ASRock QC5000-ITX Motherboard

Main Specifications

The main specifications for the ASRock QC5000-ITX include:

• Socket: FT3 (AMD A4-5000 1.5 GHz CPU soldered on the motherboard)
• Chipset: embedded in the CPU
• Super I/O: Nuvoton NCT5573D
• Parallel ATA: none
• Serial ATA: four SATA-600 ports, two controlled by the CPU and two controlled by an ASMedia ASM1061 chip
• External SATA: none
• USB 2.0: four USB 2.0 ports, two on the rear panel and four available through two headers on the motherboard
• USB 3.0: six USB 3.0 ports, four on the motherboard rear panel (two controlled by the processor and two controlled by an Etron EJ188H chip) and two available on a header on the motherboard (controlled by an Etron EJ188H chip)
• FireWire (IEEE 1394): none
• Thunderbolt: none
• On-board video: Radeon HD8330, controlled by the CPU
• On-board audio: produced by the chipset together with a Realtek ALC892 codec (7.1 channels, 24-bit resolution, 192 kHz sampling rate, 97 dB SNR for the outputs, and 90 dB SNR for the inputs)
• On-board LAN: one Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by an Realtek RTL8111E chip
• Buzzer: no
• Infrared interface: no
• Power supply required: ATX
• Slots: one PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (working at x4), one Mini PCI Express slot
• Memory: two DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-1600, 32 GiB maximum)
• Fan connectors: one three-pin connector for the CPU cooler, one four-pin connector and one three-pin connector for an auxiliary fans
• Extra features: none
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: one
• Programs included: motherboard utilities and drivers
• More Information: https://www.asrock.com/
• Average Price in the U.S.*: USD 73.00

* Researched at Newegg.com on the day we published this First Look article.