The ASRock X570 Aqua: A $1000 Ryzen Halo Motherboard Reviewed
by Gavin Bonshor on December 19, 2019 9:00 AM ESTGaming Performance
For X570 we are running using Windows 10 64-bit with the 1903 update as per our Ryzen 3000 CPU review.
World of Tanks enCore
Albeit different to most of the other commonly played MMO or massively multiplayer online games, World of Tanks is set in the mid-20th century and allows players to take control of a range of military based armored vehicles. World of Tanks (WoT) is developed and published by Wargaming who are based in Belarus, with the game’s soundtrack being primarily composed by Belarusian composer Sergey Khmelevsky. The game offers multiple entry points including a free-to-play element as well as allowing players to pay a fee to open up more features. One of the most interesting things about this tank based MMO is that it achieved eSports status when it debuted at the World Cyber Games back in 2012.
World of Tanks enCore is a demo application for a new and unreleased graphics engine penned by the Wargaming development team. Over time the new core engine will implemented into the full game upgrading the games visuals with key elements such as improved water, flora, shadows, lighting as well as other objects such as buildings. The World of Tanks enCore demo app not only offers up insight into the impending game engine changes, but allows users to check system performance to see if the new engine run optimally on their system.
Grand Theft Auto V
The highly anticipated iteration of the Grand Theft Auto franchise hit the shelves on April 14th 2015, with both AMD and NVIDIA in tow to help optimize the title. GTA doesn’t provide graphical presets, but opens up the options to users and extends the boundaries by pushing even the hardest systems to the limit using Rockstar’s Advanced Game Engine under DirectX 11. Whether the user is flying high in the mountains with long draw distances or dealing with assorted trash in the city, when cranked up to maximum it creates stunning visuals but hard work for both the CPU and the GPU.
For our test we have scripted a version of the in-game benchmark. The in-game benchmark consists of five scenarios: four short panning shots with varying lighting and weather effects, and a fifth action sequence that lasts around 90 seconds. We use only the final part of the benchmark, which combines a flight scene in a jet followed by an inner city drive-by through several intersections followed by ramming a tanker that explodes, causing other cars to explode as well. This is a mix of distance rendering followed by a detailed near-rendering action sequence, and the title thankfully spits out frame time data.
F1 2018
Aside from keeping up-to-date on the Formula One world, F1 2017 added HDR support, which F1 2018 has maintained; otherwise, we should see any newer versions of Codemasters' EGO engine find its way into F1. Graphically demanding in its own right, F1 2018 keeps a useful racing-type graphics workload in our benchmarks.
Aside from keeping up-to-date on the Formula One world, F1 2017 added HDR support, which F1 2018 has maintained. We use the in-game benchmark, set to run on the Montreal track in the wet, driving as Lewis Hamilton from last place on the grid. Data is taken over a one-lap race.
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TheinsanegamerN - Thursday, December 19, 2019 - link
What a worthless board. It doesnt matter how cool those power components are VS other boards, the performance isnt even there. The fact that this board more often then not is on the lower end of many of the performance graphs says a LOT. Ryzen 3000 just doesnt have any headroom left in it!To meet the fool that would spend a GRAND on this thing. I'll hapilly sell him my athlon 64 system for $850. Even for heavy use of a 3950x this board doesnt offer anything that a dedicated CPU block cant already do. The fact you can set up a custom loop, buy a high end X570 board, case, case fans, and other goodies and still spend less money then this board alone costs is impressive.
hbsource - Thursday, December 19, 2019 - link
I think you're being too narrow in the 'worth' of this product. It's 'worthless' to you because of performance numbers.A Chanel handbag has the same performance numbers as a free plastic bag. But it is worth a lot more.
TheinsanegamerN - Thursday, December 19, 2019 - link
What "worth" does this board offer? If it has no performance boost, what exactly is the point? To be fashionable?The chanel handbag comparison doesnt work, a free plastic bag wont last nearly as long in day to day use, they are meant to be temporary. The chanel bag will at least work properly for awhile, assuming you take care of it. But the *worth* of that bag comes from its designer pedigree. Asrock doesnt have that. Asrock isnt considred a premium brand. Besides, you dont strut around with your motherboard in hand, it goes into your computer where likely you are the only one whom will ever see it. Outside of a sig on your forum handle, nobody will know you spent a grand on this thing.
computer parts are sold on performance, not fashion. Even if your idea of "performance" is low temps, there already exist waterblocks to cool down motherboards, for a tenth the price. This thing is a total waste of money.
Vepsa - Thursday, December 19, 2019 - link
The worth as I see it for most systems built with this board are going to be show off systems in a store that show how cleanly the builder can build a watercooled system. Nothing else. If I were a small system builder (actually a dream of mine to open a computer store near where I live), that is what I'd use it for. Is it worth it do you? Nope, but thats fine. Its not meant to be worth it to everyone.A5 - Thursday, December 19, 2019 - link
Small-time system builders don't have the margins to waste a grand on this kind of thing as a "show piece", unless they're hoping to sell it to some rich sucker for a huge markup.Foeketijn - Friday, December 20, 2019 - link
Depends on your clientèle. I can even imagen some fancy workplace-o-rent asking for 15 of these systems.Try to buy a well speced boutique system with an 3950X 64Gb 4Tb SSD etc without at least a 1k mark up. Or just any Apple Workstation. As long as you don't join the race to the bottom, there is enough margin in the retail industry.
goatfajitas - Thursday, December 19, 2019 - link
"computer parts are sold on performance, not fashion"That is not true. True for some sure, but not overall true.
bji - Thursday, December 19, 2019 - link
True for the vast majority, not just some.FreckledTrout - Thursday, December 19, 2019 - link
I would bet looks cover a vast majority especially if we count laptops.lazarpandar - Thursday, December 19, 2019 - link
We're talking about motherboards... an internal component of desktops. Attempting to include more products to accomodate hbsource's insane analogy is dishonest.