AMD A10-7850K Kaveri APU Processor Review
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There’s not really much to photograph on a processor. The AMD A10-7850K Kaveri APU needs a new socket on the motherboard, the FM2+. However, fear not those who have older APUs will be able to use the FM2 processors in the FM2+ motherboard. AMD, unlike Intel, has pins on the CPU rather than the motherboard socket.
| Stream Processors |
Up to 512 |
| Core Clock | Up to 3.7/4.0GHz |
| Graphics Clock | Up to 720MHz |
| Memory Support | Up to 2400MHz w/ AMP |
| Typical TDP | 45W, 65W, 95W Customizable via Configurable TDP |
| Chipset Compatibility | A88X, A78, A55 |
| HSA Heterogeneous Computing | Yes |
| AMD TrueAudio Technology | Yes |
| API Support | DirectX® 11.2Mantle |
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Internally here’s what the CPU would look like. As you can see the AMD A10-7850K Kaveri APU contains two dual core Steamroller x86 modules. The Radeon R7, with its 8 GNC-based GPU cores takes up the most space on the CPU die.
For our AMD Dual graphics testing, the folks over at AMD sent us out a MSI R7 250 2GD3 OC video card.
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The MSI R7 250 is a budget card and can currently be found at retailers for about $80.00. The idea is to combine the integrated GPU on the AMD A10-7850K Kaveri APU with the external GPU and enable CrossfireX.
| Graphics Engine | AMD Radeon R7 250 |
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| Bus Standard | PCI Express x16 3.0 |
| Memory Type | DDR3 |
| Memory Size(MB) | 2048 |
| Memory Interface | 128 bits |
| Core Clock Speed(MHz) | 1050, Boost Clock: 1100 |
| Memory Clock Speed(MHz) | 1800 |
| DVI Output | 1 (Single-link DVI-D) |
| D-SUB Output | 1 |
| HDMI-Output | 1 (version 1.4a) |
| HDCP Support | Y |
| HDMI Support | Y |
| Display Output (Max Resolution) | 2560×1600 |
| RAMDACs | 400 |
| DirectX Version Support | 11.2 |
| OpenGL Version Support | 4.3 |
| CrossFire Support | Y(Software Support) |
| Card Dimension(mm) | 108x111x35mm |
| Weight | 352g |
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The MSI R7 250 is a short card which, makes it perfect for small form factor cases such as a mini ATX or ITX systems. This card doesn’t require PCIE power connectors so lower wattage power supplies are also an option.
