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Quad Core
AMD Turbo Core 3.0
Notable Multimedia Performance Increase
3.8Ghz Base Speed
Unlocked
32nm "Piledriver" Processor
Improved 7660D iGPU
DirectX 11 iGPU
4MB L2 Cache
Dual Graphics Support
100W TDP
Good Overclocking
Much improved graphics performance over previous model
Competes well against similarly priced Intel Core i3 CPUs with weaker integrated graphics
Unlocked for overclocking
Great priced mainstream processor. Ondie GPU
Good graphics/video and processing performance. Decent gaming performance for the price.
Excellent and affordable entry 3D rendering power
Decent expected iGPU clocking with all three of my chips managing a 25% or greater frequency increase
Low platform price
NEW Piledriver CPU core design
Support for up to two VGAs in CrossfireX with sup
Discrete level 7660D graphics
CPU performance on par with Ivy Bridge i33220
Can use dual Discrete GPUs in x8/x8
Memory support up to 1866MHz
Supports 8 native SATA III ports
Excellent integrated graphics performance
Adequate CPU horsepower for the price.
The editors didn't like
CPU Performance Moderately Improved
FM2 Socket (Not Backwards Compatible)
CPU-specific performance doesn't get as much of a boost as graphics
New FM2 socket means previous-gen AMD APU owners will need a new motherboard
Although Piledriver has a much better instruction set
Vanilla processing performance is only slightly better than Llano
Same maximum TDP as FM1 products
Perhaps a bit late to the market with laptop-grade parts already for sale
No compatibility with previous FM1 products
Be it boards or chips
"Low" but adequate CPU Performance will not appeal to some
No backwards compatibility with FM1
Late market entry
No Native Virtu MVP support
You can run two Discrete GPUs
But can't pair those two with the APU graphics
AMD is leaving the performance race all to Intel. New motherboard needed. Unlocked multiplier doesn't translate into good overclocking.
CPU Performance Moderately Improved, FM2 Socket (Not Backwards Compatible)
We are now in the age of "Trinity". AMD uses that codename because they want you to look at the platform in terms of CPU, GPU, and supported accelerated software. They throw software into the mix because we are at that transitional phase where program c...
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Published: 2012-10-02, Author: Chris , review by: tomshardware.com
Because AMD split its Trinity architecture introduction up into two days of coverage, I'm forced to draw a conclusion today that runs counter to the efficiency data we just presented. At its stock settings, the company's flagship A10-5800K is generall...
The pricing structure for the Trinity APUs can best be described as aggressive. In fact, there isn't a Trinity processor in the lot that retails for more than $122.00. Below is a chart displaying the prices for the Trinity offerings. To be honest, bas...
Abstract: Although AMD's second-generation mainstream APU platform, codename Trinity, launched months ago in notebooks the official desktop launch is today. Rumor has it that AMD purposefully delayed the desktop Trinity launch to clear out unsold Llano inventories ...
Abstract: Trinity. Where to start? I find myself asking that question, as the road to this release is somewhat tortuous. Trinity, as a product code name, came around in early 2011. The first working silicon was shown that Summer. The first actual release...
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Published: 2012-10-01, Author: Dan , review by: legitreviews.com
The AMD A10-5800K will easily run your day to day applications without an issue and if you're looking to do some light gaming you're golden. The AMD A10-5800K featuring the AMD Radeon HD 7660D you will be able to run the latest DirectX 11 games with ...
Abstract: Over the last few years we’ve seen OEM computing make a shift from discrete video cards to on-chip GPUs. Within the past 2 years both Intel and AMD have gone full force with on-chip GPUs, so what’s the difference? Intel released Ivy Bridge with In...
Abstract: A few days ago we started getting acquainted with the AMD Trinity processors that have finally come into desktops. The first review we posted on our web-site talked exclusively about the graphics components of these promising products. By posting the f...
So this is a very limited preview focusing more on the technology rather then the performance, it's what AMD allows us to do and not so much what we want to show you as the entire article is already ready. Please stay tuned for the final article slash re...
Abstract: After years of waiting, AMD finally unveiled its Llano APU platform fifteen months ago . The APU promise was a new world where CPUs and GPUs would live in harmony on a single, monolithic die. Delivering the best of two very different computing architectur...
