ASRock Industrial Announces Ryzen 8040 Powered Mini-PCs

[btarunr]

ASRock Industrial releases state-of-the-art 4X4 BOX 8040 Series Mini PCs and 4X4 8040 Motherboard Series, powered by AMD Ryzen 8040 Series APUs, crafted to elevate trusted performance and AI PC capabilities. Featuring up to 8 "Zen 4" cores/ 16 threads and AMD Radeon 700M graphics, the Series integrates AMD Ryzen AI with 16 NPU TOPS, delivering up to 1.6x surge in AI processing performance over its predecessor. With support of dual-channel DDR5 5600 MHz memory up to 96 GB, the 4X4 BOX 8040 Series comes with enriched I/O connectivity in a compact fanned box. It enables 4K quad-display outputs, five USB ports, including two USB4, accommodates dual storages, and offers dual LAN up to 2.5G, along with Wi-Fi 6E support. The new Series, marked by a significant speed boost with lower power consumption, paves the way for accelerated generative AI workloads, tailoring heightened experience in content creation, gaming, entertainment, office productivity, commerce, and many other AIoT applications through the quintessential AI PC for you.

ASRock Industrial's 4X4 BOX 8040 Series offers versatile selections: 4X4 BOX-8840U, 4X4 BOX-8640U, powered by AMD Ryzen 8040 Series (Ryzen 7 8840U/ Ryzen 5 8640U). With integration of CPU, GPU, and NPU, the AMD Ryzen AI upgrades to 16 NPU TOPS and 39 total TOPS (NPU+CPU+GPU), reaching up to 1.6x surge in AI processing performance and a notable 40% speed increase in running AI LLM models than prior gen AMD APUs. Featuring 4 nm "Zen 4" architecture with up to 8 cores/ 16 threads, along with AMD Radeon 700M RDNA 3 graphics, and dual-channel DDR5-5600 MHz SO-DIMM memory up to 96 GB. The 4X4 BOX 8040 Series marks a leap forward in AI processing, allowing users to re-imagine dynamic applications on their AI PC, such as enhancing productivity, delivering AI-inspired visuals/content, running AI models right on PCs for various AIoT use cases.



The 4X4 BOX 8040 Series Features Excellence
The 4X4 BOX 8040 Series' enriched I/O connectivity in a compact size of 117.5 x 110 x 49 mm fanned barebone. With integrated AMD Radeon 700M Graphics, the Series supports 4K quad-display outputs through two HDMI 1.4b and two DisplayPort 1.4a (with two from Type-C), delivering marvelous visual experience. For dual-storage capabilities, the Series includes one M.2 (Key M, 2242/2280) and one M.2 (Key M, 2242) with PCIe Gen 4x4 for SSD ensuring maximum scalability. In addition, the 4X4 BOX 8040 Series is equipped with dual LAN ports- one 2.5G and one 1G port along with Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 support to deliver high-speed communication. It also features two USB4, one USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Type-A), and two USB 2.0 ports, accompanied by AMD firmware TPM for trusted security. With the 4X4 BOX 8040 Series, you can now seamlessly integrate limitless AI applications into your AI PC.

What's more: 4X4 8040 Motherboard Series
ASRock Industrial also introduces 4X4 8040 Motherboard Series powered by AMD Ryzen 8040 Series APUs (Ryzen 7 8840U/ Ryzen 5 8640U) in a compact 4X4 form factor. Key features comprise support for two SO-DIMM DDR5 5600 MHz up to 96 GB memory. The Series is equipped with one 2.5G LAN and one 1G LAN for reliable communication, plus one M.2 Key E (2230) with PCIe Gen4x1 for wireless. For stunning visuals, the Series supports 4K quad-display through two HDMI 1.4b and two DP 1.4a (with two from Type-C) with AMD Radeon 700M Graphics. Dual storage options are supported with one M.2 Key M (2242/2280) and one M.2 Key M (2242) with PCIe Gen4x4 for SSD. Optimized for overall capacity, the motherboard series excels in I/O connectivity and expansions with two USB4, one USB 3.2 Gen2, two USB 2.0 ports, and one COM (TTL-3V) connector. Moreover, a 12~24 V DC-in design with flexible power input, 0~70°C wide range operating temperature, with the AMD firmware TPM for software-based security. The 4X4 8040 Motherboard Series introduces speed and capability enhancements for home, business, and embedded use cases.

Bring AI PC into your life with the arrival of the 4X4 BOX 8040 Series and 4X4 8040 Motherboard Series, powered by AMD Ryzen 8040 Series APUs. The new Series unlocks new upgrades in computing speed, graphics performance, and AI processing power, providing an ideal platform for generative AI applications and workloads. With integrated enhancements, the 4X4 BOX 8040 Series and 4X4 8040 Motherboard Series stand as the optimal partners to bring AI applications to life.

For more detailed information, please visit the product pages:

• 4X4 BOX 8040 Series Mini PCs
• 4X4 8040 Motherboard Series

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[A Computer Guy]

Seems like complete ECC support has been completely forgotten and these little boxes will never have it.

 

[ncrs]

Seems like complete ECC support has been completely forgotten and these little boxes will never have it.

Unfortunately it seems to be limited to certain SKUs, just like Intel offerings are. Ryzen Embedded and Ryzen PRO do have ECC support, and you can buy a device like that, for example ASRock 4X4-V2000M.
On Intel side for non-socketed Raptor Lake variants they are limited to SKUs having "R" in their name like i5-1345URE. ASRock isn't offering any finished systems with them, but they do offer a few motherboards like SBC-373M-WT albeit the ECC status is not mentioned in their specifications at all.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Seems like complete ECC support has been completely forgotten and these little boxes will never have it.

