ASRock Q1900M Mainboard with Intel J1900 Celeron Processor Review

Manufacturer ASRock
Name Q1900M
Type / Chipset Intel Celeron J1900 Bay Trail-D CPU / Intel SoC (System on Chip)
Dimensions ++ 13 mm (28 mm radius) around the socket to the next capacitor or other mainboard parts – for further information see Fit for Fan. The space to the next bigger heatsink is approx. 27 mm (50 mm radius). The overall size of this Micro ATX mainboard is 225 x 185 mm.
Slots + 0x pci, 1x PCIe 2.0: 1×16, 2×1, 2x DDR3-1066 – DDR3-1333 max 16GB RAM
Connectors

++ 2x PS/2, 4x SATA3, 1x TPM, Chassis Intrusion, 1x serial (optional), 1x parallel (optional), 1x 10/100/1000 Mbps base-T Ethernet (Realtek RTL8111GR), 1x USB 3.0, 6x USB 2.0 (3x of them internal, slot bracket for additional ports is not included), 6-Channel ALC 662 onboard 5.1 sound with 3x 3.5 mm connectors (ext. Line in, ext. Mic, ext. Front out) and 2x fan connectors (2x 3-pin).

Vcore — not selectable in the BIOS
Multiplier — not selectable in the BIOS
Host Frequency — not selectable in the BIOS
VIO/VDD + VMem (DDR3 voltage) 1.35 – 1.65 Volt.
Performance* ++++ Benchmark ratings with some video cards and benchmark tools.

SiSoftware Sandra 2013 Benchmark ratings with Intel Celeron J1900 processor. SiSoftware Sandra 2013 Arithmetik Processorperformance in Windows 7 RC: 12.93 GOPS SiSoftware Sandra 2013 Multimedia Processorperformance in Windows 7 RC: 26.08 MPixel/s

3DMark Entry Benchmark ratings with Intel Celeron J1900 processor. 1x Sapphire HD6870 1024MB AMD Radeon HD6870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark Test in Windows 7: Fire Strike 2219, Cloud Gate 6366, Ice Storm 41739 1x onBoard Intel HD Graphics GPU: 3DMark Test in Windows 7: Fire Strike 178, Cloud Gate 1634, Ice Storm 18236

3DMark06 Benchmark values with Intel Celeron J1900 processor. 1x Sapphire HD6870 1024MB AMD Radeon HD6870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark06 in Windows 7: 8305 3DMarks 1x onBoard Intel HD Graphics GPU: 3DMark06 in Windows 7: 2452 3DMarks

Manual and Labeling

++ Complete and for a Micro ATX size well placed motherboard description and good manual. This mainboard comes with a detailed manual in different languages. Small devaluation of the manual, because the UEFI BIOS is explained only in the PDF on DVD.