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Benchmarks and Final Analysis

Our standard benchmarks and power tests are performed using the CPU’s stock frequencies (including stock Thermal Velocity Boost), with all power-saving features enabled. Optimized defaults are set in the BIOS and the memory set using profiles. For this baseline testing, Windows is set to High Performance before we switch over to Balanced during power testing, so the PC idles appropriately.

Synthetic Benchmarks

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ASRock X570 PG Velocita — (Image credit: Tom's Hardware)

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During our gaming tests, we saw appreciable gains when moving from the 3900X to the newer 5950X. Between the clock speeds, IPC and large cache differences, performance increased using this CPU at our 1080p test resolution. If you game at a higher resolution, chances are you won’t see those gains unless you’re using one of the new, ultra-fast Nvidia or AMD GPUs. That said, the Velocita had no problem with games, easily mixing in with the rest of the newly tested boards in both 3DMark and actual games.

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The X570 Velocita’s 14-phase, 50A power bits for the CPU handled our testing without issue. During stock runs, the hottest point on the VRM was 51 degrees Celsius. HWinfo wasn’t able to read the VRM sensor on this board, so we excluded that value in the charts. With our Ryzen 9 5950X overclocked to 4.4 GHz and ~1.3V, VRM temps reached 62 degrees Celsius. These values are well within the MOSFETs’ operating parameters. The tiny fans on the heatsinks were inaudible at these speeds using default settings.

There are several ways to overclock on AMD platforms, depending on your goals. If your focus is single-threaded performance, you may want to focus on using Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO) and adjusting its parameters. If you can use all cores and threads, setting a manual CPU multiplier and voltage is likely the better route. While the latter clips peak single-threaded performance a bit, it increases all core/thread performance over the all-core boost. To that end, we settled on 4.4 GHz at ~1.3V for an all core/thread overclock.

The X570 PG Velocita is ASRock’s third iteration of this board. We’ve seen Z490 versions and B550 versions already come out and, for the most part, seemed to be readily accepted by reviewers and users alike. The X570 Velocita takes what B550 had and brings it up a level. You not only get more PCIe 4.0 lanes for peripherals and storage, but the company added speedy next-gen Wi-Fi capability as well, in a resonably $246.99 (MSRP) package.

The ~$250 price point puts this board in direct competition with the MSI MPG Z570 Gaming Pro Carbon WiFi ($259.99), the Gigabyte Aorus Pro WiFi ($269.99), and the Asus Prime X570-Pro ($239.99). Between these boards, the MSI and Gigabyte have Wi-Fi, while the Asus Prime does not. All three of these boards shouldn’t have an issue overclocking the flagship 5950X, but among them, the PG Velocita has the most phases and available amperage for the CPU. If crave SATA-based storage, the Velocita has the most there as well, with eight ports. As far as appearance, most boards should fit in well with many build themes, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

ASrock brings a well-rounded and relatively inexpensive motherboard to the mid-range X570 segment with the X570 PG Velocita. Between its solid power delivery, Killer-based networking, and eight SATA ports, the $264.99 street price almost feels like a bargain. The biggest concerns with this board are the chipset fan (set it to quiet, problem solved) and perhaps the aesthetics not matching your build with the prominent red highlighting. Clearly, these aren’t big issues for most people. If you’re looking for a ~$260 board capable of driving the 5950X to its ambient cooled limits with a lot of storage capability and fast networking, the X570 PG Velocita should be on your shortlist.