ASRock has launched its new Thin Mini-ITX platform designed particularly for AMD APUs, the A320TM-ITX. After ASRock formally introduced its Intel-based Mini-STX platform again at CES 2019, the AMD providingpermits customers to make use of AMD’s Zen and A-series primarily based APUs as much as a TDP of 65W right into a Thin Mini-ITX chassis. Other notable options embrace twin HDMI 1.Four outputs and a Realtek RTL8111 1 GbE networking chip.
The ASRock A320TM-ITX motherboard is predicated on the Thin Mini-ITX type issue which has a small 170 x 170 mm footprint. While the smaller Thin-ITX type issue is often nonetheless suitable with an everyday Mini-ITX chassis, customers could make use of smaller instances such because the Silverstone PT13B Petit and the AKASA Cypher which comes included with a 120 W energy provide. Some of the notable options of the A320TM-ITX consists of help for as much as 32 GB of DDR4-2933 SO-DIMMs; the 2 RAM slots themselves function angled SO-DIMM slots which permits for a decrease top. While there’s restricted house accessible for componentry, ASRock has included two entrance panel USB 2.zero headers which supply an extra 4 ports.
While typical motherboards use a 20/24-pin ATX motherboard energy enter, the A320TM-ITX makes use of a 4-pin 19 V energy connector which is designed to avoid wasting house. The energy supply is marketed to function a 5-phase configuration and neither the CPU VCore or SoC component is roofed or cooled by heatsinks. Other connectors embrace two 4-pin CPU fan headers, a header for entrance panel audio and one LVDS connector for LCD controllers which is also complemented by two jumpers; one for backlight energy and one for panel disablement. The storage functionality is comprised of a single SATA connector and a single M.2 2260/2280 slot which does help using an NVMe SSD as a boot disk.
The rear panel on the ASRock A320TM-ITX is shortened to cut back the general top of the system. Featured are 4 USB 3.1 G1 Type-A ports, a D-sub for the LVDS, a single HDMI 1.Four out, with a second HDMI 1.Four output situated on the highest fringe of the PCB. Rounding off the rear panel is a single RJ45 LAN port powered by a Realtek RTL8111 Gigabit community controller and two 3.5 mm audio jacks that are powered by a jow-jack Realtek ALC233 audio codec.
Both the pricing and availability are presently unknown for the ASRock A320TM-ITX motherboard, however we anticipate ASRock to unveil extra particulars within the close to future, particularly with Computex across the nook.
