE2) / x4 (PCIE4))*
AMD 7th A-Series APUs/ Raven Ridge CPUs
– 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (single at x8 (PCIE2); dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x2 (PCIE4))*
– 4 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slots
– Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™***Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
If M2_1 is occupied, PCIE4 will be disabled.**This feature is only supported with Ryzen Series CPUs (Summit Ridge and Raven Ridge).
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Storage– 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug*
– 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors by ASMedia ASM1061, support NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
– 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key type 2242/2260/2280 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s) (with Ryzen Series CPU) or Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s) (with A-Series APU)**
– 1 x M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports M Key type 2230/2242/2260/2280/22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module*M2_2 and SATA3_3 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the other one will be disabled.**If M2_1 is occupied, PCIE4 will be disabled.
Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
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Connector– 1 x COM Port Header
– 1 x TPM Header
– 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
– 1 x RGB LED Header*
– 1 x AMD Fan LED Header**
– 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)***
– 3 x Chassis Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)****
– 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
– 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector
– 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
– 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)
– 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)*Supports in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip**The AMD Fan LED Header supports LED strips of maximum load of 3A (36W) and length up to 2.5M.
***The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power.
****CHA_FAN2 and CHA_FAN3 can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.
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Rear Panel I/O– 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
– 1 x D-Sub Port
– 1 x DVI-D Port
– 1 x HDMI Port
– 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
– 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-C Port (Supports ESD Protection)
– 5 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
– 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
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Software and UEFISoftware
– ASRock A-Tuning
– ASRock RGB LED
– ASRock XFast LAN
UEFI
– ASRock Full HD UEFI
– ASRock Instant Flash
– ASRock Internet Flash
– ASRock Easy RAID Installer*These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop. -
Support CD– Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar
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Accessories– Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
– 2 x SATA Data Cables
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Hardware Monitor– CPU/Chassis temperature sensing
– CPU/Chassis Fan Tachometer
– CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan
– CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control
– Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore -
Form Factor– ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.8-in, 30.5 cm x 22.4 cm
– Solid Capacitor design -
OS– Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit
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Certifications– FCC, CE
– ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
