Here’s a list of components used for our test rig. I know, I know … I used a GeForce RTX 2080 for our tests, but hey it’s what I’ve got right now. I could be changing it to a Radeon RX 6800 or RX 6800 XT in the near future.
| Motherboard | ASRock Phantom Gaming B550-ITX/ax |
$199 |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | $299 |
| Cooling | Bundled AMD CPU cooler | $0 |
| Ram | TeamGroup T-Force Delta RGB DDR4-3200 16GB  (2x8GB)    |
$75 |
| HDD | Gigabyte Aorus RGB 512GB PCIE M.2 SSD  |
$106 |
| PSU | Cooler Master Watt 750W |
$95 |
| Chassis | In-win 301 Chassis |
$69 |
| VGA card (optional) | Zotac GeForce RTX 2080 AMP |
$499 + (optional) |
TOTAL |
~ $1,350+ (with VGA card) |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Processor
The processor comes with the usual retail packaging. Inside the box, you’ll find a nice Ryzen 5 sticker, installation instruction, including important information about your motherboard BIOS, and of course the included Wraith CPU cooling fan.
ASRock Phantom Gaming B550-ITX/ax Motherboard
We used an ASRock Phantom Gaming B550-ITX/ax motherboard during our tests, which is more than capable. You can check out the full review here.
- Supports 3rd Gen AMD AM4 Ryzen™ / Future AMD Ryzen™ Processors
- 8 Power Phase Design, Digi Power, 90A Dr.MOS
- Supports DDR4 5400+ (OC)
- 1 PCIe 4.0 x16
- Graphics Output Options: HDMI, DisplayPort
- 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec), Nahimic Audio
- 4 SATA3, 1 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4 x4), 1 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4 & SATA3)
- 3 USB 3.2 Gen2 (Rear Type A+C, Front Type-C), 6 USB 3.2 Gen1 (2 Front, 4 Rear)
- Intel® 2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax (2.4Gbps) + BT 5.1
Specifications
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Gaming ArmorPower
– Hi-Density Power Connectors (24 pin and 8 pin)
Memory
– 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
VGA Card
– 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1)
Internet
– Intel® 2.5G LAN
Audio
– Nahimic Audio -
Unique FeatureASRock USB 3.2 Gen2
– ASRock Front Panel USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Header (10 Gb/s)
– ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s)
– ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s)
ASRock Super Alloy
– Premium 90A Power Choke
– 90A Dr.MOS
– Premium Memory Alloy Choke (Reduces 70% core loss compared to iron powder choke)
– Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors)
– I/O Armor
– Matte Black PCB
– High Density Glass Fabric PCB
– 8 Layer PCB
– 2oz Copper PCB
Intel® 2.5G LAN
Intel® 802.11ax WiFi
ASRock Steel Slot Gen4
ASRock Full Coverage M.2 Heatsink
ASRock Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4)
ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports)
ASRock Live Update & APP Shop -
CPU– Supports 3rd Gen AMD AM4 Ryzen™ / future AMD Ryzen™ Processors*
– Digi Power design
– 8 Power Phase design*Not compatible with AMD Ryzen™ 5 3400G and Ryzen™ 3 3200G. -
Chipset– AMD B550
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Memory– Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
– 2 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
– AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse) support DDR4 5100+(OC) / 5000(OC) / 4933(OC) / 4866(OC) / 4800(OC) / 4733(OC) / 4666(OC) / 4600(OC) / 4533(OC) / 4466(OC) / 4400(OC) / 4333(OC) / 4266(OC) / 4200(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3466(OC) / 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory*
– AMD Next Generation Ryzen series APUs support DDR4 5400+(OC) / 5300(OC) / 5200(OC) / 5100(OC) / 5000(OC) / 4933(OC) / 4866(OC) / 4800(OC) / 4733(OC) / 4666(OC) / 4600(OC) / 4533(OC) / 4466(OC) / 4400(OC) / 4333(OC) / 4266(OC) / 4200(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3466(OC) / 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory
– Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB**
– Supports Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
– 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots*Ryzen Series CPUs (Matisse):
Ryzen Series CPUs:
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– 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
– Supports “Plug and Play”
– ACPI 5.1 compliance wake up events
– Supports jumperfree
– SMBIOS 2.3 support
– CPU, CPU VDDCR_SOC, DRAM, VPPM, Chipset 1.05V, 2.50V, +1.8V, VDDP Voltage Multi-adjustment -
Graphics– Integrated AMD Radeon Vega Series Graphics in Ryzen Series APU*
– DirectX 12, Pixel Shader 5.0
– Shared memory default 2GB. Max Shared memory supports up to 16GB.**
– Dual graphics output: support HDMI and DisplayPort 1.4 ports by independent display controllers
– Supports HDMI 2.1 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096×2160) @ 60Hz
– Supports DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution up to 5K (5120×2880)@120Hz
– Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 2.1 Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required)
– Supports HDR (High Dynamic Range) with HDMI 2.1
– Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4 Ports
– Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4 Ports
– Supports Microsoft® PlayReady*Actual support may vary by CPU
**The Max shared memory 16GB requires 32GB system memory installed.
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Audio– 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec)
– Premium Blu-ray Audio support
– Supports Surge Protection
– 120dB SNR DAC with Differential Amplifier
– Pure Power-In
– Direct Drive Technology
– PCB Isolate Shielding
– Impedance Sensing on Rear Out port
– Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
– 15μ Gold Audio Connector
– Nahimic Audio -
LAN– 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s
– GigaLAN Intel® I225V
– Supports Wake-On-LAN
– Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
– Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
– Supports PXE -
Wireless LAN– Intel® 802.11ax WiFi Module
– Supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ax
– Supports Dual-Band (2.4/5 GHz)
– Supports WiFi6 802.11ax (2.4Gbps)
– 2 antennas to support 2 (Transmit) x 2 (Receive) diversity technology
– Supports Bluetooth 5.1 + High speed class II
– Supports MU-MIMO -
SlotsAMD Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse)
– 1 x PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE1: Gen4x16 mode)*
AMD Ryzen series APUs
– 1 x PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIE1: Gen3x16 mode)*- 1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled WiFi-802.11ax module (on the rear I/O)
– 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1)*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 Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key type 2280 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) (with Matisse) or Gen3x4 (32 Gb/s)*
– 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket, supports M Key type 2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
Supports ASRock U.2 Kit (M2_1) -
Connector– 1 x RGB LED Header*
– 1 x Addressable LED Header
* Supports in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip
– 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)
* The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power.
– 1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
– 1 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
* The Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power.
* CPU_FAN2/WP and CHA_FAN1/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.
– 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
– 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
– 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connector)
– 1 x USB 2.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)
– 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)
– 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2 Header (Supports ESD Protection)*Supports in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip -
Rear Panel I/O– 2 x Antenna Ports
– 1 x HDMI Port
– 1 x DisplayPort 1.4
– 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection)
– 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection)
– 4 x USB 3.2 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 UEFISoftware
– ASRock Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming Tuning)
– ASRock Polychrome SYNC
– ASRock Key Master
– ASRock XFast LAN
UEFI
– ASRock Full HD UEFI
– ASRock Instant Flash*These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop. -
Support CD– Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar
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Accessories– Quick Installation Guide, Support CD
– 2 x SATA Data Cables
– 1 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antenna
– 1 x Screw for M.2 Socket -
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
– Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore -
Form Factor– Mini-ITX Form Factor: 6.7-in x 6.7-in, 17.0 cm x 17.0 cm
– 8 Layer PCB
More information can be found on ASRock’s website.
