AMD 2nd Generation A10 5800 & A8 5600 Desktop APU Review

red1776 - October 2, 2012
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Specifications:

AMD A-Series APU	Description
Tech/Package	32nm, FM2 socket
TDP Configs	65W and 100W configurations
Processor Core	“Piledriver” 32nm HKMG process core (up to 4 cores), up to 128 KB L1 Cache (64 KB Instruction, 64 KB Data) Up to 4 MB L2, 2 x 128-bit FPUs / compute module
Memory	Up to DDR3 1866 @ 1.5V
Graphics Core	Up to 384 Radeon™ Cores 2.0, DirectX® 11 capable, UVD3, VCE
Displays	Digital Display I/F DP0: Display Port, HDMI, DVI Digital Display I/F DP1: Display Port, HDMI, DVI Digital Display I/F DP2: Display Port, HDMI, DVI Additional digital display supported using DP 1.2 daisy-chain connection -VGA on FCH
Power Management	• Multiple low-power states • 32-nm process for decreased power consumption • System Management Mode (SMM) •ACPI-compliant, including support for processor performance states (P-states), processor power states (C-states), a and sleep states including S0, S3, S4, and S5 • Per compute module power gating (CC6) • PCIe® core power gating • PCIe® speed power policy • GPU power gating of Radeon™ Cores and video decode (UVD3) • AMD Turbo Core 3.0 technology
AMD A70M FCH	Integrated DAC supporting VGA.
Tech/Package	65nm / FC BGA, 605-Ball, 23x23mm, .8mm pitch
TDP Configs UMI	2.7W to 4.7W for typical configurations x4 Gen 1 + DP
SATA	6 Ports, 6 Gbps
RAID	RAID
USB	A85X: 4 USB 3.0 Ports, 10 USB 2.0 Ports, 2 USB 1.1 Internal Ports
PCIe®	GPPs 4x1 Gen2
HWM	Incorporates Fan Control, Voltage Level Sensing
Consumer IR	CIR Receiver

Features:

New x86 architecture featuring “Piledriver” cores
Supports up to 4 cores and support for the latest ISA instructions including FMA4/3, AVX, AES, XOP
Branch Prediction and Cache enhancements over the previous “Bulldozer” cores
2MB L2 cache per dual-core module (up to a total of 4MB)
Max Turbo Frequencies up to 4.2GHz
Configurable via AMD OverDrive
New GPU Cores Featuring VLIW 4 architecture
Up to 384 shaders
Up to 800MHz
Up to 8xAA and 16AF support
Controllable via AMD OverDrive
DirectX®11
Support AMD Turbo Core 3.0 Adds frequency to GPU and CPU cores (bidirectional)
Controllable via AMD OverDrive
UVD and VCE Video Encode and Decode Hardware to offload CPU
AMD Picture Perfect support with HD Post Processing technologies
Support for new display technologies
AMD Eyefinity technology for 3+1 monitor support Display Port 1.2 support
Platform Updates include AMD CrossFire support with AMD A85X motherboards
AMD Memory Profile support (auto select memory timings in select DIMMs)
AMD Dual Graphics enhancements (more titles, DirectX® 9, 10, and 11 support, easier installation features)