Test: Asus Strix B450-I Gaming

Konklusion

Dette var min første gang i selskab med AMD's RYZEN. Jeg har glædt mig mange gange til at se hvordan de overclocker, og hvilke indstillinger vi får i de forskellige BIOS'er. ASUS har dog givet mig et rigtig godt indtryk af RYZEN, og jeg glæder mig til at prøve denne platform med minus grader.
Tilbage til bundkortet, så synes jeg at det er ganske godt i alle aspekter, og det vil helt sikkert kunne tjene en i rigtig mange år, og ikke kun med de nuværende RYZEN CPU'er.
 

Innovation/Teknologi - 4
Det er et budget chipset vi får her, hvilket begrænser os en lille smule, men utroligt nok ikke ret meget i forhold til hvad jeg normalt ser hos konkurrenten. ASUS har gjort hvad de kunne for at lave et solidt m-ITX bundkort, og de har bestemt været successfuld.

Bundle/Tilbehør - 5
Som nævnt i afsnittet så er jeg meget overrasket over at se strips medfølgende bundkort. Jeg synes bare generelt at kassen er fyldt op med alt det man kunne have brug for, endda nogle fine klistermærker. Jeg er dog lidt uforstående overfor at der ikke følger 2 M.2 monteringskit med, da ASUS skriver i specifikationerne at det understøtter 2 2242 SSD'er. Det er dog SSD'er som man ikke ser ret tit, og er ikke noget jeg vil tage point fra for.

Design/Layout - 4
Generelt kan jeg godt lide designet. ASUS har måtte hæve audio og M.2 delen for at kunne have plads til det hele, hvilket allerede der betyder at ASUS har gjort alt hvad de kunne for at smide så mange funktioner på bundkortet som muligt. Jeg er en smule uenig i de 6 40A Power Stage der skal give strøm til CPU kernerne. Man kunne have brugt IR3556 som er en 50A Power Stage. Da IR3556 er mere effektiv end IR3553 havde der både været mulighed for mindre varmeudvikling og muligheden for højere strømforbrug. Så vidt jeg kan se er IR3556 faktisk også billigere end de IR3553, men det er muligt ASUS har købt en masse af dem og fået dem billigere.

Software/BIOS - 5
Som altid fra ASUS ser vi en fantastisk software pakke og BIOS.

Ydelse - 4
Generelt vil jeg ikke mene at der er den store forskel på dette bundkort og det sammenlignede Gigabyte bundkort. Grunden er at alle disse tests er lavet over flere dage, hvor vi har haft nogle rigtig varme dage, og lidt kolde dage. Det har jeg kunnet se har haft indflydelse på CPU'ens temperatur, og det er muligt at AMD's XFR ikke har ment at CPU'en har været kold nok i nogle tilfælde på det ene bundkort, men har været kold nok på det andet. Generelt prøver jeg at teste ved samme temperaturer, men det har ikke været muligt denne gang.
Ved overclocking synes jeg at kortet klarer sig rigtig godt. Generelt vil transistorer have mindre læk ved mindre temperatur, hvorfor vi også kan se nogle forskelle på resultaterne her, men generelt ser det ud til at ASUS klarer sig ganske godt.

Pris - 3
En pris på 1375 synes jeg er lidt meget for et B450 bundkort, men her betaler man for den lille formfaktor, og ASUS har bestemt gennemtænkt bundkortet her. Jeg ville have givet bundkortet 4, men på grund af VRM delen vil jeg alligevel trække kortet ned på 3.

Test: Asus Strix B450-I Gaming

Innovation / Teknologi	4
Bundle - Tilbehør	5
Design - Layout	4
Software - BIOS	5
Ydelse	4
Pris	3
Samlet	83%

UK summary

This was my first time in the company of AMD's RYZEN. I have been looking forward to seeing how they overclock, and which settings we get in the different BIOS's. ASUS has given me a very good impression of RYZEN, and I'm looking forward to trying this platform under minus degrees.
Back to the motherboard though. I think that it is very good in all aspects, and will be able to serve you for many years, and not only with the current RYZEN CPU's.

Innovation/Technology - 4
It is a budget chipset we get here, which does limit us a bit, but amazingly not that much compared to what you see in the competition. ASUS has done what they could to make a solid m-ITX motherboard, and they have indeed been sucessfull.

Bundle/Accessories - 5
As written in the topic I am very surprised that you get zip ties with a motherboard. In general I think the box is filled with all which you could need, and some nice stickers too.
I don't fully understand why there isn't 2 M.2 mounting kits provided though, since ASUS is writing in the specifications that it supports 2 2242 SSD's. Though that is SSD's that you don't really see very often, and is nothing I would deduct points for.

Design/Layout - 4
In general I like the design. ASUS had to lift the audio and the M.2 socket to get room for everything, which means that ASUS has done what they could to provide the motherboard with as many features as possible. I don't agree on the 40A Power stages though. If they would have used IR3556 which is a 50A Power stage since IR3556 is more effective than IR3553 we could have seen less heat developed and the posibility for higher power consumption. As far as I can see IR3556 is actually cheaper than the IR3553, but it is possible ASUS bought a lot of them and got them cheaper.

Software/BIOS - 5
As always from ASUS we see a fantastic software package and BIOS.

Performance - 4
In general I don't think there is a big difference between this and the compared motherboard. The reason is that there tests were made over the course of more days, where we have had some really hot days, and some colder ones. I have seen that this has had an impact on the CPU temperature, and it is possible the AMD's XFR didn't believe that the CPU was cold enough in some cases on the one board, but was cold enough on the other. Generally I try to test at the same temperatures, but that was not possible this time.
When overclocking I think this board is doing quite well. Generally the transistors will leak less with less temperature, which is why we may see some difference in results here, but in general it looks like ASUS is doing really well.

Price - 3
I think that a price of 1600 is a bit much for a B450 motherboard, but here you pay for the formfactor, and ASUS has really thought the board out well. I would have given the board a 4, but because of the VRM I will drag that down to a 3.