Benchmarks
We ran an array of benchmarks that provided a complete performance analysis of the system that would allow easy comparisons in future reviews. We completed
these at 4000 MHz on an un-optimized Windows 7 system.
3DMark Vantage
GPU
3DMark11 P
Score
Call of Duty 4:
Modern Warfare
SuperPi 1.5X 1M TMPG MPEG
4 Video
Transcoding
Cinebench 11.5
CPU Score
Cinebench 11.5
GPU Score
A75-UD4H
3396
1023
48.966
25.474
12.39
4.805
26.55
A3850 @
3.7GHz
4002
1314
67.562
20.264
9.56
5.154
33.97
Z68X-UD3H
w/ 2600K
1769
N/A
32.265
8.299
7.22
6.81
13.79
features, easily the most
SATA6GB/s heavy chipset we
have seen. We would have
liked to see at least one
of those USB 3.0 headers
on the far right side of the
board, making the distance
between the internal USB
3.0 header and the front
panel bays much shorter.
In terms of overclocking
support, the board does
lack power, reset and Clear
CMOS buttons, which we
find on many high-end Intel
boards. Then again, none of
the competition has those
features either. We had
no issues with memory or
CPU overclocking, and in
fact, memory overclocking
was better on previous
AMD platforms. We were
able to reach a maximum
CPU overclock of 3.7ghz
for 24/7 use and 3.85 for
max OC. Memory was good
for 2200mhz with 2133mhz
modules. What is important
to note is that memory
speed heavily influences
the iGPU performance,
as the iGPU uses part of
the system memory as its
own. While the BIOS wasn’t
based on UEFI like we have
seen on similarly priced
ASUS A75 boards, it is very
easy to use and has every
little overclocking control
one would care for. If you
are looking to overclock
on the A75 platform, you
should make sure not to
use the D-SUB (analogue)
video output, as it corrupts
at a pretty low base clock
(~125mhz). Just use HDMI or
DVI during overclocking for
monitor output.
It’s hard to correctly
analyse AMD’s new APU
platform and really there
is no direct competition in
terms of price. Some even
say comparing the APU in
CPU performance against a
$300, 2600K is almost unfair
to a point, and we pretty
much agree. Of course, the
difference in performance
between the 2600K’s CPU
performance VS the A3850’s
GPU performance could be
said to equalize the playing
field. In fact, if we look at the
performance discrepancy
between the A3850
(default) and the 2600K
(default) in Cinebench GPU
performance, its 32%. Now
if we turn to the percentage
difference in the Cinebench
CPU score between the
two its 17%, the A3850 is
twice as strong in GPU
performance as it is slower
in CPU performance. Those
are huge gains in integrated
GPU performance, but only
for gaming, it seems. When
it comes to GPU computing,
such as Video transcoding,
the Intel iGPU is much
faster, (cour tesy of Quick
Sync/ AV X extensions).
Of course, the A3850 has
DX11 suppor t and is costs
much less.?
[Sin]
Summary
The board features
everything we would
want in a $115
motherboard. While it
fully supports every part
of the A75 platform, it
also has the features of a
$250 Intel motherboard,
and that is what makes
this board stand out.
Llano brings some good
memory overclocking
potential to the table
and this board has no
trouble fulfilling it. We
would think that with
a nice black PCB, this
board would be cool,
but the classic blue is
almost a trademark of an
affordable yet well-built
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