AMD recently announced the new generation of Ryzen 8040 series mobile processors code-named HawkPoint, which is an upgraded version of the existing Ryzen 7040 series. The process and architecture remain unchanged, focusing on improving NPUAI performance and adjusting power consumption settings.Now, ASRock is the first company in the world to release products based on the Ryzen 8040 series, specifically the low-power Ryzen 8040U series, including mini machines and mini motherboards.

There are two mini machines, the models are:4X4BOX-8840U, 4X4BOX-8640U, there are also two types of motherboards, corresponding to the mini machine, and the models are:4X4-8840U-1U, 4X4-8640U-1U,The processors are Ryzen 78840U and Ryzen 58640U.

Ryzen 78840U8 core 16 threads, maximum frequency 5.1GHz, integrated core display Radeon780M.

Ryzen 58640U6 core 12 threads, maximum frequency 4.9GHz, integrated core display Radeon760M.

The thermal design power consumption range of both is 15-30W, which is more flexible than the current fixed 28W.

The mini machine has a simple design and measures 117.5x110.0×49 mm.

In terms of core specifications, the mini machine and motherboard have twoOne DDR5-5600SO-DIMM independent memory slot (maximum capacity 96GB), one M.22280 and one M.22240 (both support PCIe4.0x4), RealtekRTL8125BG2.5 Gigabit and RealtekRTL8111H Gigabit network cards, Wi-Fi6E wireless network card,RealtekALC256 sound card.

The interface hasTwo HDMI1.4b and two USB-C/DP1.4 (four screens 4K), one USB-A3.0, two USB2.0, the power supply is 12-24VDC.