Board Layout

The ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming ITX/TB3 follows the theme of its larger counterpart: a matte black PCB along with a rear I/O cover and integrated I/O shield in the Phantom Gaming colors.

The back of the ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming ITX/TB3 is a similar black, but not empty as ASRock has stashed the M.2 slot on the back to make room for the chipset on the front of the board. The ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming ITX is very sharp and modern-looking, with a great level of detail.


The CPU socket is not as open as on full-size boards; in fact, ASRock has used the Intel pattern of mounting holes to save space. You will need Intel mounting hardware to mount a cooler to this board. This rules out the stock AMD cooler, but just about any aftermarket cooler will come with socket 115x mounting hardware.


There is just one M.2 slot on the back of the board. The chipset is in an unusual spot, just above the PCIe x16 slot in the center of the board. It is quite tall and may interfere with some CPU coolers. The chipset heatsink is connected to the VRM heatsink with a short heatpipe.


The ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming ITX only has one PCI Express 4.0 x16 slot, encased in steel armor at the very bottom of the board. The board has a total of four SATA 6 Gb/s ports, and all are angled 90 degrees from the board.


The ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming ITX has a controversial rear I/O offering. At first glance, the back panel seems very sparse, especially when it comes to USB. ASRock did not have a lot of space to work with, and instead of compromising board performance to cram more USB into the design, ASRock integrated a Thunderbolt 3 controller into the USB Type-C port. While some may begrudge the need for a dongle to add USB ports, it is a sensible compromise that offers the end user more flexibility.

• 2x Antenna ports
• 1x HDMI port
• 1x DisplayPort 1.4 input
• 1x PS/2 keyboard and mouse combo connector
• 2x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A ports
• 2x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A ports
• 1x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port
• 1x RJ-45 LAN ports
• 1x Optical SPDIF out port
• 5x 3.5 mm audio jacks
• 1x Clear CMOS button

Networking on the ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming ITX is handled by an Intel I211AT. Unfortunately, the tiny size ruled out a second 2.5 Gb/s controller on the Phantom Gaming ITX. WiFi 6 is provided by an Intel 802.11ax module.