Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H Motherboard (with AMD A8-5600K) Review

1. Introduction2. Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H: Packaging and Bundle3. Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H: Layout and Features4. Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H: BIOS and Overclocking5. Testing Methodology6. Synthetic: PCMark 77. Synthetic: 3DMark8. Synthetic: 3Dmark 119. Synthetic: 3DMark Vantage10. Synthetic: Unigine Heaven11. Synthetic: SiSoft Sandra 201312. Synthetic: Cinebench R11.513. Synthetic: Super Pi14. Synthetic: SATA Performance15. Real World: WinRAR16. Real World: MKV Playback17. Real World: Media Encoding18. Gaming: Battlefield 319. Gaming: Call of Duty Black Ops 220. Gaming: DiRT Showdown21. Technical: Power Consumption22. Closing Thoughts23. View All Pages

Today we are going to look at the Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H motherboard which supports AMD's latest Trinity APUs and occupies a Micro-ATX form factor.  We will also be looking briefly at the performance of the AMD A8-5600K APU as we haven't had a chance to test it previously.  This processor and motherboard combination isn't top-of-the-range, but should offer users a healthy balance between price and performance.

Gigabyte is renowned for producing a wide range of quality motherboards which encompass both Intel and AMD platforms.  Additionally they have a comprehensive range of models supporting the latest AMD FM2 socket, spanning from those based on the low-end A55 chipset to the more feature-filled A85X that resides on this particular model.

The F2A85XM-D3H fits in the range below the F2A85X-D3H and F2A85X-UP4 which are both full size models.  The Micro-ATX form factor of the F2A85XM-D3H makes it ideal for those looking to build a compact tower PC or a large HTPC.  We look forward to seeing how it performs in our tests.

Features

• GIGABYTE 3D BIOS technology with Dual UEFI BIOS design.
• GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™4 Classic technology.
• Supports socket FM2 AMD A-series/ Athlon-series processors.
• Enhanced AMD Radeon HD 7000-series graphics (DX11) integrated with the APU.
• 2 PCI-E 2.0 x16 interfaces with AMD Dual Graphics, Eyefinity and CrossFire support.
• Features HDMI/ Dual-link DVI/ D-sub ports for Triple-Monitor support.
• 4 native USB 3.0 ports with transfer rates of up to 5Gbps.
• 8 native SATA3 ports with up to 6Gbps link speed and RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support.
• GIGABYTE On/Off Charge technology with 3x USB power design.

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