AMD A10-5800K Trinity Desktop APU w/ Socket FM2 Performance Preview

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Manufacturer:	AMD
Product:	A10-5800K APU
Date:	Tue, Sep 25, 2012 - 11:00 PM
Written By:	Dan Stoltz -
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DiRT 3

Dirt 3 (stylized DiRT 3) is a rallying video game and the third in the Dirt series of the Colin McRae Rally series, developed and published by Codemasters. However, the "Colin McRae" tag has been completely removed from this iteration. The game was released in Europe and North America on the 24 May 2011.

Dirt 3 Game Settings

Dirt3 uses Ego 2.0 Game Technology Engine (more commonly referred to as Ego Engine or EGO, stylised ego), which is a video game engine developed by Codemasters. Ego is a modified version of the Neon game engine that was used in Colin McRae: Dirt and was developed by Codemasters and Sony Computer Entertainment using Sony Computer Entertainment's PhyreEngine cross-platform graphics engine. The Ego engine was developed to render more detailed damage and physics as well as render large-scale environments.

Benchmark Results: In Dirt 3 the AMD A10-5800K was more than 10 frames per second faster than the previous generation A8-3870K at 1280x1024, a difference of 33.2%! At the same resolution the A10-5800K was more than 20 frames per second faster than the Intel Core i7 3770K, which is nearly 89% faster. Running the DiRT 3 benchmark at 1920x1080 the AMD A10-5800K was 7.95 frames per second or 32.3% faster than the A8-3870K and 16.02 frames per second or 96.9% faster than the Intel Core i7 3770K!

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Review Index

Page 1 - 2012 A-Series APUs Arrive - Trinity w/ Socket FM2
Page 2 - The A10-5800K & Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-UP4 Motherboard
Page 3 - CPU-Z, GPU-Z and Windows Index Score
Page 4 - Test System
Page 5 - Aliens Vs. Predator
Page 6 - DiRT 3
Page 7 - Metro 2033
Page 8 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - Temperature Testing
Page 10 - Noise Testing & Power Consumption
Page 11 - Final Thoughts & Conclusion

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