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| Asus M4A785TD-V EVO AM3 Motherboard Review - Testing |
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Testing Setup:
Comparison Systems:
Testing: In order to test the Asus M4A785TD-V EVO AM3 Motherboard we will be putting it through its paces by running real world and logical benchmarks to tax the system and rate the performance under pressure. We will also be fully testing it under gaming and media loads in order to get a good idea of its potentials and short comings. I will be testing it against 2 identical Intel rigs in order to see AMD’s flagship performance against some of the new chips coming out from Intel. I would like to have more AM3 based motherboards on hand for testing but I couldn’t get on in time for the launch of this review, stay tuned we will have some great roundups in the near future. The over clock I was able to achieve for this review was a solid 3.9 GHz at 18x multiplier 1.456v core voltage and a 220 Bus Speed. I was able to push it all the way to 4.07 at 18.5 multipliers but it kept blue screening under Cinebench. The OC’s I achieved with the Clarkdale i5-661’s was a 4.4 GHz but it is a dual core, by taking advantage of HT technology it emulates the abilities of a quad core CPU. Let`s get to the testing:
Apophysis: Apophysis is a program used to generate fractal images, this is a great test of a CPU's ability to render complex visual and numeral algorithms. We will run this benchmark with the following settings:
Time to Render:
POV Ray 3.7: POV Ray uses ray tracing in order to benchmark CPU performance. The latest versions support SMP (Symetric MultiProcessing) enabling the workload to be spread across the cores for a quicker completion. Which fully utilizes the whole CPU and motherboard which gives you a well rounded number using the full potential of the CPU for benchmarking. The results will be in Pixels per second.
Sisoft Sandra: Sisoft Sandra gives you complete in depth analysis of your pc and everyone of its component. In my opinion this is the go to source for complete top to bottom testing of your PC and its abilities.
Processor Arithmetic:
Multi-Core Efficiency:
Memory Bandwidth:
Memory Latency:
Cache and Memory;
File System:
Physical Disks:
Power Management Efficiency:
So essentially we can see the two Motherboards didn’t fluctuate much from each other. The Asus seemed to Render the POV Bench a little better at OC settings than the Asrock but the bulk of the system tests through Sisoft Sandra are pretty neck and neck. Let’s take a look at some Photoshop Benches and some HD Rendering. Driver Heaven's Photoshop Benchmark: This test is about as real world a benchmark as you can get. If you are a photoshop user then you already know that having a pc that cannot handle photoshop can be a painful and aggravating event. This benchmark goes through a number of the effects that you can use in photoshop and times how long it take to complete these tasks. Let’s see how the two board stack up:
x264 - HD Benchmark (TecArp): Our affiliates over at Techarp came up with a great way to benchmark HD rendering this handy little tool tells you exactly how much time it takes to render an HD file. Here are the results:
Asrock (Intel) Stock: encoded 1442 frames, 62.36 fps, 3900.68 kb/s Asrock (Intel) OC: encoded 1442 frames, 52.95 fps, 3900.68 kb/s Asus (Intel) OC: Asus (AMD OC: We can see that the AMD ASUS combo beast the competitions in FPS by a long shot so there is excellent rendering capabilities for HD video with the added cores and 785G chipset working together.
Super Pi: So just for the heck of it, maybe for nostalgia sake, I decided to do a quick 1MB file run on Super Pi just to see how well the Motherboards fair:
Asrock (Intel) Stock: 11.73 seconds Asrock (Intel) Overclocked: 6.7 seconds Asus (Intel) Stock: 12.32 Asus (Intel) Overclocked: 10.14 Asus (AMD) Stock: 18.6 Asus (AMD) Overclocked: 17.6 Gamin, Futuremark, And Cinebench Performance: Conclusion: So overall performance is decent, the key features of the Asus M4A785TD-V EVO AM3 Motherboard are the power system which I mentioned in the introduction to this review. The board’s benchmark results are great numbers even though they fell short from the Intel boards in a few instances. The quality of the build of this board makes it a great choice for mid level crossfire X setups. I would like to see USB 3.0 on this board but this is a fantastic board right out of the box for anyone wanting a performance Media PC with all the bells and whistles needed for quality HD performance. The robust 1800+ memory and the ability to use a Phenom ii 965 BE CPU makes this board a likely candidate for rendering audio and video as well as a perfect choice right out of the box for graphic designers. Although it is great for work station applications, its ability to game is not short sighted; dual card support and great tweaking software make it a great board to start out with for entry level Overclockers. The bios is robust and the included software is very intuitive. I was extremely impressed with the ability to pop in 16GB’s of DDR3 and the onboard GPU being capable of full 1080P through HDMI. I can go on and on about the features of this board but when it comes down to it, for entry level users it works great out of the box, for intermediate tweakers it works great out of the box, and for advanced enthusiasts it works great out of the box so what else is there to say? If you are looking for a robust AM3 rig and don’t need a graphics card this is for you, even if you need a graphics card it is still a great choice. The final thing I will say in promotion of this motherboard is that it is passively cooled; north bridge coolers with fans are almost always the first things to die in a rig and they are always extremely annoying. This chipset stays nice and cool even under overclocked testing; it is ideal for HTPC applications and they are perfect for maintaining a quiet office as well. Pros:
Cons:
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