Elitegroup A790GXM-A (AMD 790GX)
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Date: 23.11.2008 |
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Performance tests
Elitegroup A790GXM-A is very precise at setting the nominal HTT speed:
In our performance tests, we benchmarked Elitegroup A790GXM-A versus Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H (AMD 780G) and ASUS M3N-HT Deluxe (nForce 780a SLI).
In our test setup, we used the following hardware:
Let's first take a look at the results of synthetic benchmarks.
Now on to the gaming benchmarks.
Tests of application software.
Video encoding (DivX, Xvid) was measured in seconds, i.e. the less the better.
Data compression (WinRAR) was measured in Kb/sec, i.e. the more, the better.
Final Words
We start with conclusions regarding the chipset AMD 790GX. Engineers at AMD have slightly improved the 780G chipset and produced a superb product of higher class at minimum cost. It's just this chipset that the motherboard manufacturers started release of mid-end and higher-end products. Therefore, their price will be much higher than that for motherboards based on the 780G. In particular, in the Moscow retail chain the few motherboard offerings built on the 790GX are available at prices within 3000 to 4500 rubles ($120-$180), which in our view is pretty too much.
As regards Elitegroup A790GXM-A, its price is still unknown. It is even hard to imagine what it will be like. The thing is, ECS is specializing at entry produce, so we can expect that A790GXM-A will also be cheap enough. On the other hand, this motherboard is definitely higher than the mid-end: apart from two PCI Express x16 slots, it offers two Gigabit LAN controllers. We should also note the great number of features for overclocking both the CPU and the integrated video core. While the overclocking results for Phenom did not impress us, we were able to overclock the Radeon HD3300 core to 930 MHz!
Conclusion
Pros:
- excellent stability and performance;
- two PCI Express x16 slots;
- integrated graphic core Radeon HD3300 + additional video memory;
- support for the CrossFireX;
- support for SerialATA II (6 links, RAID);
- support for ParallelATA (1 link);
- two Gigabit LAN controllers and integrated 8-channel High Definition Audio;
- support for the USB2.0 interface (12 ports).
Cons:
The board's specific features:
- middling CPU overclocking results;
- superb overclocking results for the integrated video core;
- Power, Reset buttons.
- Discuss the material in the conference
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