ASRock Industrial has been on the forefront of AMD-based UCFF PCs, being one of many first to convey out techniques based mostly on the Ryzen Embedded APUs in mid-2019. In truth, their boards have been adopted by distributors equivalent to OnLogic of their ML100G-40 techniques. These 4×4 BOX techniques undoubtedly acquired the footprint proper, matching the Intel NUCs in that division. However, the efficiency of the Embedded R-Series made them a greater match for embedded techniques with single-purpose use-cases. On the overall goal computing entrance, they may not match up towards the massive number of Intel-based NUCs with totally different efficiency profiles. Today, this facet is being rectified with the launch of three new SKUs within the 4×4 BOX-4000 collection. These techniques use the newest AMD Ryzen 4000U collection APUs with TDPs starting from 10W to 25W. In addition to the markets served by the first-generation 4×4 BOX techniques (digital signage, kiosks, skinny shoppers, and different embedded purposes), the 4×4 BOX-4000 collection can even make its presence felt within the general-purpose small form-factor computing area.
The second-generation techniques have a barely smaller foot-print, coming in at 110mm x 117.5mm x 47.85mm. The system is barely heavier by round 300g, coming in at 1kg. The specs of the three SKUs are reproduced within the desk under. The transfer to Ryzen 4000U brings premium options to the UCFF PC area – actually, surpassing the options provided by Intel NUCs in the identical form-factor – these embrace assist for NBASE-T with a 2.5 Gbps LAN port (backed by the Realtek RTL8125BG controller), native assist for DDR4-3200 with out overclocking, and assist for 4 simultaneous 4Kp60 show (together with two through the front-panel USB Type-C ports) outputs. Intel’s AX200 module brings in Wi-Fi 6 assist. Another welcome improve is the assist for M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe SSDs (the first-generation SKUs solely supported 2242 and 2260)
In addition to utilization as a UCFF desktop PC, the 4×4 BOX-4000 collection additionally targets embedded purposes. As a consequence, it’s geared up with a watchdog timer and is rated to run at temperatures of as much as 40ºC. It additionally comes with a TPM module.
| ASRock Industrial’s 4X4 BOX-4000 PCs | ||||
| Model | 4X4 BOX-4800U | 4X4 BOX-4500U | 4X4 BOX-4300U | |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 4800U 8C/16T 1.8 – 4.2 GHz 10 – 25 W (15W) |
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U 6C/6T 2.3 – 4.Zero GHz 10 – 25 W (15W) |
AMD Ryzen 3 4300U 4C/4T 2.7 – 3.7 GHz 10 – 25 W (15W) |
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| GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 Graphics @ 1.75 GHz | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 Graphics @ 1.5 GHz | AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 Graphics @ 1.Four GHz | |
| DRAM | Two DDR4 SO-DIMM slots Up to 64 GB of DDR4-3200 in dual-channel mode |
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| Motherboard | Proprietary | |||
| Storage | SSD | M.2-2280 (PCIe x4 or SATA) | ||
| DFF | 1 × 2.5-inch/7.5-mm SATA 6 Gbps | |||
| Wireless | Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2×2 802.11ax Wi-Fi + Bluetooth module |
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| Ethernet | 1 × GbE port (Realtek RTL8111FPV) 1 × 2.5 GbE port (Realtek RTL8125BG) |
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| USB | Front | 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C |
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| Rear | 2 × USB 2.0 Type-A | |||
| Display Outputs | 1 × DisplayPort 1.2a 1 × HDMI 2.0a 2 × DisplayPort 1.2a (utilizing Type-C) |
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| Audio | 1 × 3.5mm audio jack (Realtek ALC233) | |||
| PSU | External (90W) | |||
| Warranty | Typical, varies by nation | |||
| Dimensions | Length: 117.5 mm Width: 110 mm Height: 47.85 mm |
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| MSRP | ? | ? | ? | |
The 4×4 BOX-4000 collection UCFF PCs are usually not the primary to make use of the AMD Ryzen 4000U APUs on this form-factor. The Asus PN50 was launched just a few weeks again, although its availability within the North American market has not been confirmed. Given that the first-generation 4×4 BOX collection has been out there for buy at many US e-tailers, it does appear to be…
