ASRock Z370M Pro4 Review: A Z370 Value?

[Crashman]

ASRock’s Z370M Pro4 brings us the lowest price yet on Intel’s top LGA-1151 chipset. Can it perform, can it overclock, and what features does it give up?

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[Lutfij]

Is it possible that the lack of a thermal solution atop the top row of power phases as well as ample heatsink height on the power delivery between the socket and the rear I/O is the reason for thermal throttling or is it due to the lack of good quality VRM's?

 

[Crashman]

Is it possible that the lack of a thermal solution atop the top row of power phases as well as ample heatsink height on the power delivery between the socket and the rear I/O is the reason for thermal throttling or is it due to the lack of good quality VRM's?

It appears to be a problem of an inadequate cooling solution. Perhaps the engineers thought everyone would use a downdraft cooler or a lower-model processor...

 

[Co BIY]

Would this board be able to power the i5-8400 or the i5-8600k without throttling ?

Does the H370 version of this board have the same power delivery hardware? Does that limit it's ability to run the i7 or i5s at stock clocks?

I think TH neglects the i5-8600k despite it appearing to be the enthusiasts performance/value sweet spot (on the intel side at least).

 

[Crashman]

Would this board be able to power the i5-8400 or the i5-8600k without throttling ?

Does the H370 version of this board have the same power delivery hardware? Does that limit it's ability to run the i7 or i5s at stock clocks?

I think TH neglects the i5-8600k despite it appearing to be the enthusiasts performance/value sweet spot (on the intel side at least).

I only have the 8700k and 8350k