Benchmark Environment

Benchmark Environment

In our test, we compare the newer A88X chipset with the older A85. The systems we used are based the ECS A85F2-A with A10-5800K and Gigabyte G1.Sniper A88X with A10-7850K. We will take a look at the differences between the two to see if there are any improvements.

  1. ECS A85F2-A with AMD A10-5800K processor
    Kingston HyperX modules 2 x 2GB running DDR3-2133-C11-12-11-30-1T
    Gigabyte Odin 850W PSU
    Microsoft Windows 8 Professional 64 bits
  2. Gigabyte G1.Snipper A88X
    Kingston HyperX Modules 2 x 2GB running XMP profile #2 DDR3-2400
    Gigabyte Odin 850W PSU
    Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional 64 bits

Benchmarks

SiSoft Sandra Benchmark – Arithmetic, Multimedia, Memory, Transcoding
Cinebench 11.5
3DMark Vantage
Hawx Demo
The Last Rampant

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