Introduction

ASRock got their start in 2002 with a sole focus on producing motherboards. With their 3C design concept of "Creativity, Consideration, Cost-effectiveness," they have gone from their humble origins to an enthusiast favorite and industry juggernaut. They have expanded their product portfolio to include not only highly regarded motherboards but also graphics cards, networking components, mini-PCs, and industrial systems.


Today, I look at the ASRock 4X4 Box-4800U barebones system with an AMD Ryzen 7 4800U at its core. To test the system, I was provided with two 32 GB (64 GB) Patriot DDR4 SODIMMs rated at CL22 and 3200 MHz along with a Patriot P300 512 GB M.2 SSD. Considering the system's small size and mobile CPU, you won't be seeing insane graphics performance; however, the AMD Radeon Vega 8 IGP should prove more than adequate for daily tasks and light gaming. That said, before heaping on any praise, let's take a closer look at what ASRock is offering with this barebones system.