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The editors liked
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.
Published: 2012-09-27, Author: Marco , review by: hothardware.com
Power efficiency has also been improved on these Trinity-based desktop APUs, but Intel's architectural and manufacturing advantages give them a huge edge in power. Idle power consumption was similar across all of the platform, but under load the A10-5800K...
The graphics performance of Trinity is second to none when we are looking at that particular piece. But that is not the whole of the product. How does Piledriver perform? Are the improvements at the full 3.8 GHz enough to get it over the hump and beat...
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Published: 2012-09-26, Author: Chris , review by: tomshardware.com
Abstract: This story, a preview of AMD's Trinity-based A10, A8, and A6 families, was originally published on June 14, 2012. It was not condoned, supported or sponsored in any way by AMD. The piece appears here, unchanged, with the same information presented nearly ...
Published: 2012-09-26, Author: William , review by: tomshardware.com
Abstract: Think you're pretty snazzy because your integrated graphics core plays mainstream games at 1280x720? We're on to bigger and better things, like modern titles at 1920x1080. Can AMD's Trinity architecture push high-enough frame rates to make this possible? ...
Abstract: Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, INC. (AMD) Product Name: A10-5800K and A8-5600K Model Number: AD580KWOHJBOX and AD560KWOHJBOX Full Disclosure: The product sample used in this article has been provided by AMD. In mid-2011, AMD released their fir...
Before we dive further into the challenges facing AMD’s Fusion strategy, let’s take a closer look at what the A10-5800K was able to achieve, and where it fell flat. In terms of raw central processing tasks Trinity is a mixed bag. Its Piledriver CPU cor...
Abstract: Our series of gaming performance articles where we take one CPU and put it up against another one and run a series of game benchmarks, is very well known meanwhile...
Abstract: In the past few months we tested and compared quite a few Intel CPUs regarding gaming performance. Therefore it's about time that we have a closer look at some AMD CPUs. Today we're going to check out AMDs A10-6800K and put it up against its predecessor t...
