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Socket FM2 Motherboard Features
 ASRock
FM2A85X Extreme6
Asus
F2A85-V Pro
ECS
A85F2-A GOLDEN
PCB Revision1.041.011.0
ChipsetAMD A85X FCHAMD A85X FCHAMD A85X FCH
Voltage RegulatorTen PhasesEight PhasesFive Phases
BIOSP1.30 (10/12/2012)5104 (09/14/2012)10/12/12
100.0 MHz RCLKVariable Variable Variable 
Internal Interfaces
PCIe 3.0 x16NoneNoneNone
PCIe 2.0 x163 (x16/x0/x4 or x8/x8/x4)3 (x16/x0/x4 or x8/x8/x4)2 (x16/x0 or x8/x8)
PCIe x1/x42/02/03/0
USB 2.03 (6-ports)4 (8-ports)3 (6-ports)
USB 3.01 (2-ports)1 (2-ports)1 (2-ports)
SATA 6.0 Gb/s777
SATA 3.0 Gb/sNoneNoneNone
4-Pin Fan251
3-Pin Fan4None2
FP-Audio111
CD-AudioNoneNoneNone
S/PDIF I/OOutput OnlyOutput OnlyOutput Only
Internal ButtonsPWR, RSTBIOS Flash, MemOK, DirectKeyNone
Diagnostics PanelNumericNoneNone
Legacy Interfaces2 x PCI, Serial2 x PCI, Serial2 x PCI, Serial
I/O Panel Connectors
P/S 211None
USB 3.0444
USB 2.0222
IEEE-1394NoneNoneNone
Network111
eSATA111
CLR_CMOS ButtonYesNoYes
Digital Audio OutOpticalOpticalOptical
Digital Audio InNoneNoneNone
Analog Audio565
VideoVGA, DVI-D, DisplayPort, HDMIHDMI, DisplayPort, VGA, DVI-DVGA, DVI-D, DisplayPort, HDMI
Other DevicesNoneNoneNone
Mass Storage Controllers
Chipset SATA7 x SATA 6Gb/s
1 x eSATA 6Gb/s
7 x SATA 6Gb/s
1 x eSATA 6Gb/s
7 x SATA 6Gb/s
1 x eSATA 6Gb/s
Chipset RAID Modes0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10, JBOD0, 1, 5, 10
Add-In SATANoneNoneNone
USB 3.0ASM1042 PCIe (2-ports)
A85X Integrated (4-ports)
ASM1042 PCIe (2-ports)
A85X Integrated (4-ports)
ASM1042 PCIe (2-ports)
A85X Integrated (4-ports)
IEEE-1394NoneNoneNone
Gigabit Ethernet
Primary LANRTL8111E PCIeRTL8111F PCIeRTL8111E PCIe
Secondary LANNoneNoneNone
Audio
HD Audio CodecALC898ALC892VT1819S
DDL/DTS ConnectNot SpecifiedNot SpecifiedNot Specified
WarrantyThree YearsThree YearsThree Years







Socket FM2 Motherboard Features
 Gigabyte
F2A85X-UP4
MSI
FM2-A85XA-G65
Sapphire Pure
Platinum A85XT
PCB Revision1.01.11.0
ChipsetAMD A85X FCHAMD A85X FCHAMD A85X FCH
Voltage RegulatorEight PhasesEight PhasesEight Phases
BIOSF3g (10/03/2012)V1.1 (10/09/2012)0.40 (09/12/2012)
100.0 MHz RCLKVariable VariableVariable
Internal Interfaces
PCIe 3.0 x16NoneNoneNone
PCIe 2.0 x163 (x16/x0/x4 or x8/x8/x4)2 (x16/x0 or x8/x8)3 (x16/x0/x4 or x8/x8/x4)
PCIe x1/x43 (1 shared with x4) / 03/02/1
USB 2.04 (8-ports)3 (6-ports)2 (4-ports)
USB 3.01 (2-ports)1 (2-ports)1 (2-ports)
SATA 6.0 Gb/s787
SATA 3.0 Gb/sNoneNoneNone
4-Pin Fan531
3-Pin FanNone25
FP-Audio111
CD-AudioNoneNoneNone
S/PDIF I/OOutput OnlyNoneInput andOutput
Internal ButtonsPWR, RST, CLRPWR, RST, CLR, OC GeniePWR, RST, CLR, ROM selector
Diagnostics PanelNumericNoneNumeric
Legacy InterfacesPCI, Serial2 x PCI, Serial (mini)2 x PCI, Serial
I/O Panel Connectors
P/S 2112
USB 3.0422
USB 2.0244
IEEE-1394NoneNoneNone
Network111
eSATA1NoneNone
CLR_CMOS ButtonNoNoNo
Digital Audio OutOpticalOpticalOptical
Digital Audio InNoneNoneNone
Analog Audio666
VideoVGA, DVI-D, HDMI, DisplayPortVGA, DVI-D, HDMI, DisplayPortHDMI, DisplayPort, VGA, DVI-D
Other DevicesNoneNoneBluetooth Transceiver
Mass Storage Controllers
Chipset SATA7 x SATA 6Gb/s
1 x eSATA 6Gb/s
8 x SATA 6Gb/s7 x SATA 6Gb/s
1 x mSATA 6Gb/s
Chipset RAID Modes0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Add-In SATANoneNoneNone
USB 3.0EJ168A PCIe (2-ports)
A85X Integrated (4-ports)
A85X IntegratedA85X Integrated
IEEE-1394NoneNoneNone
Gigabit Ethernet
Primary LANRTL8111F PCIeRTL8111E PCIeRTL8111F PCIe
Secondary LANNoneNoneNone
Audio   
HD Audio CodecALC892ALC892ALC892
DDL/DTS ConnectNot SpecifiedNot SpecifiedNot Specified
WarrantyThree YearsThree YearsOne Year




