ASRock AB350M Pro4 (AM4) Motherboard Review

Overview

VR Ready

Prepare yourself well to enjoy the impressive world of Virtual Reality. Before that, you have to make sure everything is qualified, including hardware, software and drivers. Motherboard is the key to connect every critical components and ASRock’s VR Ready motherboards are definitely the one you’re looking for. The premium quality is assured by rigorous testing during development. The sturdy components and rock-solid performance makes you completely immersive in the VR scenario. Users can be assured to experience VR enjoyments without any compatibility problems.

Dual M.2 For SSD

One PCIe Gen3 x4 Ultra M.2 interface that pushes data transfer speeds up to 32Gb/s, and is compatible with ASRock’s U.2 Kit for installing some of the world’s fastest U.2 PCIe Gen3 x4 SSD. And the other one supports SATA3 6Gb/s M.2 modules.

More information can be found on ASRock’s website.

Features

• Micro ATX
• ASRock Super Alloy
• Supports AMD Socket AM4 A-Series APUs (Bristol Ridge) and Ryzen Series CPUs (Summit Ridge & Raven Ridge)
• Supports DDR4 3200+ (OC) (Ryzen CPU) / 2400 (A-series APU)
• 1 PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 PCIe 2.0 x16, 1 PCIe 2.0 x1
• AMD Quad CrossFireX™
• Graphics Output:HDMI, DVI-D, D-Sub
• Supports Triple Monitor
• 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec), ELNA Audio Caps
• 4 SATA3, 1 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4), 1 M.2 (SATA3)
• 7 USB 3.1 Gen1 (1 Type-C, 2 Front, 4 Rear)
• Realtek Gigabit LAN

Specifications

• Unique Feature
  ASRock Super Alloy
  – Premium 42A 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)
  ASRock Live Update & APP Shop
• 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 B350
• 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 7^th 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.

• 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
  – DRAM Voltage multi-adjustment
• 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
  – Supports PXE
• Slots
  AMD Ryzen series CPUs
  – 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x16 mode)*
  – 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3: x4 mode)
  AMD 7^th A-Series APUs/ Raven Ridge CPUs
  – 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x8 mode)*
  – 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3: x4 mode)- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot
  – Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™**

  *Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks

  **This feature is only supported with Ryzen Series CPUs (Summit Ridge and Raven Ridge).

• Storage
  – 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10), 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 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.

  **Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
  Supports ASRock U.2 Kit

• 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)**
  – 2 x Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 3-pin, 1 x 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
  – 1 x AMD LED Fan USB Header
  – 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_FAN1 can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.
• Rear Panel I/O
  – 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
  – 1 x PS/2 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)
  – 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
  – 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
  – HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
• Software and UEFI
  Software
  – ASRock A-Tuning
  – ASRock RGB LED
  – ASRock APP Charger
  – ASRock XFast LAN
  UEFI
  – ASRock Full HD UEFI
  – ASRock Instant 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
• Accessories
  – Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
  – 2 x SATA Data Cables
  – 2 x Screws for M.2 Sockets
• 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
  – Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm
  – Solid Capacitor design
• OS
  – Microsoft^® Windows^® 10 64-bit