Performance wise, the ASUS A88X-Pro seems to do something a little differently than the other A88X motherboards we have tested – turbo modes seem to last longer and have a direct effect on benchmarks. Alongside the features brought over from the enthusiast platforms mentioned above, we also get a Realtek ALC1150 audio codec, five fan headers, a two-digit debug readout, two eSATA 6 Gbps ports, six USB 3.0 ports, a quartet of IGP video outputs and support for up to 64GB of DRAM (when those 16GB modules are released). The performance is better than most of the other FM2+ motherboards we have tested. Putting this to one side (as we have done in other reviews), the A88X-Pro is designed to be at the pinnacle of FM2+ motherboard implementations. We are currently investigating this further. ASUS has suggested that my review CPU from AMD is from an initial batch of A10-7850K which may have higher-than-retail leakage issues. I relayed this information back to ASUS, with the benchmark itself, and they have been unable to perform this error that I can consistently show. Unfortunately the forced reboot issue we have seen on other A88X motherboards appeared on the A88X-Pro during our Photoscan benchmark, solved only by an extra fan being placed over the power delivery.
The A88X-Pro has some extra money spent on the power delivery and heatsink orientation, using R68 chokes and connecting the CPU area with the chipset for extra temperature dissipation. The main issue with Kaveri from our motherboard reviews so far is the inability for a system to remain stable at stock frequencies while under certain prosumer workloads (video editing, 3D mapping). Features like USB BIOS Flashback, MemOK, DirectKey and enhanced audio also copy over. For the A88X-Pro we get a digital power delivery implementation, followed by Dual Intelligent Processors IV (DIP4) for power saving and turbo implementations.
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Unless AMD makes a future performance platform, we might never see the likes of the ROG series' OC features on an AMD motherboard again.ĪSUS has brought over some hardware component choice and software optimizations from their Intel lines. This is what makes an AMD build into a power-play in terms of price/performance rather than feature set. The performance from Team Blue means that they get the initial attempts at something awesome from the motherboard manufacturers, and the AMD side of the equation only gets something if the extra R&D cost is minimal.
ASUS A88X-Pro OverviewĪs mentioned in our recent FM2+ coverage, innovation on AMD platforms has somewhat stagnated. For example the ASUS A88X-Pro sits at the top of ASUS’ AMD product stack and is only $124. In fact in 2014 it seems relatively odd to find a mainstream AMD motherboard for more than $150. While the performance platforms command a premium, those based on significant integrated graphics performance are considerably cheaper.
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