ASRock Industrial 4X4 BOX-V1000M Ryzen Mini-PC Review: Finding Zen In The Small Things
by Ganesh T S on September 28, 2020 8:00 AM EST- Posted in
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HTPC Credentials - Display Outputs and Streaming Capabilities
The
ASRock Industrial 4X4 BOX-V1000M Display Outputs | ||
HDMI | 2x DisplayPort | |
Version | 2.0a | 1.2 |
Max. Video Output | 3840x2160 @ 60Hz | 4096x2160 @ 60Hz |
HDCP | Yes (2.2) | |
HDR | Yes | Yes |
HD Audio Bitstreaming | Yes |
Supporting the display of high-resolution protected video content is a requirement for even a casual HTPC user. In addition, HTPC enthusiasts also want their systems to support refresh rates that either match or be an integral multiple of the frame rate of the video being displayed. Most displays / AVRs are able to transmit the supported refresh rates to the PC using the EDID metadata. In some cases, the desired refresh rate might be missing in the list of supported modes.
Refresh Rates Support
Our evaluation of the
The gallery below presents screenshots from the other refresh rates that were tested. The system has no trouble maintaining a fairly accurate refresh rate throughout the duration of the video playback.
Streaming Services
Despite supporting HDCP 2.2, the absence of a supported secure enclave prevents UltraHD Blu-ray playback on the 4X4 BOX-V1000M. Additionally, PlayReady 3.0 was also not available at the time of review - this meant that 4K and HDR Netflix streams were unavailable, and the maximum quality was limited to 5.8 Mbps / 1080p.
The move to 4K, and the need to evaluate HDR support as part of our HTPC testing have made us choose Mystery Box's Peru 8K HDR 60FPS video as our YouTube test sample. On PCs running Windows, it is recommended that HDR streaming videos be viewed using the Microsoft Edge browser after putting the desktop in HDR mode.
The system has no trouble playing back the VP9 Profile 2 HDR video with hardware acceleration, as evident from the dropped frame statistics in the above screenshot.
Various metrics of interest such as GPU usage and at-wall power consumption were recorded for the first four minutes of the playback of the above video. The numbers are graphed below.
The GPU usage is around 70% and the at-wall power consumption is slightly south of 40W for the 4K HDR YouTube playback test.
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Spunjji - Tuesday, September 29, 2020 - link
The fact that AMD can/could still make these cheaply at GloFo without having any effect on their ability to produce Zen 2 parts probably plays a large part. The processors are doubtless available in higher volumes than Renoir.5080 - Monday, September 28, 2020 - link
Don't forget, they also offer a 4x4 with the new Ryzen 4000U mobile APU's. You can choose from a R3-4300U, R5-4500U or the top of the line R7- 4800U. Standard configuration includes two LAN ports a 2.5GB Ethernet and 1GB, USB 3.2, M.2 2280 and SO-DIMM 3200.https://www.asrockind.com/4X4%20BOX-4800U
casteve - Monday, September 28, 2020 - link
I agree, It's the 4000U series that should provide a compelling solution for these mini-PCs. I look forward to reviews of the Asrock boxes as well as Asus and others.deil - Monday, September 28, 2020 - link
I with this thing would have a bit more metal on cooler/metal shroud on the fan. It's so close to being virtually silent and it's sad that even this chip was slightly throttled.I guess its modding time.
PixyMisa - Monday, September 28, 2020 - link
Yes, I thought I remembered seeinh a news item about that recently. Hope they can sent AnandTech one to review soon.PyroHoltz - Monday, September 28, 2020 - link
Good find, big disappointed that they didn't review these new offerings.PyroHoltz - Monday, September 28, 2020 - link
Off topic, where's the Anand Ampere review?shabby - Monday, September 28, 2020 - link
Ian said Ryan is delayed due to the wildfires on the west coast.PyroHoltz - Monday, September 28, 2020 - link
Thanks, I hadn't read that. The fires are pretty bad here in CA, hope everyone's okay.