ASRock Fatal1ty H370 Performance Motherboard Review

The technical data …

Manufacturer ASRock
Name Fatal1ty H370 Performance
Type / Chipset Intel LGA 1151 CPU / Intel H370 chipset
Dimensions +++ 13 mm (31 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. 30 mm (48 mm radius). The overall size of this ATX motherboard is 305 x 244 mm.
Slots ++++ PCIe 3.0: 2×16, 4×1, 4x DDR4-800 – DDR4-2666, max 64GB RAM
Connectors ++++ 6x SATA3, 2x Ultra M.2, 1x M.2, 1x PS/2, 1x 10/100/1000 Mbps base-T Ethernet (Intel I219V), 1x USB 3.1 Gen2 Typ-C, 1x USB 3.1 Gen2 Typ-A, 6x USB 3.1 Gen1 (4x of them internal, slot bracket for additional ports is not included), 5x USB 2.0 (3x of them internal, slot bracket for additional ports is not included), 8-Channel Realtek ALC 1220 onboard 7.1 sound with 5x 3.5 mm connectors (1x optical S/PDIF, 1x int. Aux, ext. Line in, ext. Mic, ext. Front out, ext. Rear out, ext. Center/Subwoofer), 1x Displayport 1.2, 1x D-Sub, 1x HDMI and 5x fan (5x 4Pin).
VCore ++++ In the VCore BIOS of 0.9000V up to 1.520V.
Multiplier — In BIOS not available.
BCLK — In BIOS not available.
VIO/VDD ++++ DRAM Voltage (DDR4 Voltage) 1.200 to 1.550V, 1.0V PCH Voltage 1.050 to 1.200V, VCCIO Voltage 0.950 to 1.200V, VCCST Voltage 1.050 to 1.200V, VCCSA Voltage 1.050 to 1.300V, CPU Load Line Calibration 1 to 5.
Performance* ++++ Benchmark values comparison with different graphics cards and benchmark tools.

SiSoftware Sandra 2013 benchmark values with Intel Core i7-8700K CPU.
SiSoftware Sandra 2013 arithmetic processor performance: 233.15 GOPS
SiSoftware Sandra 2013 multimedia processor performance: 766.85 MPixel/s

Benchmark results with Intel Core i7-8700K processor.
1x MSI Radeon R9 280 Twin Frozr gaming 3 GB PCIe 3.0 graphics card:
3DMark: Fire Strike 6663, Cloud Gate 27832, Ice Storm 117474

OnBoard Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU (8700K):
3DMark: Fire Strike 1205, Cloud Gate 10570, Ice Storm 65002

1x MSI Radeon R9 280 Twin Frozr gaming 3 GB PCIe 3.0 graphics card:
PCMark10: Overall 3224, Essentials 4380, Produktivität 4927, Digital Content Creation 4215

Manual and Labeling +++ 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. The manual comes in different languages. In addition a separated Software Setup Guide with UEFI settings is contained.

ASRock H370 Performance Layout, Design and Features …