Performance: Part 1
Tests were performed using AMD APU Ryzen 3 2200G so there is still option to buy higher version of processor if we need something faster. Since this platform is on the market for couple of months already, then I guess that tests with APU are more interesting than on Ryzen 7 which all have seen multiple times ( also on our website ).
Additional components used for tests are Patriot Burst and Scorch SSD, Patriot Viper LED DDR4-3200 and for overclocking tests also Patriot Viper 4 DDR4-3733 memory kits. All of them were reviewed in last months on the FunkyKit.
Used operating system is Windows 10 x64 with the latest updates.
Our test rig isn’t anything unusual, even though built on premium components. I guess that our readers won’t have problems to compare results to their own computers since we are using well known benchmarks. Part of them are free what makes everything even easier if we wish to check if it’s worth to upgrade an older PC.
Processor and RAM
First on the list are two rendering benchmarks: Cinebench R11.5 and R15. In both tests we can see pretty good performance considering that for tests we are using quad-core processor. Also integrated graphics results are quite high. There are no better integrated graphics series on the market so unless we pick the APU with Vega 11 GPU then we won’t beat these results.
All tests without overclocking are including Patriot Viper LED DDR4-3200 memory which runs at XMP settings of DDR4-3200 16-18-18 and standard voltage of 1.35V. At these settings we don’t have to change anything. Simply enable XMP/DOCP profile and it will run as declared. It’s pretty nice considering that many competitive motherboards have problems with DDR4-3200 and higher settings. On many of them memory is not working at all or are required additional, manual settings. ASRock, as we see, supports higher frequency memory without issues. DDR4-3200 is only the beginning. Higher frequencies you will see on the next pages of this review.
Below is screenshot taken at mentioned DDR4-3200 settings. Current version of AIDA64 has some issues with frequency reading and it’s always showing us the lowest ratios, regardless if we enable or disable power saving options.
PCMark 10 is the latest Futuremark benchmark which is testing whole PC. Our results are good and there were no issues on the way. We wish to see higher scores but on this specification is hard to achieve more without overclocking. For sure ASRock X370 Gaming ITX/ac is great base to build even faster PC. For all who want fully integrated components, these numbers have to be enough.
Let’s check storage benchmarks.
Storage tests: SATA, PCIE, M.2, USB
ATTO Disk Benchmark is probably the most popular storage benchmark so it’s not a surprise that we are also using it to compare results.
Above results are showing maximum SATA bandwidth which is simply great. Nor many motherboards can pass ~550MB/s while here we see bandwidth up to ~562MB/s. For this test has been used Patriot Burst 240GB SSD so not the highest series but still well performing and inexpensive.
Below is another Patriot SSD. This time it’s the Scorch 256GB M.2 SSD which is using PCIE 3.0 x2 connector. Results in our tests are much higher than these declared by Patriot what proves high performance of ASRock motherboard. Both Patriot SSD were reviewed last month so for more results you can check these separated articles.
For USB 3.0/3.1 tests was used Lexar DT512 drive which is based on flash memory. It’s maybe not SSD but is perfect for maximum bandwidth tests.
As you can see on the screenshots below, even though this drive was full in 99%, we could see over 400MB/s what is great result. Even though USB specification says it should run even faster then not all motherboards can pass 400MB/s. The X370 Gaming ITX has no issues to meet our expectations regarding storage performance.
On the next page we will show you couple of benchmarks related to games and graphics performance.
