When it comes to industrial PC motherboards, we all know ASRock has successfully launched some of the popular products. After the release of the ASRock iBOX 1100 rugged mini-PC, several months in, we saw the NUC 1100 Box Series mini-PCs powered by the 11th Generation Intel Core i7/i5/i3 processors and Iris® Xe graphics a couple of months back. The NUC 1100 Box Series came in three models – NUC BOX-1165G7, NUC BOX-1135G7, and NUC BOX-1115G4. ASRock has now announced Tiger Lake-based STX-1500 (Mini-STX), and IMB-1224 (Mini-ITX).
STX-1500 (Mini-STX)
This is a mini-STX form factor motherboard based on an Intel Tiger Lake-UP3 MCP processor that comes in three CPU variants clocked at different frequencies supporting dual-channel DDR4 64GB memory. The graphics are also Intel Iris Xe for the i7 and i5 CPUs while Intel UHD graphics for i3 CPU. One of the important features in video output is the support for Quadruple display is provided via HDMI, eDP, and LVDS interfaces.
STX-1500 specifications:
- SoC: Intel 11th Gen (Tiger Lake-UP3) Core Processors, up to 28W TDP
- STX-1500P: Intel i7-1185G7E clocked up to 2.8GHz
- STX-1500M: Intel i5-1145G7E clocked up to 2.6GHz
- STX-1500V: Intel i3-1115G4E clocked up to 3.0GHz
- Memory: Support dual channel DDR4 3200 MHz with 64GB (32GB per DIMM)
- Socket: 2x 260-pin SO-DIMM
- Graphics: Intel Iris Xe Graphics for i7/i5 CPU / Intel UHD Graphics for i3 Processor
- Video output:
- HDMI 2.0a with maximum resolution up to 4096×2160 at 60Hz refresh rate
- LVDS dual-channel 24-bit up to 1920 x 1200 at 60Hz refresh rate
- eDP 1.4 with max resolution up to 4096×2304 at 60Hz refresh rate
- Audio: 2 (Mic-in, Line-out)
- Expansion: 1x M.2 with PCIe x1, USB 2.0 and CNVi for Wireless or 1x M.2 with PCIe x1 / USB 3.2 / USB2.0 and SIM for 4G/5G
- USB: 3x USB 3.2 Gen2, 5x USB 2.0
- Power Supply: 12~28V DC-In with 4-pin wafer PWR cable or DC Jack
- Dimensions: Mini-STX (5.5-in x 5.8-in)
- Operating temperature: 0ºC ~ 60ºC
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