ASRock X570 PG Velocita Motherboard Review

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UEFI BIOS

The ASRock X570 PG Velocita uses a 256Mb American Megatrends Licensed BIOS ROM. Version 1.60 was used for all screenshots and testing. At the time of this writing, this was the latest BIOS available from the ASRock website. It supports the BIOS flashback feature, allowing for recovery from a bad flash.

ASRock’s UEFI implementation is really quite similar to ASUS’s implementation. Even things like the overclocking menu have similar or identical naming conventions. The OC Tweaker menu is a great example of this. However, it has a native resolution of 1920×1080, although you can render it at lower resolutions by selecting the option to force this or leave it on automatic. The aesthetic is clean and free of excess clutter or the overuse of submenus for navigation. While they are present, you don’t often have a submenu with only one or two options buried below menus where said options would be easily at home.

The rather simple and intuitive interface is organized by categories which are displayed at the top of the UEFI BIOS menus. In each, there are relevant settings to each category. Within a given menu, most options have multiple options in a context menu you can access with the mouse or by hitting enter. This will display all the potential choices for each option. Where numerical values exist, one can simply type the number directly. You also have a description for each setting, which yields insight on what the value does or how to use it.

The overclocking options are considerable, with no major limitations compared to even higher-end motherboards. Options like CCX specific overclocking is supported directly in the UEFI along with the usual options for voltage and general frequency tuning. You never really lack for anything tuning-wise in the X570 PG Velocita’s UEFI menus.

The X570 PG Velocita does have all the built-in UEFI tools you should expect from an enthusiast motherboard. These include extensive fan controls, PC health monitoring, and a flash update tool. There are also rudimentary RGB LED controls in the UEFI, which is rather unusual. Many motherboard makers do not include this feature at the BIOS level. The ASRock X570 PG Velocita has an NVMe sanitization tool and an SSD secure erase tool. There are also tools for creating RAID arrays, and more.

Overall, the UEFI BIOS implementation and interface is quite good. I have no major complaints about it from a design standpoint. However, I did experience a lot of quirks relating to the firmware. These center around automatic settings and how well they worked or rather, that they didn’t. I’ll talk more about this later, but most boards work well with their UEFI settings left on automatic. That is NOT the case with the ASRock X570 PG Velocita.

Dan Dobrowolski
Dan has been writing motherboard reviews for the past 15 years, with the first decade or so writing for [H}ard|OCP. Dan brings his depth of knowledge about motherboards and their components to his reviews here at The FPS Review to help you select the best one for your needs.

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