During Computex 2021, ASRock unveiled the newest collection in its Mars mini-PC vary, the Mars 5000U. ASRock claims it is the thinnest AMD mini PC globally and comes outfitted with AMD’s newest 5000 collection APU. It options assist for DDR4-3200 SO-DIMM reminiscence, one PCIe 3.Zero x4 M.2 slot, a 2.5″ SATA onerous drive bay, and an Intel Wi-Fi 6 interface.
The ASRock Mars 5000U collection is available in a svelte and really slimline black brushed aluminum chassis, with dimensions of 194 x 150 x 26 mm (W x D x H), making it a single mm thicker than an everyday chassis fan. Due to there being little or no wiggle room for area inside, at simply 0.7 liters, ASRock makes use of a proprietary fan and heatsink mixture to maintain the AMD Ryzen 5000U APU cool. For reminiscence, there is a pair of reminiscence slots that may accommodate as much as 64 GB of DDR4-3200 SO-DIMM reminiscence, whereas storage capabilities embrace one PCIe 3.Zero x4/SATA M.2 slot and one 2.5″ SATA onerous drive bay.
It is powered by a 65 W/19 V adaptor akin to a laptop computer charger and features a respectable collection of I/O. Included are 4 USB 3.2 G1 Type-A (two rear, two entrance), one USB 3.2 G1 Type-C (entrance), and two USB 2.0 (entrance) ports. The Mars 5000G additionally features a 3-in-1 card reader together with SD, SDHC, and SDXC assist and two video outputs consisting of an HDMI and D-Sub. Networking choices embrace one unspecified Gigabit Ethernet port with an Intel AX200 wi-fi interface providing Wi-Fi and BT 5.Zero connectivity. An unspecified audio resolution additionally powers a 3.5 mm microphone and three.5 mm headphone jack mixture.
The ASRock Mars 5000U collection appears similar to the earlier Mars 4000 collection mini-PC collection. The solely distinction is that the newer mannequin helps the upcoming Ryzen 5000 APUs primarily based on AMD’s Zen Three microarchitecture. ASRock hasn’t said which APUs it would supply. Pricing is presently unknown.