ASRock FM2A85X Extreme6




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Asus F2A85-V Pro



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F2A85-V Pro Firmware













ECS A85F2-A Golden





















A85F2-A Golden Firmware








Gigabyte F2A85X-UP4

















F2A85X-UP4 Firmware
















MSI FM2-A85XA-G65


















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Sapphire Pure Platinum A85XT














Pure Platinum A85XT Firmware















Test Settings And Benchmarks









Test System Configuration
CPUAMD A10-5800K (Trinity): 3.8 GHz Base, Up to 4.2 GHz via Turbo Core, 8 MB Shared L3 Cache, Socket FM2
CPU CoolerSunbeamtech Core-Contact Freezer w/Zalman ZM-STG1 Paste
RAMKingston KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX: 8 GB DDR3-1600 CAS 9-9-9-27
GraphicsAMD Radeon HD 7660D: 800 MHz GPU, DDR3-1600
Hard DriveSamsung 470 Series MZ5PA256HMDR, 256 GB SSD 
SoundIntegrated HD Audio
NetworkIntegrated Gigabit Networking
PowerSeasonic X760 SS-760KM: ATX12V v2.3, EPS12V, 80 PLUS Gold
Software
OSMicrosoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
GraphicsAMD Catalyst 12.11
ChipsetAMD Platform Driver 8.947.0.0




















Benchmark Configuration
3D Games
Battlefield 3Campaign Mode, "Going Hunting" 90-Seconds Fraps
Test Set 1: Medium Quality Defaults (No AA, 4x AF)
Test Set 2: High Quality Defaults
F1 2012In-Game Benchmark using Adrenaline Tool 1.0.0.12
Test Set 1: Medium Quality Preset, No AA
Test Set 2: High Quality Preset, 4x AA
SkyrimUpdate 1.5.26, Celedon Aethirborn Level 6, 25 Seconds Fraps
Test Set 1: Medium Details Defaults
Test Set 2: High Details Defaults
Adobe Creative Suite
Adobe Photoshop CS6 (64-bit)Version 13 x64: Filter 15.7 MB TIF Image: Radial Blur, Shape Blur, Median, Polar Coordinates
Adobe After Effects CS 6Version: CS5.5: Tom's Hardware Workload, SD project with three picture-in-picture streams, source video at 720p, Render Multiple Frames Simultaneously
Adobe Premiere Pro CS 5.5Video length 2min 21s, Export to H.264 Blu-ray
Source 960x720, Output 1280x720
Adobe Acrobat X ProfessionalV10.0.0, PDF Creation from PowerPoint 2010 Presentation (3.6 MB)
Audio/Video Encoding
iTunesVersion 10.4.1.10 x64: Audio CD (Terminator II SE), 53 minutes, default AAC format 
Lame MP3Version 3.98.3: Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min, convert WAV to MP3 audio format, Command: -b 160 --nores (160 Kb/s)
HandBrake CLI Version: 0.98, Video: Video from Canon EOS 7D (1920x1080, 25 frames) 1 Minutes 22 Seconds, Audio: PCM-S16, 48 000 Hz, Two-Channel, to Video: AVC1 Audio: AAC (High Profile)
MainConcept ReferenceVersion: 2.2.0.5440: MPEG-2 to H.264, MainConcept H.264/AVC Codec, 28 sec HDTV 1920x1080 (MPEG-2), Audio: MPEG-2 (44.1 kHz, Two-Channel, 16-Bit, 224 Kb/s), Codec: H.264 Pro, Mode: PAL 50i (25 FPS), Profile: H.264 BD HDMV
Productivity
BlenderVersion: 2.62: Syntax blender -b thg.blend -f 1, Resolution: 1920x1080, Anti-Aliasing: 8x, Render: THG.blend frame 1, Cycles renderer and internal tile renderer (9x9)
Visual Studio 2010Compile Chrome project (1/31/2012) with devenv.com /build Release
Autodesk 3ds Max 2012V14.1.0.328 x64: Space Flyby Mentalray, Frame 248, 1440x1080
WinZipVersion 16.5 Pro: THG-Workload (1.30 GB) to ZIP, command line switches "-a -ez -p -r"
WinRARVersion 4.20.0.0: THG-Workload (1.30 GB) to RAR, command line switches "winrar a -r -m3"
7-ZipVersion 9.28: THG-Workload (1.30 GB) to .7z, command line switches "a -t7z -r -m0=LZMA2 -mx=5"
ABBYY FineReaderVersion 10.0.102.82: Read PDF save to Doc, Source: Political Economy (J. Broadhurst 1842) 111 Pages


