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ASUS A88X-Pro FM2+ Motherboard Review
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Test System and Testing Procedures
| Processor | AMD A10-7850K APU (Retail) |
| CPU Cooler |
Noctua NH-U12S with Noctua NT-H1 thermal compound |
| Power Supply |
Enermax Platimax 1000W 80 Plus Platinum PSU |
| Memory | Patriot Viper 3 “Black Mamba” Low-Profile 2x8GB DDR3 Memory 2100 MHz CL11 |
| Storage | OCZ Agility 4 256GB SSD (OS), OCZ Vertex 4 256GB SSD (test drive), Vantec NexStar (USB 3.0 enclosure). |
| Graphics | AMD Integrated R7 Graphics |
| Drivers | 1001 BIOS update, AMD Chipset Driver V8.0.915.0 and AMD Catalyst 14.4RC1 |
| Case | NZXT H440 |
| Router | Cisco E3200 stock firmware |
| Operating System | Windows 7 x64 Ultimate SP-1 with latest patches and updates |
Latest working BIOS, updates and drivers were used at the time of the review. Each test was conducted at least three times for accuracy.
System Benchmarks
- wPrime 32M
- Aida64 Engineer 4.30.2900
- CineBench R15
- PCMark 8 v2.0.228
- WinRAR 5.01
- Handbrake 0.9.9
- x264 FHD 1.0.1
Subsystem Testing
- CrystalDisk Mark for SATA and USB tests
- DPC Latency
- Rightmark Audio Analyzer 6.4.0
- Passmark Performance Test 8.0 – Network Speed Graph
Gaming Benchmarks
- 3DMark11 v1.0.132 – Performance Preset
- 3DMark (Firestrike test) v1.2.362 – Default Preset
- Tomb Raider – Built-in Benchmark, Medium preset on 1080p
- Bioshock Infinite – Built-in Benchmark, Medium preset on 1080p
- Battlefield 3 (Single Player) – Fraps 3.5.99, Medium preset on 1080p, Operation Swordbreaker Campaign
- Battlefield 4 (Multiplayer) – Fraps 3.5.99, DX11 Medium preset on 1080p, Golmud Railway map on 64-player server
