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ASRock B450M Pro4 Motherboard Review

Specification

  • Unique Feature
    ASRock USB 3.1 Gen2
    – ASRock USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s)
    – ASRock USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s)
    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
    – AMD AM4 Socket
    – Digi Power design
    – Supports 105W Water Cooling (Pinnacle Ridge); Supports 95W Water Cooling (Summit Ridge); Supports 65W Water Cooling (Raven Ridge)
  • Chipset
    – AMD Promontory B450
  • Memory
    – Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
    – 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
    – AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Pinnacle Ridge) support DDR4 3200+(OC) / 2933/2667/2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory*
    – 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*
    – Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB**
    – 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

    *For Ryzen Series CPUs (Raven Ridge), ECC is only supported with PRO CPUs.
    Please refer to below table for DDR4 UDIMM maximum frequency support.
    Ryzen Series CPUs (Pinnacle Ridge):

    UDIMM Memory Slot Frequency(MHZ)
    A1 A2 B1 B2
    SR 2667
    DR 2400
    SR SR 2667
    DR DR 2400
    SR SR SR SR 2133
    SR/DR DR SR/DR DR 1866

    Ryzen Series CPUs (Summit Ridge):

    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

    Ryzen Series CPUs (Raven Ridge):

    UDIMM Memory Slot Frequency(MHZ)
    A1 A2 B1 B2
    SR 2933
    DR 2667
    SR SR 2667
    DR DR 2400
    SR SR SR SR 2133
    SR/DR DR SR/DR DR 1866

    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*
    – 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 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI Port

    *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 RTL8111H
    – Supports Wake-On-LAN
    – Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
    – Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
    – Supports PXE
  • Slots
    AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Summit Ridge and Pinnacle Ridge)
    – 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x16 mode)*
    – 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3: x4 mode)
    AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Raven Ridge)
    – 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
  • 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 Summit Ridge, Raven Ridge and Pinnacle Ridge)**
    – 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 Chassis Intrusion Header
    – 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
    – 1 x RGB LED Header*
    – 1 x Addressable LED Header**
    – 1 x AMD Fan LED Header***
    – 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)****
    – 1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)*****
    – 3 x Chassis/Water Pump 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

    **Supports in total up to 5V/3A, 15W 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.

    *****The CPU/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power.

    ******The Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power.
    CPU_FAN2/WP, CHA_FAN1/WP, CHA_FAN2/WP and CHA_FAN3/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.

  • 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 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection)
    – 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (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 Polychrome RGB
    – 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
    – Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
    – Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
    – Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
    – Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
    – CASE OPEN detection
    – 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
  • Certifications
    – FCC, CE
    – ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)

 

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