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AMD A8-3850 2.9GHz Llano APU Review

Manufacturer: AMD
Product: AMD Llano A8-3850 APU
Date: Thu, Jun 30, 2011 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Nathan Kirsch -
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The Test System

Before we look at the numbers, here is a brief glance at the test system that was used. All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. All benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running.

Intel Z68 Platform

Intel P55 Test Settings

The Intel Z68 platform that we used to test the Intel Core i3-2105 processor was running the Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 motherboard with BIOS F4 that came out on 6/22/2011. The G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB 1866MHz memory kit was set to 1866MHz with 1.5v and 9-10-9-28 1T memory timings.

Intel P55 Test Settings

The AMD Test System:

AMD Llano APU Test System

The test system was run in dual-channel memory mode at 1866MHz with 9-10-9-28 1T memory timings. The Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD4H motherboard was running BIOS F2, which was the latest build available when testing was completed. You can see all of the CPU-Z and GPU-Z information for this test platform below.

AMD Socket FM1 Test Settings

The integrated graphics comes up as Radeon HD 6550D according to GPU-Z and we used AMD CATALYST 11.6 drivers was used for testing.

AMD Test Platform

Component

Brand/Model

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Processor

A8-3850 / A6-3650

Motherboard

Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD4H
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Memory

8GB GSKILL Ripjaws 1866
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Video Card

n/a

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Hard Drive

Crucial C300 256GB SSD

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Cooling

AMD Retail Boxed

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Power Supply

Corsair HX850W

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Operating System

Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit

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Next Page - CPU-Z, GPU-Z and Windows Index Score


Review Index
Page 1 - AMD A-Series APU's For Desktop - Lynx
Page 2 - The Test System
Page 3 - CPU-Z, GPU-Z and Windows Index Score
Page 4 - SiSoftware Sandra 2011 SP3
Page 5 - x264 HD Encoding
Page 6 - CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5
Page 7 - Handbrake
Page 8 - POV-Ray 3.7 RC3
Page 9 - Cinebench R11.5
Page 10 - Hyper Pi
Page 11 - PCMark 7
Page 12 - 3DMark Vantage
Page 13 - Resident Evil 5
Page 14 - H.A.W.X. 2 Benchmark
Page 15 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Page 16 - Power Consumption
Page 17 - AMD A8-3850 APU Overclocking
Page 18 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions