Testseek.co.uk have collected 160 expert reviews of the AMD A8-3850 2.9GHz Socket FM1 and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD A8-3850 2.9GHz Socket FM1.
July 2011
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The editors liked
Impressive absolute performance of integrated graphics
At last
Integrated graphics that are worthy of the name
Excellent overclocking
Decent computational performance
Brilliant integrated graphics prowess
Offers strong multicore performance and budget gaming at a reasonable price
The editors didn't like
High power consumption in comparison to Intel
A faster CPU is required
With AMD's next generation of APU technology fast approaching
It's not that futureproof.
Slightly immature drivers
Concerns remain about FM1's lifespan
Doesn't outperform its Intel equivalent on many standard programs
and FVAfter taking a look at both AMD’s A-Series APU and Sapphire’s PURE Platinum A75 motherboard I have a newfound excitement with both AMD’s mainstream offers and what they will bring to the table with their performance line-up. Sapphire's motherboa...
Abstract: AMD's Bulldozer architecture is still a few more months away, but now we at least have new APUs to tinker with in the mean time. And while Brazos APUs were aimed at 'surrogates' like nettops/netbooks, the new Sabine and Lynx platforms are more full-fle...
Published: 2011-08-16, Author: James , review by: futurelooks.com
Abstract: Earlier this year, AMD made it very clear that they wanted to challenge Intel in several market segments. The first fight was over low power, light weight laptops with the launch of the AMD E-350 which took on the Intel Atom. It was a grueling match that ...
Abstract: While the AMD Fusion A8-3850 lost out with OpenSSL, in the John The Ripper cryptography benchmarks the A8-3850 was incredibly strong. The A8-3850 was faster with the MD5 test than the i3 2100 and was approaching the i5 2500K. On the Blowfish side of ...
Abstract: Integration; a truly vital part of life. Consolidating multiple solutions into something optimal has its benefits in a number of applications. Take a weekend paper for example - chances are there is an interesting article for everyone. Needless to say ...
Published: 2011-07-26, Author: Nick , review by: icrontic.com
AMD A8-3850 APU The AMD A-series APU is definitely a game changer (no pun intended). These APUs are capable of playing games at decent resolutions with a playable frame rate without the addition of a PCI-Express GPU. Gaming wasn’t a reasonable expecta...
The highlight of the new Llano APUs is clearly the integrated HD 6000 graphics card. This sets new standards for processor and chipset GPUs, and also makes playing current games possible thanks to good driver support. Most current games can be played smoo...
Integrated Fusion graphics, Low power consumption, DDR3-1866 memory support, IGP supports dual-link DVI for 2560x1600 desktop resolution, Good overclocking potential, Support for DirectX 11
High price, Dissapointing performance gains from mixed CrossFire, 3D performance could be better, Like all integrated graphics, system RAM is reduced by the amount the IGP needs, No support for CUDA / PhysX
AMD's A-Series Fusion processors successfully improve upon AMD's Fusion strategy which combines CPU and GPU. In addition to the traditional CPU compute capabilities the new processors offer the fastest and most feature complete integrated graphics solu...
The Lynx platform is impressive, but what we're seeing is par for the course from AMD. What the part lacks in raw computing power, in makes up for with a (relatively) powerful integrated graphics processor. Will it be enough? If you're on a tight budg...
The A8-3850 APU is an impressive accomplishment, the merging of a proper quad core desktop CPU with a GPU that is very capable and easily the most powerful integrated graphics solution on the market. The central processing cores have K10 architecture,...
