Asus F2A85-V Pro [Review]

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Asus FM2 Trinity F2A85-V Pro [Review]

Asus new F2A85-V Pro motherboard, features a ATX form factor design and comes with Realtek HD Audio/Realtek Lan, PCI-E 16x 8x 8x, two PCI-E 1x and 2 PCI slot.

Three expansion slots PCI-e 2.0 x16/8x/8x slot support CrossFireX and dual memory 1.5v DIMM slots support AMD Memory Profile. The Integrated graphics chip is provided display outputs through 1 HDMI, DisplayPort,D-Sub and a DVI-I port to Optimized for AMD 3 display Eyefinity technology setup



Specification:
Support AMD Socket FM2 Athlon™/A- Series Processors
AMD A85X FCH(Hudson D4)
Memory:
4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM supporting up to 64 GB of system memory
Audio:
Realtek High Definition Audio codec 7.1-channel
Network:
Realtek GbE Lan
Expansion Slots
1x PCI Express 2.0 x16
2x PCI Express 2.0 x8
2x PCI-Express 2.0 1x
2x PCI
Storage Interface:
7 x SATA 6Gb/s
Form Factor: ATX

Testing Spec:
AMD FM2 5800k [AMD Stock Cooling]
G.Skill F3-2133C9D-8GAB [4gbx2]
Hynix SSD 128Gb Sata 3
Gigabyte ODIN Pro 800w [Limited Editon Japanese made]
Windows 8 64bits Pro [installed all update]
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Asus FM2 Trinity F2A85-V Pro [Review]

Unboxing AMD FM2 CPU 5800k Box


Side view:


Side view:


Back view:


APU Package:


AMD 5800K Processor:


Processor: Golden 904 pins



APU Trinity Tech Specs:




Unboxing Asus F2A85-V Pro


Side view:


Back View:




F285A-V Pro Accessory package:
1x I/O Back Plate
1x MB Driver Disc
1x Manual Book
4x Sata3 Cable


Motherboard Overview:


Motherboard Side view:


4 Dimm 1.5v DDR3 ram slot [Support AMD Memory Profile]




FM2 Socket


left of the board we find the PCIe and PCI slots which run from PCIe 1x through PCIe 16x, PCIe 1x, PCI, PCIe 8x, PCI and PCIe 8x.


Back I/O port:


Left:
1x P/S2 For Mouse or Keyboard
2x USB 2.0
1x S/PDIF Out
1X HDMI
1x Display Port
1x D-Sub
1x DVI-I


Right:
1x Esata
2x AMD USB 3.0
1x Realtek GbE Lan
2x Asmedia USB 3.0
1x 7.1-channel Audio


AMD A85X Chipset: 7x Sata 3 6.0Gb/s
Support Raid 0,1,5 and 10 configuration through the onboard A85X chipset



AMD A85X FCH Chipset



Asus F2A85-V Pro heat sink pipe




CPU VRM area: 6+2 Digital Power phase
ASUS use taiwan solid capacitors and a 6+2 Digital phase power design on this board


Asus used High Quality Mosfets. Two Philips 5030AL MOSFETs act on the low-side, and a single 7030AL 70A is used as the high-side. These MOSFETs have very low RDS(ON) which means they will have lower temperature as they are switching on and off.

Those Logic Mosfets using Level N-channel enhancement mode Field-Effect Transistor, which result High efficiency due to low switching and conduction losses.



MLCC inductor used a row of Swiss R68 TRIO closed inductance.


MemOK! quickly ensures memory boot compatibility, MemOK! determines failsafe settings and dramatically improves your system boot success.

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ASUS VRM Digi+ EPU: Dual Intelligent Processors 3 - SMART DIGI+ fully digital, 6+2 Phase power


Asus added Realtek ALC892 High Definition Audio codec, output 7.1-Channel Surround Sound


Asmedia ASM1042 USB 3.0 Controller: Support 2 USB3.0 port at I/O port


Nuvoton NCT6779D is a Super I/O Controller: Used for keyboard controller with PS/2 mouse, wake-up functions/HW Monitor functions and fan-speed control.


Realtek RTL8111F Gigabit LAN-controller


Asmedia ASM1445 chip, output high speed TMDS level shift ICs for High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), Digital Video Interface (DVI), DisplayPort (DP) and DVI video output.


ASUS TurboV Processing Unit (TPU): TPU help you Auto-overclock your processor speed up to 37% faster


Asus F2A85-V Pro board used single Bios chip: Winbond 25064FVA1G-UEFI ROM 64MB


Asus DirectKey: you can easily enter the BIOS automatically when the PC is on standby power with a press of a button. It saves you time during boot-up from having to repeatedly press the DEL key.



Asus Bios FlashBack:
Just plug in a USB flash drive containing the BIOS file, and press the BIOS Flashback button for 3 seconds with the power supply connected. The UEFI BIOS will then automatically update without requiring further interaction. [Must be Fat32 format]

Techinstyle.tv - ASUS ROG lab exclusive: USB BIOS Flashback - YouTube

Four blue Connectors for USB 2.0 ports, Connect the USB module cable any of these connectors. Total support up to 8 USB 2.0 port


Asus F2A85-V Pro PCB back


PCB 4 layer design

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Testing & Benchmark:

Microsoft Windows 8 Experience Index


PCmark 7 Default Setting


3Dmark11 Default Setting


Heaven Benchmark 3.0


The Last Remnant @ 1280x720


Lost planet 2 @ 1280x720


Cinebench R11.5


FHD 1080P anime playback


CPU-Z ROG


GPU-Z ROG


Asus AI Suite 2


Asus AI Suite 2 Auto Tuning: Auto-Overclocking




Finish Auto tuning


AMD OverDrive Benchmark:


AMD OverDrive CPU Status:


AMD OverDrive GPU Status:


AMD OverDrive Diagram


AMD OverDrive Diagram GPU Detail


AMD OverDrive Diagram Processor Detail


AMD OverDrive Board Status

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Overclocking & Benchmark

3Dmark 11 Overclock GPU & memory


PCmark 7 overclocking GPU 1Ghz & CPU @ 4.3Ghz


AMD Overdrive Benchmark GPU @ 1Ghz & CPU @ 4.3Ghz


CPU overclock @ 4.5Ghz


CPU overclock @ 4.6Ghz


3Dmark11 Score P1982 @ 4.3Ghz/GPU: clock 1086/mem:1066


3Dmark11 Score P2053 @ 4.3Ghz/GPU: clock 1169/mem:1066

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Asus F2A85 Series motherboards based on the new AMD A85X chipset and FM2 socket, designed for AMD second generation Accelerated Processing Units (APU). The next generation APU offers superb performance to deliver users an upgraded gaming and multimedia experience. Embedded in the APU is an AMD Radeon� HD 7000 Series GPU that drives superior performance-per-watt graphics, which is bolstered by support for AMD Eyefinity technology enabling an ultra-immersive visual environment on up to three independent display outputs.



AMD Eyefinity benchmark & review

Windows 8 Start Menu



Heaven Benchmark Eyefinity 5760x1080






Lost Planet 2 Benchmark Eyefinity 5760x1080