Depending on our needs, when buying a PC, especially if we are looking for a desktop computer, we do not always have to opt for large computers on which we can put all types of PCIe cards, especially when the Main use we do I’ll have to give are office tasks. In these cases, mimi-PCs are ideal and, although the name may suggest that there is a power shortage, this is not necessarily the case.
A clear example can be found in the new motherboards that ASRock has just presented for mini-PCs. We are talking about 2 models compatible with AMD Ryzen 8040 APUs, designed to offer the best performance in minimum space and which also use artificial intelligence. The AMD Ryzen 8040 APU has 8 Zen 4 cores and 16 threads along with AMD Radeon 700M graphics. Additionally, it includes 16 NPUs delivering 1.6x better performance than its predecessor.
ASRock 4×4 8000 Series
These two new models ASRock motherboards supporting AMD Ryzen 8040 are 4×4-8840U-1U and 4×4-8640U-1.
Model 4×4-8840U-1Uunderstands the AMD Ryzen 7 8840U, offers support for dual-channel DDR5 at 5600 MHz and allows installing a maximum of 96 GB. As for connectivity options, it has up to four video outputs with 4K resolution (2 HDMI and 2 Display Port), five USB ports (two USB 4.0), dual LAN connection up to 2.5G and we can add up to 3 M2 units. storage.
Model 4×4-8640U-1Uunderstands the AMD Ryzen 5 8640U, supports a maximum of 96 GB of dual-channel DDR5 RAM at 5600 MHz. Includes 4 outputs with 4K resolution (2 HDMI and 2 Display Port). Like the 4×4-8840U-1U model, this one also includes five USB ports (two USB 4.0) and a dual LAN connection. The maximum number of storage units we can add is 3 of type M2.
This new series of mini-PCs from ASRock is characterized by a significant increase in processing speed with reduced power consumption, being an ideal tool for workloads based on Artificial Intelligence and which adapts perfectly to all needs, whether it is video editing, video games, using office applications, among others.
ASRock 4×4 7000 Series
Additionally, the models were also presented 4×4-7840U-1U Yes 4×4-7640U-1U. The 4×4-7840U-1U model features the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U with a maximum speed of 5.1 GHz while the 4×4-7640U-1U model is powered by the AMD Ryzen 5 7640U with a maximum speed of 4.9GHz. The specifications of these two models are lower than those offered by the ASRock 4X4 8000 series. The maximum memory supported by these models is 64 GB (compared to the 96 GB of the higher model) of dual-channel DDR5 at 5,600 MHz.
Regarding connectivity options, both models include two HDMI ports and two DisplayPort ports compatible with 4K resolution, allowing a maximum of 4 displays to be connected simultaneously. It includes 3 USB 3.2 ports and two USB 4 Type C ports and dual LAN connection up to 2.5G. As for storage, it supports one SATA 3.0 drive and one M2 drive.
These two new models they add up to the 4×4-7735U/D5 and 4×4-7535U/D5 already available on the market. For the moment, the ASRock site does not display the prices of these new models, so you will have to wait for them to arrive on the market and find out their availability in Europe.
