ASRock 4X4 BOX-AI350 (AMD Ryzen AI 7 350)

[crazyeyesreaper]

The ASRock 4X4 BOX-AI350 Mini-PC delivers performance and flexibility. Equipped with an AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 processor featuring a 50 TOPS NPU, it can handle general computing tasks and casual gaming via the Radeon 860M iGPU. It also offers full support for Copilot+, making it an interesting option for those interested in the latest features.

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[lexluthermiester]

Good review!

Not bad for the price. Could have done with a few USB2.0 ports in the back and a few more USB3 ports, but still a solid offering.

 

[_roman_]

This really shows some graphic cards hardly have any use these days.

CPU wise I can not determine anything. My notebook with ryzen pro 4650u is very bad. It seems the hole charts are full with notebook cpus.

I prefer some desktop processors included in the charts to see some comparison values

 

[lexluthermiester]

This really shows some graphic cards hardly have any use these days.

No. It show that IGP's are getting much better, sure. But making the dGPU obsolete, they do not. Not even close.

 

[SL2]

This really shows some graphic cards hardly have any use these days.

Depends on usage. This is NOT an APU made for someone who wants a little bit more graphics performance.

The 860G has only 8 CU's, which makes it about as fast as the three year old 680G (12 CU). I think it's more focused around power efficient CPU cores. For a mini desktop you might as well check out some older Phoenix/Hawk point models, chances are they have lower price anyway, better availability, or more models to choose from.

APU's in short (up to) - No, I'm not talking about Fire range of Dragon range. Please leave them out of the discussion lol

Ryzen 6000: 8 Zen3+ cores, 12 x RDNA2 "Rembrandt" (2022)
Ryzen 7000: 8 Zen4 cores, 12 x RDNA3 "Phoenix" (2023)
Ryzen 8000: 8 Zen4/C cores, 12 x RDNA3 "Hawk point/2" (2024), about the same as Ryzen 7000 above.
Ryzen 200: 8 Zen4/C cores, 12 x RDNA3 "Hawk point/2" (2025), a rebadge.

The introduction of the AI 300 series breaks this pattern in specifications. You need to pick a 12 core model to get a IGP with more CU's than earlier. (Disregarding graphics clock speed and improvements even though they do make a difference)

Ryzen AI 300: 12 Zen5/C cores, 16 x RDNA 3.5 "Strix point/Krackan point" (2024/2025).

Then there's Strix halo for those who want more graphics performance.. if it's worth it.