You are aware that these system take DDR5, right? DDR5 has some error correction capabilities built in. It's not the same as ECC, but it is there.

Corsair has a page which explains this to a certain extent.

Is DDR5 ECC memory? | CORSAIR:EXPLORER

Is DDR5 ECC memory? We take a look to find out.

www.corsair.com

 

[bonehead123]

The other thing that apparently has been completely forgotten is how few extra pixels it would take to include THE FRIGGIN PRICES in these lame-assed PR's.....even if they were just MSRP's, that would better than nothing, and way better than making us go to yet another site to get that info....

I still fail to understand why TPU (or any other tech site) continues to accept & post these snippet PR's that don't include the prices....just makes NO sense at all, as price is surely one of the more important data points for anyone who might be considering the purchase of one of these mini-me boxes or just comparing one to the other brands......

 

[jsonnull]

The other thing that apparently has been completely forgotten is how few extra pixels it would take to include THE FRIGGIN PRICES in these lame-assed PR's.....even if they were just MSRP's, that would better than nothing, and way better than making us go to yet another site to get that info....

I still fail to understand why TPU (or any other tech site) continues to accept & post these snippet PR's that don't include the prices....just makes NO sense at all, as price is surely one of the more important data points for anyone who might be considering the purchase of one of these mini-me boxes or just comparing one to the other brands......

Surely this is because the price depends on region, may change later, and isn’t up to the PR team at all. This way the presser goes out in all regions and has no potential to become misleading if any adjustment to pricing plans are made.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I still fail to understand why TPU (or any other tech site) continues to accept & post these snippet PR's that don't include the prices....

You also fail to understand that websites, like TPU, serve that ENTIRE world, which means that currencies are not the same everywhere and exchange rate vary from month to month or week to week. Yeah, it's a thing.

So what prices should they list, hmm?

 

[A Computer Guy]

You are aware that these system take DDR5, right? DDR5 has some error correction capabilities built in. It's not the same as ECC, but it is there.

Corsair has a page which explains this to a certain extent.

Is DDR5 ECC memory? | CORSAIR:EXPLORER

Is DDR5 ECC memory? We take a look to find out.

www.corsair.com

Yes, although it's part of DDR5 standard (not a feature) I think it's a little step up from ordinary DDR4. Perhaps I've grown more paranoid about running non-ECC memory, especially with large capacities, but I have had no memory issues and very few PC issues since I made the jump to using ECC in my daily machines and home servers. I'm on a PC downsizing trend (volume of space taken) so I'd really love a tiny box machines like these to support full ECC with modern CPU power. The Asrock X300 almost does it for me but sadly no ECC support there either.

 

[ncrs]

You are aware that these system take DDR5, right? DDR5 has some error correction capabilities built in. It's not the same as ECC, but it is there.

Corsair has a page which explains this to a certain extent.

Is DDR5 ECC memory? | CORSAIR:EXPLORER

Is DDR5 ECC memory? We take a look to find out.

www.corsair.com

This type of ECC used in all DDR5 modules only protects against errors within the boundaries of each chip on a module. It does not protect anything else, in contrast to "proper" ECC which protects everything on the path from CPU to RAM chips on modules as well. What is more this type of ECC does not have any capabilities to report errors, again in contrast to "proper" versions which will notify the memory controller of each corrected and uncorrected error.
There are "proper" DDR5 modules, but they differ from earlier iterations because a single DIMM contains two sub-modules, and each sub-module has to have an ECC memory chip dedicated to it. This increases the cost by requiring 2 additional chips instead of 1 as was the case for DDR4.
In any case Intel SKUs support both DDR4 and DDR5, and yet they are still segmented into ECC and non-ECC SKUs, so I don't find the on-die ECC of DDR5 relevant to this discussion.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Yes, although it's part of DDR5 standard (not a feature) I think it's a little step up from ordinary DDR4. Perhaps I've grown more paranoid about running non-ECC memory, especially with large capacities, but I have had no memory issues and very few PC issues since I made the jump to using ECC in my daily machines.

While I feel you and have had similar experiences, I also have a number of non-ecc based systems which rarely give any problems. The advances offered by the DDR5 standard take reliability to a new high for non-ecc RAM. To me, it seems like a solid way of doing things on the consumer level.

 

[bonehead123]

You also fail to understand that websites, like TPU, serve that ENTIRE world, which means that currencies are not the same everywhere and exchange rate vary from month to month or week to week. Yeah, it's a thing.

So what prices should they list, hmm?

I get that, but sometimes there are PR's posted which contain something like "USD = xxx/EUR = xxx/CAN=xxx etc ect.....which are probably 3 of the largest markets for DIY computer parts, and would at least give people in other countries some basis of reference...even if it's just the MSRP, which as we all know, are only starting points, as many large e/retailers sell things below that due to their shear volume of business...especially after the initial launches are over...

All I was saying is wouldn't it be better for everyone if the readers here could get ALL the item's info here, in one place, instead of having to go somewhere else, away from TPU, to try to find it ?

 

[lexluthermiester]

I get that

Do you? I ask because...

but sometimes there are PR's posted which contain something like "USD = xxx/EUR = xxx/CAN=xxx etc ect

...this. The main idea of these announcements is to generate interest. Whether or not to include pricing is the option of the company offering the announcement. When they do it is likely because that currency is representative of the primary market focus. For announcements that have no pricing, the idea is that interested consumers will look up that pricing in their local market.

which are probably 3 of the largest markets for DIY computer parts

I think you under-estimate many of the other markets in the world.

All I was saying is wouldn't it be better for everyone if the readers here could get ALL the item's info here, in one place, instead of having to go somewhere else, away from TPU, to try to find it ?

TPU doesn't have a storefront. People have to go somewhere else anyway, so...