ASRock X370 Gaming-ITX/ac AMD AM4 Motherboard Review

The technical data …

Manufacturer ASRock
Name X370 Gaming-ITX/ac
Type / Chipset AMD AM4 CPU / AMD Promontory X370 chipset
Dimensions ++++ 17 mm (38 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. 29 mm (51 mm radius). The overall size of this ITX motherboard is 170 x 170 mm.
Slots – PCIe 3.0: 1×16, 2x DDR4-800 – DDR4-2667, DDR4-3466+ OC, max 32GB RAM
Connectors ++++ 4x SATA3, 1x Ultra M.2, 1x PS/2, 1x 10/100/1000 Mbps base-T Ethernet (Intel I211AT), 1x WLAN 2.4/5 GHz IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac to 433 Mbps, 1x Bluetooth 4.0 / 3.0 + High speed class II, 1x USB 3.1 Typ-C, 1x USB 3.1 Typ-A, 4x USB 3.0 Typ-A (2x of them internal, slot bracket for additional ports is not included), 1x USB 2.0 + 1x USB 2.0 Fatal1ty Mouse Port, 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), 2x HDMI and 3x fan (3x 4Pin).
VCore ++++ In the VCore BIOS of 0.900 volts up to 1.5500 volts or -0.100 to +0.400 Offset
Multiplier ++++ In the BIOS from 22.5x to 63x (maximum multi depending on the CPU)
BCLK – In the BIOS not directly changeable.
VIO/VDD ++++ DRAM Voltage (DDR4 Voltage) 1.100 to 1.500V or Offset, VDDCR_SOC Offset -0.105 to +0.420V, 2.50V Voltage 2.400 to 2.800V, +1.8V Voltage 1.700 to 2.100V, +1.05V_PROM Voltage 1.000 to 1.280V.
Performance* ++++ Benchmark values comparison with different graphics cards and benchmark tools.

SiSoftware Sandra 2013 benchmark values with AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Summit CPU.
SiSoftware Sandra 2013 arithmetic processor performance in Windows 7: 163.78 GOPS
SiSoftware Sandra 2013 multimedia processor performance in Windows 7: 344.36 MPixel/s

SiSoftware Sandra 2013 benchmark values with AMD Ryzen 7 1800X CPU.
SiSoftware Sandra 2013 arithmetic processor performance in Windows 7: 238 GOPS
SiSoftware Sandra 2013 multimedia processor performance in Windows 7: 510.87 MPixel/s

3DMark benchmark values with AMD Ryzen 5 1600 processor
1x MSI Radeon R9 280 Twin Frozr gaming 3 GB PCIe 3.0 graphics card:
3DMark on Windows 7: Fire Strike 6606, Cloud Gate 21356, Ice Storm 90171
3DMark06 on Windows 7: 28344 3DMarks

3DMark benchmark values with AMD Ryzen 7 1800X processor
1x MSI Radeon R9 280 Twin Frozr gaming 3 GB PCIe 3.0 graphics card:
3DMark on Windows 7: Fire Strike 6663, Cloud Gate 25192, Ice Storm 103133
3DMark06 on Windows 7: 31409 3DMarks

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. In addition a separated Software Setup Guide with UEFI settings is contained.

ASRock X370 Gaming-ITX/ac Layout, Design and Features …