ASRock’s X600 DeskMini – Finally – Again

Years ago, the SFF community waited with bated breath for the ASRock DeskMini A300. With AMD APU support, it offered a better balance than Intel chips between the CPU and GPU. This SFF Gem was the ideal Deskmini, and the SFF Network community rallied around it by creating custom 3D printed cases, BIOS updates, and more.
Now, the times have changed and AMD’s AM5 platform has arrived. Again, the SFF community waited. It felt like ages but ASRocks X600 DeskMini is finally here.
Asrock was kind enough to send a sample unit to Small Form Factor Network for testing and review. No review guidance was...

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[moonsnow]

Did anyone get the DeskMini x600/usb4 version? Any experiences with it? How is the USB4 connection?

It seems that the USB4 connection depends on the CPU and its own connectivity possibilities with the specific motherboard. Since the x600m-stx doesn’t really have a real chipset, usb4 connectivity seems to be limited to ryzen 8xxx series.

 

[arecki66]

Hi,
I just got my deskmini x600 (non usb4), an I tried it's performance with Ryzen 8700G and memory 5600 Cl 44 and I can say I'm dissapointed. After watching this video I was hoping for maybe little smaller performance due to the fact of higher timings of my RAM yet I'm getting GPU score of 2750 when I disable CPU boost and it's runnign at 4200Mhz, and GPU is at 2900Mhz. Such 'high' score I get only when usinhg bios 4.14, with any older versions of bios I get score of around 2600 using exactly same cpu. memory and gpu settings. After overclocking RAM to 6000Mhz (no timings adjustment) I get 2840 point in time spy for GPU. Additionally, if I overclock GPU using PBO to 3050Mhz the performance drops to 2800 point...

Has anyone else had same issue with performance and fixed it?

 

[kapqa]

hello , am interested in the unit , but my question: is there similar coil whine from adapter/power/mobo when the X600 goes to standby as seen with A300?

thanks.

 

[ombra666]

hello , am interested in the unit , but my question: is there similar coil whine from adapter/power/mobo when the X600 goes to standby as seen with A300?

thanks.

I might have lost the coil wine lottery but my unit (x600 USB4, so the latest rev) whines like crazy.

 

[leifeinar]

Did a testbuild

I might have lost the coil wine lottery but my unit (x600 USB4, so the latest rev) whines like crazy.

I tested mine with a 7900, no coil whine. USB 4 version.

 

[lacika_dnb]

Hi Guys. I finally bought adapter from my DELL PSU standard to 5.5x2.2mm.
To try if it helps integrated gpu in Ryzen 7 8700G,
PSU is 180W. BTW mosfets on the board are 5V*50A.
I installed Ryzen Master and start playing. Maximum what I got from system was 107 Watts.
From this settings benefits only CPU. I tried benchmark Time Spy, Tombrider. But GPU got the same or worse results.
*In YT video the power is measured by GPU-Z, but same values for CPU and GPU will show HWiNFO also.
**IMHO more power you gave to the CPU, less is available for GPU.
So if anyone wanna squeezy maximum from GPU, for me 45W mode is still getting best results.
My memory is running on 6000Mhz CL36-36-36-72-108 instead of EXPO 6400MHz (38-40-40-80-120)

 

[leifeinar]

Is it possible to power this with usb-c trough the USB4 ?

 

[phence]

Is it possible to power this with usb-c trough the USB4 ?

Nope, it's USB3 with DP Alt mode unfortunately. Not even USB4.