ASRock B450M-HDV

ASRock's most affordable microATX motherboard based on the mid-range AMD B450 chipset with an AM4 processor socket. The manufacturer claims full compatibility with any 2/4/8-core AMD Ryzen/Ryzen Pro processors of the first and second generation, including models with integrated Radeon Vega graphics core and Athlon 200GE CPU. It has small overall dimensions and can be installed in compact microATX cases.

Equipped with a full-fledged six-phase processor power subsystem. The manufacturer is positioned as a model of the initial price category, designed to assemble inexpensive home or office systems. Despite this positioning and a very affordable price, the ASRock B450M-HDV motherboard is well-equipped and has a number of advanced system and peripheral interfaces. Two DIMM slots support DDR4-2933/2666/2400/2133 memory modules with a total capacity of up to 32 GB.

The storage subsystem can include a high-performance NVMe SSD with an M.2 interface (up to 32 Gbps) and up to 4 conventional SATA3 SSD / HDD drives. There is a built-in gigabit network controller Realtek RTL8111H, the 7.1-channel HDA codec Realtek ALC887 is responsible for processing and outputting sound. VGA, DVI-D, and HDMI 1.4 ports enable use of the processor's built-in Radeon Vega graphics core (Ryzen APUs with Raven Ridge core only). There are 12 USB ports, including 6 high-performance USB 3.1 Gen1.