ASRock FM2A88X Extreme6+ Motherboard Review

1. Introduction2. FM2A88X Extreme6+: Packaging and Bundle3. FM2A88X Extreme6+: Layout and Features4. FM2A88X Extreme6+: BIOS and Overclocking5. Testing Methodology6. Synthetic: PCMark 87. Synthetic: PCMark 78. Synthetic: 3DMark9. Synthetic: 3DMark 1110. Synthetic: SiSoft Sandra 201311. Synthetic: Cinebench R11.512. Synthetic: Super Pi13. Real World: WinRAR14. Real World: MKV Playback15. Real World: Media Encoding16. Gaming: Battlefield 317. Gaming: Call of Duty Black Ops 218. Gaming: DiRT Showdown19. Technical: Power Consumption20. Closing Thoughts21. View All Pages

In this review we are going to benchmark the AMD Vision A10-6800K at reference clock speeds (4.1 GHz) and when overclocked to 4.7 GHz, as detailed on the previous page.

Test System:

• Processor: AMD Vision A10-6800K
• Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X Extreme6+
• Cooler: Noctua U14S
• Thermal Paste: Arctic Cooling MX-2
• Memory: 8 GB AMD Radeon Gaming Memory 2133 MHz
• Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 8670D
• Power Supply: Silverstone Platinum 1000W
• System Drive: Intel SSD 330 Series 120 GB
• Monitor: Viewsonic VX2260WM
• Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)

Software:

• PCMark 7
• 3DMark
• 3DMark 11
• 3DMark Vantage
• SiSoft Sandra 2013
• Cinebench R11.5
• CrystalDiskMark
• Cyberlink MediaEspresso 6.7
• VLC Media Player
• Performance Monitor
• Unigine Heaven Benchmark
• Super Pi 1.5 Mod
• CPUID Hardware Monitor
• CPU-Z
• GPU-Z
• WinRAR
• DiRT Showdown
• Battlefield 3
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

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