ASRock X570 PG Velocita Motherboard Review

ASRock’s Phantom Gaming brand has quickly been expanding the last couple of years and has also been moving towards a more high-end offering. With the recent launch of AMD’s Zen3 based Ryzen 5000 series processors, ASRock has taken the opportunity to revamp its lineup and add a new flagship, the X570 PG Velocita. Featuring a massive 14-phase VRM The PG Velocita can handle almost every Ryzen processor up to the monster Ryzen 9 5950X with ease. Class-leading connectivity includes Killer Double-shot Pro network connectivity over 2.5G LAN and WiFi 6. Storage includes twin Hyper M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 slots, twin Reinforced PCIe 4.0 x16 slots, and a quartet of DDR4 memory slots designed to handle DDR4-5000+ memory.

PC Test Bench would like to thank ASRock for sending over the X570 PG Velocita for us to check out!

ASRock’s take on the X570 PG Velocita:

​PG Velocita is a brand-new high-end product line under the Phantom Gaming family, the PG Velocita motherboard series packed full of uncompromised performance as well as relentless appearance. “Velocità” is Italian for “Velocity”, destined to give a fast and unbeatable gaming experience to the gamers!

Features:

• Supports AMD AM4 Socket Ryzen™ 2000, 3000, 4000 G-Series and 5000 Series Desktop Processors
• 14 Power Phase Design, Digi Power, Dr. MOS
• Supports DDR4 5000+ (OC)
• 2 PCIe 4.0 x16, 3 PCIe 4.0 x1
• Graphics Output Options: HDMI, DisplayPort
• 1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec), Nahimic Audio
• 8x SATA3, 1 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4 x4), 1 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4 x4 & SATA3)
• 3 USB 3.2 Gen2 (Rear Type A+C, Front Type-C), 10 USB 3.2 Gen1 (4 Front, 6 Rear)
• Killer E3100 2.5G LAN
• Killer AX1650 802.11ax WiFi 6
• Super Alloy XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink

Quick Specs:

• CPU
  • AM4 Socket
  • Digi Power Design
  • 14-Phase Power
• Chipset
  • AMD X570
• Memory
  • Dual-Channel DDR4
  • 4x DIMM Slots
  • ECC Support
  • 2133-3200MHz and 3466-5000MHz+ OverClocked
  • 128GB Max Capacity
  • 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
• Graphics
  • HDMI 2.1 & DisplayPort 1.4 with Ryzen Series APU’s with Radeon Vega Series Graphics
• Audio
  • Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec
  • 120dB SNR DAC with Differential Amp
  • NE5532 Premium Headset amp for Front Panel Audio – Supports up to 600 Ohm Headsets
  • Nahimic Audio
• Networking
  • Killer E3100 2.5Gbps Ethernet
  • Killer AX1650x 802.11ax WiFi 6 2×2
  • Killer DoubleShot Pro
• Expansion
  • 2x PCIe 4.0 x16 slots – Reinforced Steel Slot
  • 3x PCIe 4.0 x1 slots
• Storage
  • 8x SATA3 6.0
  • 1x Hyper M.2 2230/2242/2260/2280 – PCIe Gen4 x4 Only – Connected to CPU
  • 1x Hyper M.2 2230/2242/2260/2280 – PCIe Gen4 x4 or SATA – Connected to Chipset