Benchmark Results: Battlefield 3












Benchmark Results: F1 2012









Benchmark Results: Skyrim










Benchmark Results: Audio And Video Encoding












Benchmark Results: Adobe Creative Suite














Benchmark Results: Productivity
















Benchmark Results: File Compression













Power, Heat, And Efficiency













Overclocking



BIOS Frequency and Voltage settings (for overclocking)
 ASRock
FM2A85X Extreme6
Asus
F2A85-V Pro
ECS
A85F2-A GOLDEN
Reference Clock100-136 MHz (1 MHz)90-300 MHz (1 MHz)90-200 MHz (1 MHz)
CPU Multiplier14-63x (1x)8-63x (1x)5-63x (1x)
DRAM Data Rates800-1866 (266.6 MHz)800-2400 (266.6 MHz)800-2400 (266.6 MHz)
CPU Vcore0.60-1.55V (6.25 mV)0.68-2.08V (6.25 mV)1.50-1.98V (20 mV)
CPU NB0.60-1.55V (6.25 mV)0.50-1.90V (6.25 mV)1.30-1.80V (20 mV)
A85X Voltage1.10-1.40V (100 mV)1.10-1.40V (10 mV)1.11-1.21V (~35 mV)
DRAM Voltage1.17-1.80V (5 mV)1.35-2.135V (5 mV)1.20-2.01V (10 mV)
CAS Latency5-14 Cycles5-16 Cycles5-14 Cycles
tRCD5-19 Cycles2-19 Cycles2-19 Cycles
tRP5-19 Cycles5-19 Cycles5-19 Cycles
tRAS15-40 Cycles8-42 Cycles8-42 Cycles
BIOS Frequency and Voltage settings (for overclocking)
 Gigabyte
F2A85X-UP4
MSI
FM2-A85XA-G65
Sapphire Pure
Platinum A85XT
Reference Clock100-200 MHz (1 MHz)90-190 MHz (1 MHz)100-300 MHz (1 MHz)
CPU Multiplier8-79x (1x)8-63x (1x)16-58x (1x)
DRAM Data Rates800-2400 (266.6 MHz)800-2133 (266.6 MHz)800-2133 (266.6 MHz)
CPU Vcore0.80-2.10V (6.25 mV)1.20-1.90V (12.5 mV)1.20-1.70V (6.25 mV)
CPU NB0.80-2.10V (6.25 mV)1.00-1.50V (12.5 mV)1.20-1.54V (6.25 mV)
A85X Voltage1.00-1.40V (10 mV)0.91-1.51V (~11.5 mV)1.10-2.30V (10 mV)
DRAM Voltage1.10-2.62V (10 mV)1.29-2.01V (15 mV)1.30-2.30V (10 mV)
CAS Latency5-16 Cycles5-16 Cycles5-14 Cycles
tRCD2-19 Cycles2-19 Cycles2-19 Cycles
tRP5-19 Cycles5-19 Cycles2-19 Cycles
tRAS8-42 Cycles8-42 Cycles8-40 Cycles















Of Six Socket FM2 Boards, Two Rise To The Top


















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