ASRock 4X4 BOX-5000 is introduced as a new compact mini PC that is capable of delivering a high level of performance, despite its small dimensions. Its chassis of just 110 x 117.5 x 47.85 mm is capable of housing a powerful Ryzen 7 5800U APU, a chip based on the zen 3 architecture It features an 8-core, 16-thread configuration, which means it’s ready to work with applications that require intensive multithreading.
The GPU used by the ASRock 4X4 BOX-5000 is a Radeon integrated solution that will depend on the APU that comes pre-installed. If we buy it with the Ryzen 7 5800U APU, the team will have a Radeon RX Vega 8but if we buy it with a lower solution, such as the Ryzen 3 5400U APU, it will include a Radeon RX Vega 6, and its CPU will only have 4 cores and 8 threads, although it will maintain the Zen 3 architecture.
Regarding the connections, the ASRock 4X4 BOX-5000 comes with:
- 1x HDMI 2.0a.
- 1x DisplayPort 1.2a.
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C.
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A.
- 2 x USB 2.0 Type-A.
- 1 x 2.5Gbps Ethernet.
- 1xGigabit Ethernet
- 1 x 3.5mm jack for sound.
The ASRock 4X4 BOX-5000 has an M.2 2280 slot where we can install a PCIE storage unit, it also has space to mount a 2.5-inch SATA III storage unit and has two slots for 3200MHz DDR4 memory. Its wireless connectivity options are up to expectations, since it has Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2, and it also has a TPM 2.0 chip, which ensures full compatibility with Windows 11.
This mini PC is aimed at the professional sector, and has great potential as a solution for office automation, video conferencing and even the digital signage display system. Please note that the ASRock 4X4 BOX-5000 it is marketed as barebone, which means that it does not include a storage unit or RAM memory, and neither does it include an operating system. This equipment is the successor of the ASRock 4X4 BOX-4000.
